Originally Posted by mach4

I finally got confirmation of my valve cover to hood clearance. Up until now, all I knew that it cleared.

I built a little clearance gauge out of some tape and a piece of paper and a tie wrap. The paper allows the tie wrap to slide and not stick to the adhesive on the tape. I set the gauge at about 1.5 inches and then closed the hood and measured. (I was almost afraid to look) But as you can see there is plenty of clearance - enough so I can add a bit of insulation to the hood without any worries. And could shave about a 1/16" off my subframe shims and still be ok.