Been running it with that provided gasket. No issue at all. I used to be scared of stuff like that too but as long as you inspect things properly beforehand, all good. I also do a ton of research of where things are produced, etc as well. Engineer in me says approved, we put it on. One thing I didn't like that I had bought before was helix overdrive, one drift event and I could tell that thing was gonna cause me problems in the long run. Took it off track side and sold it to a normal street car guy.
Great find! I’ve been wanting to grab an aluminum VC since Day 1. Never could justify the cost of the VTT option: especially consider all of the hidden costs. I’ll be queuing up for one of these now. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! Seems like all the eBay ones are same manufacture with different branding so if the link I shared is sold out just look around, good luck!
Need to do a valve cover replacement myself. Thinking about getting an aluminum one (since they're cheaper than OEM). How has this held up over the past year?
I used an aftermarket gasket when i did mine and 10k miles later its leaking it was leaking before to I think that my valve cover might just be bad it the original mahle bmw plastic one
Thanks for watching! Try searching aluminum n54 valve cover on eBay and I’m sure others will be in stock. They’re all the same thing just different branding probably