Dress up kit

[1985crownvicltd85]

im thinking about buying this dress up kit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007U...rb_top?ie=UTF8


I was just wondering if i would need to buy anything else to make the pcv system work properly, thanks

[Tiggie]

Expect to run some new hose for the PCV. Put it on the right rear, which is a different location from stock IIRC. Be sure your PCV valve fits the grommet.

When you get under extended high load low vacuum, you may get some crankcase vapors from the open valve cover breather. They make ones that hook into your air filter (similar to the stock setup), https://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-PERFOR...UAAOSwYSRZjeiR. Not mandatory.

[gadget73]

Not a fan of the hot air intake setup. The stock air cleaner is fugly but if you have the ducts installed like the factory had them, its a proper cold air intake and will make more power than pulling hot air from the engine bay.

also honestly if those valve covers are as thin as the 70s ones, they're quite likely to leak. The lips bend on them pretty easily, especially without load spreaders. I'm a much bigger fan of cast aluminum covers, they don't distort and create leak points.

I'm really not much on chrome anyway. It gets rusty and crusty. Powdercoat and paint is where its at for low maintenance underhood bits.

[Kodachrome Wolf]

A little blingy, but to each their own.

PCV isn't terribly hard to get set back up with those valve covers, but avoid the passive breathers please. The one Tiggie linked would be good. PCV valve on one valve cover, and the breather with a hose to the air cleaner on the other. Considerably nicer than dealing with oil vapor getting on everything, and typically more effective than passive breathers alone attempting to let the crankcase vent.

[DerekTheGreat]

My motto is, if it doesn't add any functional value like increased reliability or ease of service or power, don't waste your money on it. I second gadget's comments.