20V MK1 Engine Swap Blacktop valve cover [Archive] - Toyota MR2 Message Board

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I just got a sweet deal on a blacktop from a local shop that deals with importing engines. I know everyone there and I was in the back and noticed it sitting on a skid tucked away in a corner. The only problem I have right now is that it doesnt have a valve cover on it, they sold it to someone. They compression tested it for me, and let me crank it by hand, and it turns over smoothly. It also had a piece of plastic taped over the head (took that off to compression test it), and the entire