EMPI Hardened Valve Lash Caps — Set of 8

Protect your valves and extend engine life with EMPI's hardened steel valve lash caps. These precision-ground caps sit between the rocker arm and valve stem tip, dramatically improving contact geometry and preventing the stem mushrooming that commonly occurs on stainless steel oversize valves.

Sold as a set of 8 — enough for one complete aircooled VW engine.

Key Features

• Made from hardened steel for exceptional wear resistance
• Improves rocker-arm-to-stem contact, reducing side loading and wear
• Prevents stem mushrooming — especially important with stainless oversize valves
• Fits 8mm valve stems (standard aircooled VW)
• Set of 8 — covers all 8 valves in a 4-cylinder aircooled engine

Specifications

• Valve stem size: 8mm
• Material: Hardened steel
• Quantity: 8 per set
• Dimensions: ~1.5" × 1.5" × 0.5"

Fitment

• VW Type 1 Beetle & Super Beetle: 1954–1979
• VW Karmann Ghia: 1956–1974
• VW Type 2 Bus: 1954–1979 (1200–1600cc engines)
• VW Type 3: all years
• VW Thing (Type 181): 1973–1974
• Dune buggies and sand rails on aircooled VW engines

Part Number: EMPI 00-4006-0