The "baffles" I'm referring to would be attached to the covers themselves, not to the heads. I'm not sure that "baffle" is the correct term (ribs or maybe "drip rails" might be more accurate), but it's the word companies like Transdapt are using. The "short" aftermarket valve covers don't seem to have the ribs/drip rails/whatever built in, but the tall ones do. However, I think the short ones would fit around the PB without "modification".
I'm wondering if the stock valve covers themselves had the ribs/rails/etc? If they didn't, then I'd buy the short valve covers with confidence that I'm not potentially causing a problem down the line.
I should just go pull the stock covers off of mine to see, but I'm not sure that my `74 motor with 2 bbl is the best reference.
