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Old 02-18-2007, 10:34 AM
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I am looking into making my engine bay stand out alot more... Im going to either buy a polished manifold or buy an ls6 and custom paint it. Along with some nice anodized fuel rails. Im also looking into chroming my MAF ends. Can yall think of anything else that I could do on a decent budget?

Heres a picture of how it is now...

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I'd say pick a color and get some accents for the engine bay. Say red or white tubing etc.

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I'd replace the nuts and bolts from your engine bay to stainless steel.
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It needs color. It's to dark. Stainless or Red.
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You can polish the MAF ends, polish the TB, PS pump pulley, hide the grounds, paint the back of the headlights, !hoodlatch mod, paint the bumper support, paint intake, FRC's
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chrome it out(covers, bolts,etc)...make it all pretty insade
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covers for your fuse boxes and pcm. Either polished or Carbon Fiber to match your battery cover.
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Lots of good ideas, do yall think I should buy a polished manifold or paint it?
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buy a polished manifold
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I like it as is honestly, dig the battery cover!
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Im really trying to stick with the carbon-fiber/ polished theme. I think once everything gets done itll look really clean and subtle at the same time.
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Originally Posted by wild thing
Im really trying to stick with the carbon-fiber/ polished theme. I think once everything gets done itll look really clean and subtle at the same time.
Thats what I did and I like it a LOT!
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One of the sponsors on here sells a carbon fiber cover that goes over the intake and throttle body... I'd say buy that, and then get an LS6 intake to go under it.

Nuffnuff, you gonna have the 3rd gen done in time for beach week?
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Where did you buy that carbon fiber battery cover that says LS1tech.com at? I like it a lot. Thanks.
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Red Hotchkis STB...
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Originally Posted by wild thing
Im really trying to stick with the carbon-fiber/ polished theme. I think once everything gets done itll look really clean and subtle at the same time.

Then you need polished intake and a carbon fiber lid. Those two changes will make a bigger difference than just about anything else you can do.
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+1 for teh polished & cf
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I would say try hiding as much wiring and extra stuff as possible. Some custom fuel rail covers would do good as well.
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Originally Posted by chrombs13
Red Hotchkis STB...
Haha... It was red then I chromed it
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Originally Posted by dixonk
I would say try hiding as much wiring and extra stuff as possible. Some custom fuel rail covers would do good as well.

Definitely not doing that considering how long it took me to relocate the coils and chrome the valve covers.


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