need recommendations and im whoring out my engine bay
09-09-2006, 12:34 PM
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need recommendations and im whoring out my engine bay i am planning in relocating the coil packs and polishing the valve covers, MAF, and TB, making a battery cover, and pcm cover.
any advice or comments welcome
!wire mod, !hood latch cable, !A/C, !windsheild washer fluid, !EGR, !AIR are done. but it still doesnt look good to me.
any advice or comments welcome
!wire mod, !hood latch cable, !A/C, !windsheild washer fluid, !EGR, !AIR are done. but it still doesnt look good to me.
09-09-2006, 12:55 PM
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no way on the FRC's. that would hide my polished valve covers once they get done this winter.
washer fluid was deleted cause i was bored, i never use it and it took a little weight off the front end
washer fluid was deleted cause i was bored, i never use it and it took a little weight off the front end
09-09-2006, 12:59 PM
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i was thinking about relocating the ASR, but i dont know where. maybe by the PCM.
battery cover will work fine, plus i dont like red too much
battery cover will work fine, plus i dont like red too much
09-09-2006, 02:14 PM
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not sure on exactly what, but u need an accent color. even silver would work. the black and aluminum are just too bland. maybe more polished stuff(talk to firehawk#608 on that) or paint some things like a red or blue or something
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+1 on polished items.... and if you are going to relocate coil packs and polish valve covers DO NOT put frc's on it...
im not a fan of stickers, but an slp sticker may look nice on the passengers side fender well.... if u do put any stickers be sure not to overdo it or it will look like rice.. i have one there and it looks nice... but none on the outside
im not a fan of stickers, but an slp sticker may look nice on the passengers side fender well.... if u do put any stickers be sure not to overdo it or it will look like rice.. i have one there and it looks nice... but none on the outside
09-09-2006, 02:52 PM
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polish fuel rails....good idea!!!
definatly NO fuel rail covers. i think once i get some bling(polished ****) under there, it will look alot better.
and no a/c. i was bored, didnt ever use it and took a little weight off the front end.
i might do a sticker or two, not SLP(i dont have anything slp on the car) but something else, im not sure yet. i dont like to advertise for companies.
definatly NO fuel rail covers. i think once i get some bling(polished ****) under there, it will look alot better.
and no a/c. i was bored, didnt ever use it and took a little weight off the front end.
i might do a sticker or two, not SLP(i dont have anything slp on the car) but something else, im not sure yet. i dont like to advertise for companies.
09-09-2006, 03:42 PM
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Polished my fuel rail, rocker covers, TB, MAF ends a couple of years ago. This year I'm planning on polishing belt tensioner and maybe a new billet ps pully. Also going to make a battery cover and fusebox covers. My overall accents for my black car are polished/chrome and a bit of red. I've also replaced ugly bolts with plated ones. Keep finding more I want to do.
09-09-2006, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ProjectCamaro
Get a head plate, it's not much but it really does add to it.
09-09-2006, 05:26 PM
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I don't make the head plates currently because I don't want to worry about the lisencing issues with GM.
The fuel rail doesn't even need sanding to start polishing. You can just hit it with the buffer and tripoli and it will cut right through the black coating and the shine appears quickly on that kind of alloy.
Take a peak at the main page of my website, There's a few engine bays shown to jog your imagination.
That bulky wire loom that runs on eigther side of your fuel rails can be stripped, then strip the factory electrical tape, arrange wires in the thinnest manner and re-tape. Then the thinner bundle can be zip-tied under the fuel rail tubes and it almost completely hides them. I did that to mine; much less clutter.
You might want to pick an offset color and paint/clearcoat the intake manifold.
Even if you polish everything the bare cylinder heads are going to ruin it. You may want to paint (as the final step) the part of the heads that shows in a gloss black and it will contrast nicely with the valve covers/water pump/tensioner/'stat/throttle body/maf ends/and fuel rails. Don't forget about the first few inches of the valley plate (under the intake) and the very front strip of the engine block. The devil is in the details.
The fuel rail doesn't even need sanding to start polishing. You can just hit it with the buffer and tripoli and it will cut right through the black coating and the shine appears quickly on that kind of alloy.
Take a peak at the main page of my website, There's a few engine bays shown to jog your imagination.
That bulky wire loom that runs on eigther side of your fuel rails can be stripped, then strip the factory electrical tape, arrange wires in the thinnest manner and re-tape. Then the thinner bundle can be zip-tied under the fuel rail tubes and it almost completely hides them. I did that to mine; much less clutter.
You might want to pick an offset color and paint/clearcoat the intake manifold.
Even if you polish everything the bare cylinder heads are going to ruin it. You may want to paint (as the final step) the part of the heads that shows in a gloss black and it will contrast nicely with the valve covers/water pump/tensioner/'stat/throttle body/maf ends/and fuel rails. Don't forget about the first few inches of the valley plate (under the intake) and the very front strip of the engine block. The devil is in the details.
09-09-2006, 06:26 PM
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ive looked at your site a few times. some nice **** on there. i would be a very good customer, but i like doing everything my self.
once i do an LS6 intake, ill do the fuel rails, wire loom, valley, and heads.
once i do an LS6 intake, ill do the fuel rails, wire loom, valley, and heads.
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Originally Posted by 99camarosupersport
FRC's are gay anyways, who wants to look at a big plastic piece and not the engine? I saw just polish your fuel rails...btw you have no ac do you 
Yea, FRCs are totally gay!! Guess that's why GM puts them on their flagship car, the Corvette along with many other including the Cadillac CTS-V. What a *** company.
09-09-2006, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by parbreak
Yea, FRCs are totally gay!! Guess that's why GM puts them on their flagship car, the Corvette along with many other including the Cadillac CTS-V. What a *** company.
