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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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What are some mods and things I can do to make my engine bay look nicer? Right now its ugly.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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Add headers. Remove AIR and EGR. Simple Green. Aesthetically appealing lid.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
Add headers. Remove AIR and EGR. Simple Green. Aesthetically appealing lid.
Any recommendations?
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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Recommendations for what? Headers??
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
Recommendations for what? Headers??
Yes, headers.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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It's pretty hard to just recommend headers. Kooks/QTP are the best, so I'll go with them.
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Some people will recomend the Wire mod ( hiding the wires ) but I wouldn't do that. I hear hooker/pacesetter headers aren't bad either. Check JRP's stickie
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I think the clear lid is really awesome! I got a deal on an SLP lid so I just decorated it

Polish up the accumulator and any other thing you can polish in that bay (ABS module, metal lines, etc)
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Coating it in degreaser and then rinsing wont do any harm will it? Its got a little bit of build up I'd like to get rid of.
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As stated above, polish everything you can, invest in wire loom and eletrical tape, headers (get the jet hot coating), lid, etc...
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Originally Posted by TAQuickness
...invest in wire loom and eletrical tape...
Absolutely not.

The goal is to hide all wiring, not cover it with wire loom and tape.

Example:

Steve's old '00 SS:






Here's the engine bay from his '69:


Todd's engine bay:


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Steves old SS looks clean as hell
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i think just a lid, smooth bellow, remove your a.i.r, egr, a/c, and just clean it up a little
and that really is a good way to start!

heres mine...
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i wouldn't recommend removing the a/c...

you can also use armor all for your lid, top of the radiator, intake, and radiator hoses. a little can of condensed air helps a lot too.
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bradied lines like on steves old SS really clean it up alot. thats my next project. if you are not getting Fuel rail covers, i suggest you look into the Thunder racing coil pack relocation kit. its 200, but also inculdes new taylor spark plug wires. really cleans it up alot and makes it a bit easier to reach the back of the engine
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all of those engine bays look amazing! wish mine was half as clean. is coil relocation worth 200? can't you get some FRC's for same price?
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Wow, in that first pic. what STB and covers are those? Those things look nice.
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It's a chrome Hotchkis sturt tower brace.
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you can start by posting in the right section
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no offense jrp, but how is this the wrong section? yeah its engine, but its bling more than anything.
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