Pics of my engine bay, including polished valve covers
09-26-2005, 02:39 AM
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looks nice, i think a different color intake looks better with red though and the mirror looking plexi looks a little cheap but it's just an opinion. overall clean which is good.
09-26-2005, 03:20 AM
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awesome looking engine bay....i would polish the abs box if i was u...it would make everything look a bit more bling....i polished mine..i'll show u some pics later....i polished my tb, mass air housings, a/c lines, passenger side head face, thermostat housing, abs box and brakes lines, and that aluminum tube that goes over the radiator hose...i just bought a ls6 intake and was thinking of painting it red, u helped me in my decision, red looks awesome.....great job pal!!! 
09-26-2005, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by LPE SS
Sure is getting a lot of attention for an 'average' car 
Well done grasshopper! You're almost there!
Well done grasshopper! You're almost there!
09-26-2005, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by steveo346
awesome looking engine bay....i would polish the abs box if i was u...it would make everything look a bit more bling....i polished mine..i'll show u some pics later....i polished my tb, mass air housings, a/c lines, passenger side head face, thermostat housing, abs box and brakes lines, and that aluminum tube that goes over the radiator hose...i just bought a ls6 intake and was thinking of painting it red, u helped me in my decision, red looks awesome.....great job pal!!!
09-26-2005, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by wantS.O.M.ofthis
Awesome ride man. Where did you get the polished radiator shroud? I hate the black one the FIPK came with.
09-26-2005, 02:04 PM
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The intake looks the same as the car in person, some how his car and the camera make it look orange.
The valve covers are definatly badass.
The coil relocation he has works very nice, the wires are straight boots, to run them under the header primaries, there is alot of work involved in making some brackets to keep the wires off of the primaries. It can be done with custom wires (I make them) on the passenger side, but the way the plug angle is on the driver's side, you have to run straights, OR, figure out a way to affix the wires off of the header bolts, where they are pushed back away from the primaries, and use wire insulators. Its a mess. I posted pictures a few weeks ago on my setup with completely hidden wiring, nothing seen at all, and it looked good, but then the wires burnt on the driver side. Instead of spending a huge amount of money on wires, sleaving, sheilding, boot protectors, etc., I'm going to run straights on the drivers side. Should still be fairly well hidden.
Will the oil filler you have fit in the factory style hole, or is it a special thread from Nasty?
I'm still finding more and more details as I continue to look through pictures.
Do you have a link on the steam cleaner you use?
That should be enough for now, I'll post more later
-Brandon
The valve covers are definatly badass.
The coil relocation he has works very nice, the wires are straight boots, to run them under the header primaries, there is alot of work involved in making some brackets to keep the wires off of the primaries. It can be done with custom wires (I make them) on the passenger side, but the way the plug angle is on the driver's side, you have to run straights, OR, figure out a way to affix the wires off of the header bolts, where they are pushed back away from the primaries, and use wire insulators. Its a mess. I posted pictures a few weeks ago on my setup with completely hidden wiring, nothing seen at all, and it looked good, but then the wires burnt on the driver side. Instead of spending a huge amount of money on wires, sleaving, sheilding, boot protectors, etc., I'm going to run straights on the drivers side. Should still be fairly well hidden.
Will the oil filler you have fit in the factory style hole, or is it a special thread from Nasty?
I'm still finding more and more details as I continue to look through pictures.
Do you have a link on the steam cleaner you use?
That should be enough for now, I'll post more later
-Brandon
09-26-2005, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
That looks great. Did you change over to an ls6 PCV system for the valve covers?
I want a set bad now
I want a set bad now
09-26-2005, 02:11 PM
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One more, couldn't resist.
Search for LawmanSS's evap relocation, it moves it down and out of the way, which will allow you to get ride of the hose across the valve cover..
Search for LawmanSS's evap relocation, it moves it down and out of the way, which will allow you to get ride of the hose across the valve cover..
09-26-2005, 03:15 PM
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Very Well done.
I have a black car and have polished several parts, chromed some of the brackets, I really like the look of the BMR Shroud with the K & N cold air kit. What did it take to get these two parts to fit together??
Your car looks great.
I have a black car and have polished several parts, chromed some of the brackets, I really like the look of the BMR Shroud with the K & N cold air kit. What did it take to get these two parts to fit together??
Your car looks great.
09-26-2005, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
That looks great. Did you change over to an ls6 PCV system for the valve covers?
I want a set bad now
I want a set bad now
I was worred about un-metered air entering the engine, but it didn't matter...which makes sense when you think about it, that air has nothing to do with combustion, just the pcv system.