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Old Feb 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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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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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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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 10:57 AM
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I'd replace the nuts and bolts from your engine bay to stainless steel.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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It needs color. It's to dark. Stainless or Red.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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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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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 12:07 PM
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chrome it out(covers, bolts,etc)...make it all pretty insade
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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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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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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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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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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I like it as is honestly, dig the battery cover!
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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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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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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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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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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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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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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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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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 11:40 PM
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Red Hotchkis STB...
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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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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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 02:59 AM
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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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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by chrombs13
Red Hotchkis STB...
Haha... It was red then I chromed it
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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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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