Custom engine cover - 5.3L ?
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Custom engine cover - 5.3L ? My '09 Colorado came from the factory with the 5.3L engine... but no cover was included like most GM vehicles have for their V8s.
I wouldn't want a full engine cover, so I was wondering if anyone know of a source for custom engine covers?
I'd like to have a thin cover over the middle of the engine.
Any bolt on out of the box source for something like this?
I wouldn't want a full engine cover, so I was wondering if anyone know of a source for custom engine covers?
I'd like to have a thin cover over the middle of the engine.
Any bolt on out of the box source for something like this?
Contact this guy on Ebay he can make you a custom piece or you can buy one of his standard pieces. http://www.ebay.com/itm/271871713837?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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OK, thanks. That areticle shows a lot of good ideas, although those appear to be custom made covers.
I was kinda hoping to find a bolt on cover that maybe I could trim so it's only covering the center of my engine.
Where's a good source for a standard cover?
I was kinda hoping to find a bolt on cover that maybe I could trim so it's only covering the center of my engine.
Where's a good source for a standard cover?
If you want a stock cover then ebay has tons of them.
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Ideally, I wanted to be able to order something that would bolt on... all the ones in those pics don't look like they were ordered from some supplier although I could be wrong.
Maybe I need to look at stock covers and then get my dremal out and alter it so it's only covering the center portion of the engine... which is what I was hoping to be able to just order from somewhere to save myself some time.
Since this is not a mission critical part, eBay might be the place to get something like this.
Maybe I need to look at stock covers and then get my dremal out and alter it so it's only covering the center portion of the engine... which is what I was hoping to be able to just order from somewhere to save myself some time.
Since this is not a mission critical part, eBay might be the place to get something like this.
The vortec covers only cover the intake unlike the ls1 ls3 Camaro/corvette that covers the intake and coils. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2002-Chevrolet-Tahoe-Engine-Cover-5-3L-Vortec-OEM-/311360550349?hash=item487e88f5cd&vxp=mtr
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Thanks! I noticed those on eBay but still trying to figure out the mounting hardware... and I saw on another site where there will be clearance issues which is apparently why the Colorado V8 did not come with a cover from the factory due to the engine already being so close to the hood.
I may need to go check out some junk yards to see if I can obtain all the mounting hard ware and experiment from there
I may need to go check out some junk yards to see if I can obtain all the mounting hard ware and experiment from there
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Anybody know of any suppliers that have anything that snaps on to a Silverado 5.3L engine?
I still have the '09 Colorado, but now I'm also tweaking on a later model Silverado as well...
I still have the '09 Colorado, but now I'm also tweaking on a later model Silverado as well...
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