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Oct 23, 2011 | 07:55 PM

CHADsterss

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Finally... A Clean Engine!!!

My engine has been caked up with dirt and all kinds of crap from its years of use and because it has never been clean, FINALLY is shines!!!!

I can't stop admiring it now

Oct 23, 2011 | 08:04 PM

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Not bad. Armor all is a double edged knife under the hood. Itll be layered in dust with no time. Btw we are doing another meet friday for dinner. You in ?

Oct 23, 2011 | 08:13 PM

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Not bad. Armor all is a double edged knife under the hood. Itll be layered in dust with no time. Btw we are doing another meet friday for dinner. You in ?

Thank you, and of course I'm in!! Same BBQ place?

Oct 23, 2011 | 09:11 PM

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Thank you, and of course I'm in!! Same BBQ place?

we are meeting at crown cafe off of dixie farm rd @ i45 . its right next to the shell gas station. 5:30 pm

Oct 24, 2011 | 12:14 AM

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Looks good what did you use? I took mine to that car detail place on spencer and it looked that good and lasted for a while.........but don't let them do the inside and outside lol.

Oct 24, 2011 | 12:15 AM

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Why don't you come by and do mine lol....

Oct 24, 2011 | 08:19 AM

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what method did you use to clean it? i'm hesitant to just hose off my engine bay, as i dont want to short out any wiring.

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Oct 24, 2011 | 10:04 AM

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what method did you use to clean it? i'm hesitant to just hose off my engine bay, as i dont want to short out any wiring.

I paid my friend to do it! We first sprayed the whole engine bay down with degreaser, then we let it sit for approx. 10 minutes, after that we sprayed then engine bay down with a pressure washer (being extremely careful that we didn't spray directly on the computer), then we wiped the entire engine bay down with a few wash rags, after that we used Armor All Original Protectant over the entire engine bay (even the underside of the hood) and we shut the hood and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Also as I was driving home the protectant started burning off of the heads and headers so If you see smoke coming out from under your hood don't be alarmed

Oct 24, 2011 | 10:05 AM

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Why don't you come by and do mine lol....

I have a friend that does them for $30 here in Deer Park

Oct 24, 2011 | 12:40 PM

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what method did you use to clean it? i'm hesitant to just hose off my engine bay, as i dont want to short out any wiring.

No ****!!! The sec I do that to mine my car would never run again lol

That dirt keeps my **** running hahaha.

Oct 24, 2011 | 01:00 PM

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i'll never armor all an engine bay again. give it a while...then work under your hood you'll know what i mean.

Oct 24, 2011 | 01:15 PM

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i've forgotten how cluttered a stock engine bay looks.

Oct 24, 2011 | 01:51 PM

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i'll never armor all an engine bay again. give it a while...then work under your hood you'll know what i mean.

Very slippery?

Oct 24, 2011 | 01:55 PM

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Unless you are using a power sprayer and focusing it only on the front of the intake/MAF/TB, you're going to have a hard time doing damage. It's not an LT1 with an optispark... I have used Engine Degreaser, Simple Green, and a Spray Hose and never had any issues

Oct 24, 2011 | 02:03 PM

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X2, I usually wash every motor I work on because I can not stand working on a dirty motor. I hit it with some purple power and wash it real good with the pressure washer. Dry it off with the air hose and it's good to go.

Here is a picture of a car I did this weekend:

Oct 24, 2011 | 02:07 PM

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I powerwash the **** out of mine... I use purple power, simple green and engine bright. I just put belt dressing on a rag and wipe **** down with that. Honestly, anything you put on there to make it shine will attract dust so just clean it every other week and youll be fine. Hell, I needed to dress my bay up in a hurry once, I used WD40.. It worked well in a pinch.. haha

Oct 24, 2011 | 04:20 PM

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god...i really hate ls1 engine bays. the only ones that look good to me are track only cars with everything deleted/relocated and single plane or sheet metal intakes.

Oct 25, 2011 | 08:11 AM

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god...i really hate ls1 engine bays. the only ones that look good to me are track only cars with everything deleted/relocated and single plane or sheet metal intakes.

if you hate LS1 engine bays, you gotta see a 3rd gen's TPI engine bay. like twice as many wires and hoses.

Oct 25, 2011 | 08:16 AM

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god...i really hate ls1 engine bays. the only ones that look good to me are street cars with everything deleted/relocated and single plane or sheet metal intakes.

fixed that for ya