Cutting engine cover for Supercharger? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

SPYDERMAN1 · 03-05-2011, 01:04 PM

Has anyone cut their engine cover after installing a Maggy Supercharger, to cover up the coils etc? Any help will be appreciated. Got a used one on Ebay coming so I dont touch my original cover.

jsharp · 03-05-2011, 05:48 PM

I have done it. The hard part is not cutting the covers its finding brackets that work and that someone actually sells. I bought some cheap ones on here and thats exactly what they were I used them but in a completly different spot and way!

Camaro54 · 03-05-2011, 05:52 PM

Do a search on the engine covers. This has been talked about and done many times already. I did mine and it turned out great. You should find a video or two on the subject.

SSTony · 03-05-2011, 08:49 PM

Yea i been trying this for months and gave up. cutting them is easy but finding the right mounts are hard. You will have to make them yourself.

SPYDERMAN1 · 03-06-2011, 08:31 AM

I'll keep searching for a video and mounts. Thanks again

2SSCAMARO · 03-06-2011, 09:01 AM

http://www.phastekperformance.com/Br...o-brackets.htm

These are what I used and they are OK. I'll attach a couple of pictures of the covers. Sorry, I didn't do any in progress pictures or video but you can still see where you need to cut. I used a small die grinder with a thin cut off wheel. It cuts very smooth and like going through butter.

SPYDERMAN1 · 03-06-2011, 09:54 AM

thanks 2SS that helps alot. I bought a used engine cover on snee-bay and dont want to cut my "original" . I looked at the brackets and they look sturdy, ru happy with them. Thanks so much.

2SSCAMARO · 03-06-2011, 11:13 AM

Yes, I'm satisfied with them and think they are sturdy enough. The passnger side is supported a lot by the oil fill tube and the drivers side retains the rubber cup support that grasps the ball stud mounted to the engine. I don't even remove them when I drag race and they've ridden along on over fifty 120+ MPH passes without any problems.

The center section just gets cut along where the black center section meets the silver painted section.

For the remaining cuts, I laid out my cut lines with painters tape first and then just followed the tape edge with the cut off wheel.

SPYDERMAN1 · 03-06-2011, 05:27 PM

Thanks 2SS for your help, I'm gonna order these then. I wont have to worry about taking these off because my car wont see 120 mph

. Got the maggy for grunt. Wont be installing til mid april too much snow here!!! Getting another 12" today.

thespymaster · 03-06-2011, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPYDERMAN1

Has anyone cut their engine cover after installing a Maggy Supercharger, to cover up the coils etc? Any help will be appreciated. Got a used one on Ebay coming so I dont touch my original cover.

No, but I do have a set of VR RotoFab SC covers for sale, $300

GSUNCSU · 03-08-2011, 08:28 PM

Just got these back from Atlanta Hydro Imaging (thanks TRNSFMR) using the Phastek brackets.

GMteSSted · 05-16-2012, 11:25 PM

check out this thread:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224434

pierre777 · 05-17-2012, 04:06 AM

i got the phastek brackets and did a DIY cutting the cover , very easy to do also added leds to it.

this pic is in daytime it looks much nicer and brighter at night.

03-05-2011, 01:04 PM	#1
SPYDERMAN1 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 Victory Red Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Saranac, NY Posts: 78 View My Garage	Cutting engine cover for Supercharger? Has anyone cut their engine cover after installing a Maggy Supercharger, to cover up the coils etc? Any help will be appreciated. Got a used one on Ebay coming so I dont touch my original cover.

03-05-2011, 05:48 PM	#2
jsharp NOW CAMMED & SUPERCHARGED Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Black w/ IOM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ar Posts: 2,336	I have done it. The hard part is not cutting the covers its finding brackets that work and that someone actually sells. I bought some cheap ones on here and thats exactly what they were I used them but in a completly different spot and way! __________________ Livernois Motorsports: Maggie 2300 7psi, Livernois 2C cam/L99 to LS3 Conversion, Ported TB, Rotofab w/adm race scoop, adm trans cooler,Kooks headers no cats, Kooks 3" exhaust. METCO breather. Precision 2400 Vigilante TC. Eibach Lowering Springs & Swaybars. BMR Trailing arms, BMR Rear Cradle Bushings, BMR Toe Rods, BMR Differential bushings. Vossen CV3 20's w/ 305 Mickey Thompson @25psi. Zl1 front bumper. OE Zl1 Hood and matte black insert. 556RWHP/500RWTQ L99

03-05-2011, 08:49 PM	#4
SSTony Drives: SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Piscataway NJ Posts: 1,782 View My Garage	Yea i been trying this for months and gave up. cutting them is easy but finding the right mounts are hard. You will have to make them yourself. __________________

03-06-2011, 09:01 AM	#6
2SSCAMARO Drives: 2010 Camaro Auto Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fl Posts: 1,164	http://www.phastekperformance.com/Br...o-brackets.htm These are what I used and they are OK. I'll attach a couple of pictures of the covers. Sorry, I didn't do any in progress pictures or video but you can still see where you need to cut. I used a small die grinder with a thin cut off wheel. It cuts very smooth and like going through butter. Last edited by 2SSCAMARO; 03-25-2013 at 03:46 PM.

03-08-2011, 08:28 PM	#11
GSUNCSU Watch This! Drives: Super Charged 1SS/RS, M6, CGM Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Columbus, GA Posts: 777 View My Garage	Just got these back from Atlanta Hydro Imaging (thanks TRNSFMR) using the Phastek brackets. Attached Images __________________ K&N CAI, Wet Okole Seat Covers, MagnaFlow Street Perf. Ex. (Axle Back), MPD Hood, Gary's Customz ZL1 Fascia/Vented Fenders/Custom Stripes/Paint, AAC Afterburners/Fog Light Halos/Side Markers/Misc LEDs, Bee-Otch Air Freshener, Hurst Shifter and Line-Loc(APEX), RPI Splash Guards, MagnaCharger *(Texas-Speed)(Installed by ME),* Rx Catch Can and Breather, Billet Pulleys (SC2150), ARH Headers, LPE Twin Fuel Pump, Custom Blower Cam, Custom Tune TBArwhp, TBArwtorq, Boost Gauge and Single Pod (MTI)

03-05-2011, 05:52 PM	#3
Camaro54 Drives: Camaro SS2/RS orange/black stripes Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 570	Do a search on the engine covers. This has been talked about and done many times already. I did mine and it turned out great. You should find a video or two on the subject.

03-06-2011, 08:31 AM	#5
SPYDERMAN1 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 Victory Red Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Saranac, NY Posts: 78 View My Garage	I'll keep searching for a video and mounts. Thanks again

03-06-2011, 09:54 AM	#7
SPYDERMAN1 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 Victory Red Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Saranac, NY Posts: 78 View My Garage	thanks 2SS that helps alot. I bought a used engine cover on snee-bay and dont want to cut my "original" . I looked at the brackets and they look sturdy, ru happy with them. Thanks so much.

03-06-2011, 11:13 AM	#8
2SSCAMARO Drives: 2010 Camaro Auto Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fl Posts: 1,164	Yes, I'm satisfied with them and think they are sturdy enough. The passnger side is supported a lot by the oil fill tube and the drivers side retains the rubber cup support that grasps the ball stud mounted to the engine. I don't even remove them when I drag race and they've ridden along on over fifty 120+ MPH passes without any problems. The center section just gets cut along where the black center section meets the silver painted section. For the remaining cuts, I laid out my cut lines with painters tape first and then just followed the tape edge with the cut off wheel.

03-06-2011, 05:27 PM	#9
SPYDERMAN1 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 Victory Red Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Saranac, NY Posts: 78 View My Garage	Thanks 2SS for your help, I'm gonna order these then. I wont have to worry about taking these off because my car wont see 120 mph . Got the maggy for grunt. Wont be installing til mid april too much snow here!!! Getting another 12" today.

05-16-2012, 11:25 PM	#12
GMteSSted Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 877 View My Garage	old school coil covers check out this thread: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224434

05-17-2012, 04:06 AM	#13
pierre777 HT5 COTW 9/3/2012 Drives: Cyber Bullet Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: lebanon Posts: 4,555 View My Garage	i got the phastek brackets and did a DIY cutting the cover , very easy to do also added leds to it. this pic is in daytime it looks much nicer and brighter at night. __________________

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