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09-02-2014, 09:04 AM
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Keeper of the Gold Acorn
Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Houston
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Losing the engine cover...
I am getting ready to do some housekeeping under the hood and reorganizing some things. I would like to request some pics from those that have ditched the engine cover and repainted, rerouted, or redone the engine bay to highlight the LS3/L99 engines.
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2011 RJT 2SS/RS - Kooks 1-7/8 Long Tubes, High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat Back Exhaust, MTI Short Throw Shifter, Vmax Ported Throttle Body, Fasster Billet Fuel Rails & Custom Braided Vapor and Fuel Lines, CAI Cold Air Intake, RX Catch Can, Nitto Invos, Hawk HPS, BMR Trailing Arms, 2x Zapco ST4x-SQ amps, ST850x-II Sub amp, Morel Tempo 6 componenets, Morel Maximo 6x9, Morel 124 Primo Sub, Zapco DSP8Z Processor... More to Come.
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09-02-2014, 09:08 AM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible and: Join Date: May 2014
Location: Central Texas
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When I take off my engine cover, it looks like a mess or plumbing and and electrical under there. Not appealing to the eye at all. Have you thought about getting your engine cover custom painted? Back in the day, we'd swap out valve covers to custom chrome or painted versions - pretty much the same today. Just a thought. Good luck either way you go.
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09-02-2014, 09:32 AM
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The Mark of Excellence
Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Smallest State in the Union
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09-02-2014, 10:38 AM
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SHKE BKE
Drives: 2013 Camaro Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
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keep the engine cover off, period. form over function, you are trapping heat with the cover just so that the engine looks less complicated to those who don't understand what to look for when buying a car
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09-02-2014, 01:31 PM
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Drives: '14 2SS/RS 1LE BRM, '12 Cruze LT 6M Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Here is what was done to mine.
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2014 - 2SS 1LE
Ordered - 10/11/13 TPW - 10/28/13 4B00 - 10/30/13 Arrived at dealer - 11/12/13 Arrived in my garage - 11/15/13 SLP Supercharger, SLP headers, SLP Loudmouth Exhaust, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, 1in Hotchkis Springs, SLP Cold-Air Intake, Painted Chrome Strip, Painted Rear Valance, and more to come soon. |
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09-02-2014, 03:49 PM
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Drives: 2010 CAMARO SS Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: ohio
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here is mine
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09-02-2014, 04:18 PM
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 Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: dover pa
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I dropped about 5-10° off my coolant temps by removing the cover...not sure but i think it helped IAT's as well....no way to monitor that.
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09-02-2014, 04:20 PM
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Drives: 2013 2SS 6M Join Date: May 2013
Location: eastern high sierra
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bmbbl be, thats a sweet look.
tell me about the covers over the coils..
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Strut tower brace(GM), CAI, Blade Spoiler, ZL1 wheels and tires, Heritage grill, Dual mode exhaust, and thats it, no more..except for the lowering springs..Ok Hotchkis springs were delivered today, thats it..
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09-02-2014, 04:31 PM
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Keeper of the Gold Acorn
Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Houston
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Im trying to get some folks on C5 to show off the work they've done under the hood to beautify the engine bay with the cover off.
I found a great thread with some ideas already. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188393
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2011 RJT 2SS/RS - Kooks 1-7/8 Long Tubes, High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat Back Exhaust, MTI Short Throw Shifter, Vmax Ported Throttle Body, Fasster Billet Fuel Rails & Custom Braided Vapor and Fuel Lines, CAI Cold Air Intake, RX Catch Can, Nitto Invos, Hawk HPS, BMR Trailing Arms, 2x Zapco ST4x-SQ amps, ST850x-II Sub amp, Morel Tempo 6 componenets, Morel Maximo 6x9, Morel 124 Primo Sub, Zapco DSP8Z Processor... More to Come.
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09-02-2014, 04:51 PM
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Flying da helicopter
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09-02-2014, 04:58 PM
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Drives: 2010 CAMARO SS Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: ohio
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thanks ... they are from roto-fab |
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09-03-2014, 06:58 PM
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Belle Isle
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Just lose it
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09-03-2014, 08:22 PM
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Anabolic Connoisseur
Drives: Sold - Blown Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Oklahoma
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Here's mine
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09-04-2014, 11:23 AM
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OFF THE CHAIN
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