Engine covers?

[Luke(MI)]

Since I am going with an SS theme I am Looking at buying a Trailblazer SS engine cover and modifying it to fit over my 5.7l Some how so it could be easily removed if needed. Anybody put a cover on the old 5.7? Pics? Im sure somebody has done it.

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[df2x4]

Personally I've always been happy not to have to mess with those damn things on these trucks. Just one more thing to do every time you have to work on it. To each their own, though.

 

[454cid]

Why on earth would you want to do that? If I ever get a truck with an engine cover it's coming off. I want to see an engine, not a piece of plastic when I open the hood.

 

[Luke(MI)]

I prefer a cleaner engin bay look.

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[poncho62]

Bet your engine will run hotter all covered up

 

[454cid]

I prefer a cleaner engin bay look.

That's part of why I'd remove any cover. I don't want an extra piece of do nothing plastic bolted on someplace.

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haha!

 

[thz71]

I prefer a cleaner engin bay look.

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Well u wouldn't go gluing plastic from a different engine on then

 

[95Escahoe]

Id just clean it up good and do some nice valve covers and call it a day

 

[lester622]

I think the newer motors look very clean with the engine covers. Id like to see what you come up with if you try it. I thought of making one out of fiberglass but never got around to it.

Only problem I see is the newer motors that use the engine covers have the throttle body facing forward. The motors in these trucks have the throttle body facing up so you have to have it kind of tall.

A lot of people making engine covers out of metal for the older motors in hot rods, maybe search around an get some ideas from that

 

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