2022 Plastic Engine Cover Removal??

[Coosawjack]

Can this contraption be removed with the Strut Tower Brace in place??

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[VoR]

No

 

[Coosawjack]

UGH......THANKS!!

 

[ice445]

UGH......THANKS!!

Here's another nope to ensure your misery

If it helps, you just need to unbolt the brace, not actually remove it. Loosen one side, then buzz off the nuts on the other and just lift it up to remove the cover.

 

[Coosawjack]

Thanks.....I think that's what I did on my 2019 car.......don't remember!!

 

[Crew4991]

Rumor has it you lose about 40 horsepower by removing that plastic piece from the engine bay...
You've been warned!!! LOL

 

[Coosawjack]

I'll probably never feel a 40 HP loss.....I cruise the SC Lowcountry.......never in a great hurry anymore!!

 

[JetGray_Mach1]

Rumor has it you lose about 40 horsepower by removing that plastic piece from the engine bay...
You've been warned!!! LOL

Myth busters did an episode on this. Any hp loss was negligible due to weight reduction of removing the plastic piece.

 

[DrZed]

Myth busters did an episode on this. Any hp loss was negligible due to weight reduction of removing the plastic piece.

Nope! The plastic top cover has a carbon trap in it. Guaranteed 18 hp!

;)

 

[Coosawjack]

Rumor......Removal will also make the hood lift and flop around at 140 MPH........DANG!!

 

[Homebrw]

Rumor has it you lose about 40 horsepower by removing that plastic piece from the engine bay...
You've been warned!!! LOL

"To add speed, add lightness."

(Also it is super ugly and hides one of the most vénérable lumps in history.)

 

[DrewT]

"To add speed, add lightness."

(Also it is super ugly and hides one of the most vénérable lumps in history.)

I couldn’t agree more. I never liked the look of that thing but figured it must be there to dampen tics and other engine noises. At any rate, I removed mine.

 

[Coosawjack]

No problem.......removed Driver's side nuts on strut tower brace.....loosened the other side and braced the DS up about 8" with a piece of wood.....EASY-PEASY but retrieving a dropped socket extension from the skid plate made the job take a bit LONGER!!

 

[RowdyRam]

I removed mine as well, but now it's slower AND the hood flutters. I wondered if it was all related.

 

[markayash]

Ford stopped putting them on the Ecoboost around 2021. Somebody probably decided it saved money with zero impact.

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