engine cover removal?

[SVTFreak]

There is a reason those cars cost $200k+ and Mustang is around $30k......but hey lets make the engines pretty and charge $50k msrp for the base model due to a pretty engine bay then we can complain the car is too expensive...

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[scottpe]

I can see where he's coming from. I don't think it's too farfetched for Ford, Chevy, or Dodge to just start building prettier motors instead of putting ugly plastic over them. Those "exotic" companies take time to make them look nice and I don't understand why there aren't any domestics that follow.

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It's easy to factor a pretty engine into the budget when you can charge $200K for the car. ;) Don't know about you, but I enjoy the Mustang still being a relative performance bargain. These are the kinds of little things that, when added up, could quickly cause price creep. EDIT: just noticed Brent basically made the same point before I posted this.

Besides, the average customer will think that the engine cover looks pretty nice. Enthusiasts are normally willing to spend money dressing things up anyway, so why should Ford add to the cost of the car for something that only a small percentage of customers will truly appreciate?

Plus, they've gotta throw the aftermarket vendors at least a few bones, right? ;)

 

[allgripnoslip]

Something in me just loves being able to see the cam covers of any engine. Maybe it's because I'm use to old japanese cars, but the intake manifold is cool looking and the cam's are where the cool mechanical engineering happens.

Put me down on the "naked" side of engine beauty.

 

[Don's Stang]

ya with no cover on the 5.0 is so cool

 

[geokots]

So without the cover some look good and some are a mess.

If I don't care how it looks, is the any tangible benefit to keeping it off as a way of releasing heat a little more efficiently.

 

[fionic]

ya with no cover on the 5.0 is so cool

I honestly think that blower could fit under the new brace. do you know how tall it is?

 

[JonnyMustang]

Naked engines are gorgeous and far better looking than ANY plastic cover....

The motors shown are before emissions, HVAC, cooling, and wiring harnesses. Old motors look great because of their cleanness and simplicity. Modern engines look like a robot ralphed in your engine bay. Engine and valve covers, please!

 

[scottpe]

ya with no cover on the 5.0 is so cool

Hah, yeah, any time you can replace a plastic cover with a blower, it's cool.

 

[stilesg57]

Naked or close to it for me. Can anyone honestly say they have more fun in a parka than naked?

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Ugh, looks awful without a cover. These aren't beautiful engines, like the old tunnell ports. Might as well give it a sunroof with a sawzall.

 

[908ssp]

I can see where he's coming from. I don't think it's too farfetched for Ford, Chevy, or Dodge to just start building prettier motors instead of putting ugly plastic over them. Those "exotic" companies take time to make them look nice and I don't understand why there aren't any domestics that follow.

Are you listening, :ford:

Exactly it really doesn't cost more to make a motor that is attractive with NO covers.

 

[Brent302]

Exactly it really doesn't cost more to make a motor that is attractive with NO covers.

The cover takes 2-5 secs to snap in place.

You would need to pay a worker hours to properly tuck away all wires and tidy up the bay.

 

[Fenderaddict2]

The cover takes 2-5 secs to snap in place.

You would need to pay a worker hours to properly tuck away all wires and tidy up the bay.

Might be true, but one should be able to lift the hood on a performance car with pride.

 

[Brent302]

This is gorgeous. Imo. Just add a nice CAI.

 

[Fenderaddict2]

This is gorgeous. Imo. Just add a nice CAI.

And replace the jellyfish.

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