Is the engine cover needed?

[Crew4991]

The 15-17 cars have a different cover. The 18-23 cars are all the same, except the earlier years have a different colorway I believe

Yeah my gen 2 has the smaller engine cover. I left it on but most of the time I’m not a fan of engine covers.

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[CBETPTA]

I painted mine, but it is not needed

 

[JLTH2183]

I removed mine on my 2016 GT and ++++

 

[D Bergstrom]

Don't toss it, 30 years from now when they start to restore these cars, some one may be looking for an OEM gen 3 cover. It doesn't cost you anything to let it sit in the corner of the shed for 30 years or so.

Yeah, no. I probably won't even be around in 30 years. Next time I am in my shed, it is gone.

Doug

 

[ice445]

Yeah, no. I probably won't even be around in 30 years. Next time I am in my shed, it is gone.

Doug

I dunno man, you have the desirable one with the silver center. Could be worth $100 at your estate sale!

 

[inspecto]

It's not needed, but it does lower noise a trifle. Mine has been in my attic for 4 years.

I'm glad my attic is not noisy

 

[SL8888]

Man, you got to be kidding me. My car didn't even come with a engine cover...

 

[MAGS1]

Man, you got to be kidding me. My car didn't even come with a engine cover...

Yeah but you got some pretty unique fenders

 

[BlkMach10510]

Man, you got to be kidding me. My car didn't even come with a engine cover...

Weird, mine did not come with one either.

 

[Bullittproof]

Not needed at all, just there for looks, if you want to say it looks better, I think it looks better off. Took mine off within the first 100 miles of ownership.

I just remembered it has been sitting out in my shed now for 3 1/2 years, think will dig it out this weekend and throw it away, I will never reinstall it.

Doug

Maybe hold on to it…down the road when these cars are being restored, with everybody tossing/destructing/modifying theirs, you can name your price!

 

[Bullittproof]

Maybe hold on to it…down the road when these cars are being restored, with everybody tossing/destructing/modifying theirs, you can name your price!

Apologies to I Bleed Ford Blue, I did not see your post, but funny how we both had the same idea!

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

Apologize for what? Great minds think alike.

 

[dpAtlanta]

Ford Performance NEVER even gave us lowly GT350 guys an option to look at an engine cover and decide if we liked it... they never gave us one because we apparently were not worthy to decide for ourselves.
They gave us a flat-planed crank and asked that we don't destroy it.
I'm at 50,000+ miles and no BOOM yet..!!!!

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

Don't feel bad, the Bullitt and mach 1 guys didn't get one either.

 

[dpAtlanta]

Don't feel bad, the Bullitt and mach 1 guys didn't get one either.

No worries... I bought this Shelby for the exhaust note... I was not concerned about engine presentation at a car show, just engine noise as I row the gears. Very pleased... thanks Ford Performance!

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