Engine Cover Question

[mackerman22]

Do the majority of you keep your engine cover on or have you removed it? My opinion is that it was designed for cosmetic purposes and noise reduction. However, I think it also holds a significant amount of heat. I was considering removing it to allow more heat to dissipate and increase engine noise. What do you guys think?

[BlueJacket]

Everything you said is right, so you are safe to go ahead and take it off.

[Panzer Leader]

Mine is off. I had the 1 piece V6 cover. BUT may replace with the 2 piece covers.

[2QUIK4U]

I painted mine and it looks good but I leave it off unless Im going to a show.

[Mike P]

I left my stock cover on because it is so pretty and adds 5 rwhp to the car in some applications......


:D


jk


Off with the homeplate engine cover & manifold cover! :)


...

[wreckwriter]

Mine has been off since the first day.

[jakesg8]

I took both off and replaced them with GTO covers and ground of the GTO and put some of the Holden racing emblems on them. I hated tooking at the coils.
This is before the emblems went on

[polo]

Mine's off. Looks more like an engine now :)

[gearhead455]

Mines on. :)

[sweetair]

2 piece Holden covers here. They look great. No foam for noise and heat.

[Devilish34]

We use mine for salsa and chips

[1meand]

It makes a great sled with cushioned seating.

[616 of 933]

how do you remove the cover over the intake. I have the engine cover removed

[Chewy]

Mine was removed within 10 minutes of getting home with the car. Within an hour I had the intake plenum cover and foam removed as well.

Chris

[jakesg8]

It makes a great sled with cushioned seating.
My son uses it as a wake board

how do you remove the cover over the intake. I have the engine cover removed

You have to pull the injector rail off. Or pull it up out of the way. I pulled mine when I had my intake off.

[TLS]

Had mine off (big easily removed cover) for like a day.

I experienced a LOT more engine noise. So much so, that I put it back on, and it's been on ever since.

I like things that are supposed to be quiet, quiet. Things that are supposed to be loud, loud. This car is backwards when it comes to that! It has to be the quietest Pontiac exhaust I've EVER heard (cheap little Sunbirds have a throatier exhaust).

Anyway....too much mechanical engine noise for me. And now that the country is in the ICE-BOX, it's like a nice warm comforter for my engine!

[dukeofpg]

It makes a great sled with cushioned seating.

We found a homeless turtle and rent it out to him. Now he always has cops hanging around because of all the BMW's he has beaten.

[2ltrgsr]

haha i like that one^

[Gonewild]

I as well, removed mine the day i pulled it in the garage. From all the experts on this site recommending taking it off, i could not go wrong.

[BW G8GT]

I removed mine and also did the hood vent mod.

[DarkPhoenix]

I removed mine also. I do have a set of the holden fuel rail covers on order from Crazy Paul :)

[dukeofpg]

We use mine for salsa and chips


can I get your recipe?

[Steve GT]

I cut the center out of mine so just the silver pieces are left.

[VQ35DE]

Took mine off before I left the dealership !

[schwartz]

Take it off,why cover up and suffocate the beauty

[GeoffA]

REMOVED :thumbsup:

[Rick Maddux]

I'm going to leave mine on and give it a shot of paint.

[EcoBrick Bob]

My engine with "Modified" stock covers.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/RobMoser/IMG_5172.jpg

My other G8 has Crazy Paul's Holden 2 piece covers.
Both have intake insulated cover removed.

[Rick Maddux]

Do you do most of your work Rob and are you coming back up this way soon? I know you gotta love the snow!

[Rick Maddux]

BTW...this looks good! I likey!

[krewsman]

My engine with "Modified" stock covers.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/RobMoser/IMG_5172.jpg

My other G8 has Crazy Paul's Holden 2 piece covers.
Both have intake insulated cover removed.

That looks great, Rob. I need to do something with mine and just may steal your idea!

[wnt2gofst]

My engine with "Modified" stock covers.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/RobMoser/IMG_5172.jpg

My other G8 has Crazy Paul's Holden 2 piece covers.
Both have intake insulated cover removed.

Im in this process now. Just painted it red. Then decided i wanted to cut the middle out. Now see im not the only one. Its fun though little things that make look better

[jcmGT]

When you cut the center out of the engine cover, the side covers stay on without any additional attachment(s)? Do they move around at all?

[Tigws6]

My engine with "Modified" stock covers.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/RobMoser/IMG_5172.jpg

My other G8 has Crazy Paul's Holden 2 piece covers.
Both have intake insulated cover removed.


This is just sharp. I may have to steal this idea also...:cheers:

Did you use any special paint (heat resistant, etc.)?

[Steve GT]

Here is what it looks like with the factory silver finish.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh275/redpile/IMG_6859.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh275/redpile/IMG_6866.jpg

[Mr louis]

I've found my next mod!

[bubblyjock]

I wish I had more time to pull something like this off.

[Darkside]

Had mine painted after getting them from Crazy Paul.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/Darkside/g8engine.jpg

[dv327]

Rob Moser, What do I need to do to remount the cover after cutting the center out?

[Rick Maddux]

Yes, the more I look at yours, the more I think it looks better this way than it would being painted metalic red. What does it take please?

[EcoBrick Bob]

My stock cover that has center removed is painted with Krylon Fusion Black. Gave it a crackle like finish. Reason for cutting the covers in 1/2... cracked it when I stood cover up against house and the wind knocked it over. We cut it apart with a sharp utility knife.
Emblems are from Crazy Paul. Completed - summer of 2008.

[Rick Maddux]

Thanks Rob!

[Mr louis]

how long did it take?

[elilozano28]

i always take it off when racing at the track

[stlembach]

ROB how did your cover turn out? Post a pic. still working on mine

[travis gore]

My engine with "Modified" stock covers.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/RobMoser/IMG_5172.jpg

My other G8 has Crazy Paul's Holden 2 piece covers.
Both have intake insulated cover removed.

that looks grrrr8. I have mine off right now. I want to paint and put back on. The roto-fab I put on, the maf hits the cover. I noticed your maf is way above the cover. I can only assume that this is fine??

[elilozano28]

that looks grrrr8. I have mine off right now. I want to paint and put back on. The roto-fab I put on, the maf hits the cover. I noticed your maf is way above the cover. I can only assume that this is fine??

that looks nice

[CanadianEh]

i take mine off when im racing or doing any driving on hot days around town

[GPDAN]

yeah same with me.

[El.Diablos.G8]

Tossed mine in the garage

[AVIDMOTION]

Thinking of doing the same, if I cut out the center I was wondering if it ok to cut out the intake runner plastic shield and foam underneath. What would be the negatives to doing this? Just louder intake noise? Would the intake charge be hotter like the foam was insulating against engine heat or cooler without the foam holding in the heat?

[Crispy76]

I want to paint mine also so what is the best way to paint it and what kind of paint do you use?

[travis gore]

I want to paint mine also so what is the best way to paint it and what kind of paint do you use?

krylon fusion will work for plastic (if you can find the color that you want) if not you can use a plastic adhesion promoter the automotive paint

[LDM]

krylon fusion will work for plastic (if you can find the color that you want) if not you can use a plastic adhesion promoter the automotive paint

I agree. I used the Fusion on mine and thought it came out pretty good.

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz352/lenmartin23/G8/DSC_0175.jpg

[RockyMtG8GT]

^^^ very sharp looking ^^^

I think the cover should be left in place in case of a heater hose or radiator hose bursting and soaking the ignition coils and such (perhaps shorting them out and ruining them in the process..... This is the reason I leave mine on (and did the same in my previous car).

[LDM]

^^^ very sharp looking ^^^
Thanks


I think the cover should be left in place in case of a heater hose or radiator hose bursting and soaking the ignition coils and such (perhaps shorting them out and ruining them in the process..... This is the reason I leave mine on (and did the same in my previous car).
The heater hoses are underneath the cover, so if one bursts I don't think it would protect the coils much.

[RockyMtG8GT]

See, I'm so new I don't even know the basics like where the heater hoses are.... in my previous car (BMW 540) the radiator neck/connection to the top radiator hose was a known weak spot and when they blew, coolant would spray all over the engine bay. I guess this is what I had in mind when stating that I think the cover should be left in place. I have been tempted to remove that engine cover and now my G8 GT engine cover but when I visualize coolant spraying all over, I tend to think this cover will protect the coils and other electronic gadgets. Maybe I'm dead wrong...... but I have to say it looks pretty sharp (especially when painted nicely).
I removed mine yesterday and it is quite dusty/dirty under there...... ugly compared to you guys here with sparkly clean engine bays. I just wiped down the cover and put it back on, looks much tidier in my not-so-sparkly clean engine bay.

[texn884]

Here is what mine looks like. This picture was taken with about 85,000 miles on her.
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab271/texn884/utf-8BSU1HLTIwMTEwMzA1LTAwMDM2LmpwZw.jpg

Here was the last picture taken under the hood with 98,200 miles, notice anything different?
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab271/texn884/utf-8BSU1HLTIwMTEwOTI2LTAwMDQyLmpwZw.jpg

[kevinm0131]

mines been off since the first or second week, loan it to local kids to use as home plate!

HE'S SAFE!

[MR_JIZZ_G8]

the G8 is too sexy for its own engine cover lol

[AVIDMOTION]

I see your motor clean at 85,000 miles!

[texn884]

You did not see there was a new engine in the bay?

[msb7144]

Mines on and painted but I would rather have 2 sections instead of one huge cover. It just looks too big.

[deputycrawford]

I took mine off, as well as the intake cover. I replaced it with these. I just love these.

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o519/deputycrawford/JerrysPics035.jpg

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o519/deputycrawford/JerrysPics032.jpg

[msb7144]

^^^ Those look awesome!!! I had the stock cover that I painted but I have since put on Corvette LS covers

[horacesabins]

I left mine on.

[horacesabins]

those look awsome

[TLS]

I like some of the modded covers.

But, am I the only one with valvetrain/injector noise?

The factory cover REALLY quiets things down.

SO much so that my Wife asked the other day what that noise is....(I had taken the cover off while looking around under the hood over the weekend)


So, is everyone hard of hearing and cant hear the valvetrain/injector noises, or is there something wrong with my car?

[EcoBrick Bob]

Take off the mufflers... Then she won't hear the engine!

[screaminChick-n]

I took mine off, as well as the intake cover. I replaced it with these. I just love these.

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o519/deputycrawford/JerrysPics035.jpg

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o519/deputycrawford/JerrysPics032.jpg

mee too!! some more info please

[dandragonrage]

I took off the intake cover, and for the engine cover, I used a razor blade to cut "holes" in the sound deadening (not in the plastic of the cover itself). I didn't remove it all because I thought doing so might affect the fitment, and also, a plastic-only cover might rattle. This was actually the first mod I did, waaay back when I got the car.

[BODYSHOPG8]

I have mine off but i have a spare to paint