COVER or NO COVER?

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Evil_Oppie

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Should Ford include the engine cover? Please participate in this POLL

 

szer0

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Yes!!!

 

Reimann

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Depends if it does anything. If it is a heat extractor which will help its efficiency and performance then I am for it but if it is just a looks thing that is going to increase its cost and hide its beautiful engine then I say leave it off.

 

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TomServo92

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I haven't seen a pic of the engine without the cover (other than the small thumbnail image on the poll page). Can someone post a pic or a link to a pic without the cover?

 

PonyGrl420

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yea i havent seen any pics without the cover either. If the cover is actualy functional id say with, if not why hide the intake

 

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no cover

 

brandon_lawson7

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If the car doesnt benefit from it performancewise (and i kinda doubt it does), take it off.

 

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TomServo92

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OK, I found some larger pics.

The cover definitely dresses up the engine but it certainly wouldn't stop me from buying a GT without it.

 

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M1Rifle

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Now if those black runners were just coated with a satin aluminum finish.... I'd LOVE the "no covers" look.

But it doesn't matter. I'm not going to sit there at the mall with the hood open showing the engine off to a bunch of losers with their baseball caps on sideways and their pants dropping down around their knees.

I think I'd rather ~drive~ mine, and I can't see under the hood while I'm doing that, can I?

 

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TomServo92

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M1Rifle said:

Now if those black runners were just coated with a satin aluminum finish.... I'd LOVE the "no covers" look.

But it doesn't matter. I'm not going to sit there at the mall with the hood open showing the engine off to a bunch of losers with their baseball caps on sideways and their pants dropping down around their knees.

I think I'd rather ~drive~ mine, and I can't see under the hood while I'm doing that, can I?

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I had a '95 Taurus SHO and it had the aluminum satin finish on the "bed of snakes" intake:

That Yamaha was one sweet engine!

 

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skstang

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I believe that the cover really adds a nice finish to this engine. I will say yes since i think that it makes the engine look alot more professional, but thats my opinion.

 

Reimann

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Seeing the larger pictures I would have to vote cover. The Taurus SHO engine sure looks good without one though

 

aete2

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YES YES YES fully needs it!

 

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TomServo92 said:

I had a '95 Taurus SHO and it had the aluminum satin finish on the "bed of snakes" intake:

http://home.gt.rr.com/mkelley1/images/FORD_SHO.jpg

That Yamaha was one sweet engine!

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That's because the SHO engines intake was actually aluminum. The runners on the '05 are plastic.

 

notched86

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I like the looks of the cover.

 

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TomServo92

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shatner saves said:

That's because the SHO engines intake was actually aluminum. The runners on the '05 are plastic.

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Thanks for the update, Mr. Obvious! I was just showing what satin aluminum runners would look like. I'm well aware the GT runners are plastic.

 

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TomServo92 said:

Thanks for the update, Mr. Obvious! I was just showing what satin aluminum runners would look like. I'm well aware the GT runners are plastic.

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So why would you want an aluminum finish?

Covers are useless. I couldn't care less about them.

 

Scot_94GT

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It needs something to dress up the engine. Without anything, it sorta looks like an LS1 or something (f-body, not Vette or GTO). The center cover looks cool, but if they don't have one, they should throw on some covers to hide all that unsighly wiring and stuff on the valve covers, much like the GTO and Vette have.

No, the cover(s) would not add any performance, but niether does a nice paintjob. And no, I won't be sitting in a mall parking lot with the hood up, but you'd be lying if you said you never popped the hood to show your friends when they came over to look at your new car.

 

Scot_94GT

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I wouldn't doubt if the aftermarket will make either an intake cover, or some sort of Vette style fuel rail covers...because that is seriouslt one ugly ass endinge without.

 

itsgreat2bme

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both look fine to me, to each their own I suppose, the after-market and one's own creativity are wonderous things