Cover on or off?

**fuel** · 05-29-2008, 08:21 PM

So I gave my engine bay a clean up yesterday, re-sprayed the silver on the plastic engine cover and then added red to the lettering (poorly though). But under the cover I wire brushed the manifold and it came up looking nice. I've had the plastic cover off for a while now ever since I lost the fastener bolts when I did the rebuild so I'm undecided if I should keep it off or not.

What do you guys reckon?

on

off

if I keep it off I'm wondering what colour to spray the front rocker cover.

**Reelax** · 05-29-2008, 08:26 PM

cover on.

**Fishboy55** · 05-29-2008, 08:30 PM

I Agree with Reelax. I wish I had a cover for the 6G72. It looks much nicer than the manifold and valve cover.

**guynlidia2006** · 05-29-2008, 08:49 PM

cover on the valve cover and off the intake manifold

**Distort** · 05-29-2008, 08:54 PM

Dear god, on please.

**fuel** · 05-29-2008, 09:10 PM

haha thanks guys :P I wonder if I should cut the top silver section out to reveal just the manifold runners - I felt with the cover on it just looked too 'plasticky'. Although I'm a bit hesitant to cut the cover as it's not likely I'll find a replacement (new from Mitsubishi are $400 ex Japan).

**Goku** · 05-29-2008, 10:49 PM

Just get the cover from the VR-4's, it only covers the plugs.

**RAZ_76** · 05-29-2008, 11:06 PM

Cover on!

**IceDouTGaLanT** · 05-29-2008, 11:50 PM

cover on..

**Mazarin** · 05-30-2008, 12:21 AM

Off. Engine bays aren't supposed to be encased in take-out boxes.

**SLS2000** · 05-30-2008, 01:12 AM

I always thought that those covers cause retain more heat in the engine bay. I read that somewhere.

the look cool though.

**fuel** · 05-30-2008, 01:21 AM

Originally Posted by Goku

Just get the cover from the VR-4's, it only covers the plugs.

so wont fit man, MIVEC rocker covers are completely different to the normal DOHC ones. If you look closely you'll see how the bottom part of the rocker cover is raised up to meet the edge of the plastic cover.

**fuel** · 05-30-2008, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by SLS2000

I always thought that those covers cause retain more heat in the engine bay. I read that somewhere.

the look cool though.

yeah and it's usually a trouble for the later model engines with coil packs on top of the spark plugs, but my coil packs are attached to the side of the head where there's plenty of ventilation.

**fuel** · 05-30-2008, 01:25 AM

Originally Posted by Mazarin

Off. Engine bays aren't supposed to be encased in take-out boxes.

Here here!

My Eterna's engine bay is exposed haha:

**Galant306m** · 05-30-2008, 02:17 AM

Id leave it on. Looks cleaner to me.

**mrjaydeeone** · 05-30-2008, 04:30 AM

on|

**Da_silvagride** · 05-30-2008, 11:22 AM

x2 leave the cover on.

**DOHCstunr** · 05-30-2008, 02:51 PM

i didn't know any of the 7g's had mivec. are those fto heads or something?

**Blue Ice** · 05-30-2008, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by DOHCstunr

i didn't know any of the 7g's had mivec. are those fto heads or something?

he's in new zealand. I've seen a couple of guys with pics on here with the mivec. One thread comes to mind from a couple of years ago, there were several 7g's and a couple of 8g's vr4's and mivecs that had a mini meet. it was a rainy/ overcast day in a small parking lot.