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GM has proven time and again that they can’t design a good-looking performance engine compartment (at least not in the last 2 decades).
That’s why their usual ploy is just to cover the entire motor with a huge plasticy Tupperware lid or three and call it a day.
Consider that just maybe a lot of this has to do with costs. They would rather have more marketable msrp and let after market take care of some of the owner wish list.
Maybe you'd prefer the engine compartment of a Ferarri. Looks much better than the C8, right?
Originally Posted by ScottWood
yes!
Yes, in fact I would. Nothing wrong with that Ferrari engine compartment -- no goofy plastic lids trying to hide the fact that it's an engine, just hardware. I like it.
Consider that just maybe a lot of this has to do with costs. They would rather have more marketable msrp and let after market take care of some of the owner wish list.
Possibly, but if that was the case, it would be cheaper to not have to design and produce those ugly plastic covers at all, wouldn't it?
Paint the real intake plenum red, throw the C8 fish emblem on it, and call it a day, for MUCH less than designing, producing and installing all those plastic "beauty" covers.
Yes, in fact I would. Nothing wrong with that Ferrari engine compartment -- no goofy plastic lids trying to hide the fact that it's an engine, just hardware. I like it.
Looks cluttered as hell. Can hardly see anything that's even recognizable as an engine.
Yes, in fact I would. Nothing wrong with that Ferrari engine compartment -- no goofy plastic lids trying to hide the fact that it's an engine, just hardware. I like it.
Here is the $300K Ferrari 488. Virtually everything you see is carbon or plastic including the painted plastic red covers on the intake plenums. Just sayin' ........
Yes, in fact I would. Nothing wrong with that Ferrari engine compartment -- no goofy plastic lids trying to hide the fact that it's an engine, just hardware. I like it.
It looks like the top of a telephone pole. Is there an actual engine in there somewhere? And as for that beautiful chrome piece, how much did it cost?
And as for that beautiful chrome piece, how much did it cost?
I did the work myself, free/fun labor. Took the engine apart, built it up and polished it as I went along. I have maybe $200 in polishing supplies, much more in engine parts.
Redlines at 7,200rpm.
Data logging with hptuners...
Building another engine now though. Destroked LS7 made for 8,500rpm.
I'd imagine the aftermarket will offer ways to clean that up a bit. Same for all sorts of engine covers and appearance package items.
Replacements for the stock filler caps, etc.
never been a fan of the PepBoys covers. in the long run the oem stuff is what i like just my .02
08-26-2019, 02:49 PM
The c-8 is no better. That's why I'm waiting for the convertible, so the window to that crap is eliminated.
