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Engine, Exhaust, Transmission and DifferentialPost questions here that have to do with the engine, cooling system, air intake, exhaust, Transmission and Differential
WHAT!!!!
No pulley guard or oil catch can ?????
Drop and give me 50 ........
If you search my posts, you will find that I found a different solution to the Catch Can. And since I did a modified version of Tighed1s' belt wrap, I need a modified version of the pulley guard, which I am working on. Since my stroke, I couldn't drop and give you 1. I am pleased that you noticed no catch can, most don't notice.
You said most don't notice "No oil catch Can", that's because every engine bay is exactly like the others! What ever happened to individuality. After being away from the site for nearly 2 seasons the only differences I am seeing is the color of Krylon people are buying.
I've run mine over 170mph and to this point that has been one of the least needed upgrades...
You said most don't notice "No oil catch Can", that's because every engine bay is exactly like the others! What ever happened to individuality. After being away from the site for nearly 2 seasons the only differences I am seeing is the color of Krylon people are buying.
I've run mine over 170mph and to this point that has been one of the least needed upgrades...
No Krylon in mine! It's pretty hard to do much when you are limited to the few aftermarket parts available. Thank God for Rob (Needswings) and a few others or we wouldn't have anything. Still, there are some nice bays, RMcDaniel has a really nice Gold and Black one, there are a few Red ones that look good, too. I tried to make mine unique with the alternating blue and silver and bolts, and I handmade my grills and have CF looking covers on the fuse box and computer box. Brushed intake duct work is a bit different also. Maybe I should use gold and platinum plating? LOL
That's nice! Did you do the 74mm throttle body upgrade? How did you construct the extender from th MB air box? Are those the MB intake flex tubes?
Assume you did a Eurocharge tune too. What do you think of performance gain?
Just bought this baby last month, I have left it the way I bought it for now, until I decide what to do. But the old owner paint the engine cover. I might keep it.
I have been restoring the car to near new since my last car show. A Chrysler 300 took first because it was a immaculate 2016 car. Also, it's a red crossfire with a carbon fire wrap that looks black. I got the hood and engine surrounding done in black.
Just bought this baby last month, I have left it the way I bought it for now, until I decide what to do. But the old owner paint the engine cover. I might keep it.
I saw this post when you put it up and I held my tongue. However I cannot do that any longer, that cover is the worst I have seen here, the yellow paint has been applied very poorly, the edging is very poor. Was the original cover black?
If you wanted comments I think others were loathe to tell you the truth and kept quiet. Sorry but I think you knew this already.
Oh please don't hold back! Comments are always welcome, whether I like them or not. Whats the point of posting stuff if people are afraid to comment on them? I haven't decided yet what I am going to do with it, I am unsure if the cover was originally black. I am wondering if I can remove the current paint, and wrap it, or dip it. Or just buy a different cover all together.
Nice looking engine cover. Curious if the front sections were left undone on purpose? Or maybe it's part of the look & there really is some sort of paint in those areas? Sorta looks like it up close. Looks somewhat odd considering how the rest of the cover looks..
Just bought this baby last month, I have left it the way I bought it for now, until I decide what to do. But the old owner paint the engine cover. I might keep it.
I think I agree with onehunder80 that this looks to be an engine cover from a base Crossfire, which would be black. The green-looking paint (looks green to me) seems to be applied so that a "distressed" look with the black underneath results. (Note: That's how I would describe it to anyone rather than say it was a poor paint job. ) Certainly different and typically not what we see. And the taping to allow the top strake & Chrysler badge stay black just wasn't done to give a professional looking result. If there were sharp lines separating the black from the green, certainly would improve the look. And somebody spent considerable time painting the white mosaic pattern on the cover. I say this because it looks to be "free-hand" and the work of someone other than a professional artist/painter using an airbrush. I'd say it was done by someone imitating Van Gogh! But, I kinda like the look because it's different and I also like to occasionally disagree with onehunderd80!
I also looked at your User Gallery. The "mood lighting" inside the XFire looks very nice. Previous owner really liked green! I can't argue as I own a 2012 Fiesta SE Hatch in Lime Squeeze Metallic. I actually wanted a green Fiesta when I went looking. And the car has the optional mood lighting and guess what - I have it set to green! Hah!
Last edited by dedwards0323; Oct 13, 2016 at 01:01 PM.
The M-B engine cover really is more "classy-looking" than the Chrysler cover. Maybe Daimler insisted on that when they agreed to produce the Crossfire. Strange, in so many other aspects, the Crossfire was a "classier-looking" car than the SLK 320 R170 chassis it was based on.
Last edited by dedwards0323; Oct 13, 2016 at 08:08 AM.
Re: Show us your Engine bay
