New stealth engine mods - black powder coated valve covers
04-26-2009, 05:11 PM
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New stealth engine mods - black powder coated valve covers
Took advantage of a rainy Sunday and finally was motivated to install a set of black powder coated valve covers I picked here in the classifieds. Until seeing the pics of Smooth_J's E-force install with black covers earlier today, I was unsure if they were going on the car as I was leaning towards silver.
Thanks to TacoBill's sticky, the install was fairly easy. In hindsight, this mod would have been a lot easier when my car was tore apart during the Supercharger install... but considering I found these a couple weeks after finishing that install, it just made things a bit more challenging.
But now I have yet another new error popping up after reinstalling the battery as a Tire Pressure Monitor error is now displayed every time the switch is turned on (clears with a reset, but comes back) along with having a "CD Error" that happens everytime I open the door (not clearable).
Anyhow, all I need now is some billet caps and the engine bay is done for a while!
Thanks to TacoBill's sticky, the install was fairly easy. In hindsight, this mod would have been a lot easier when my car was tore apart during the Supercharger install... but considering I found these a couple weeks after finishing that install, it just made things a bit more challenging.
But now I have yet another new error popping up after reinstalling the battery as a Tire Pressure Monitor error is now displayed every time the switch is turned on (clears with a reset, but comes back) along with having a "CD Error" that happens everytime I open the door (not clearable).
Anyhow, all I need now is some billet caps and the engine bay is done for a while!
04-26-2009, 06:16 PM
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No clue on which belt came with my kit.
As for the filler neck... it actually comes right off and mounts/secures just like the cap. All you need to do is pry of the latching tab on the lower side (rotate it past the locking tab on the cover) and twist the neck counterclockwise to remove it. The you can simply install tha cap in place of the neck in the cover hole. After doing the SC install, I never liked how the fill neck looked anyhow as the cap was too close to the intercooler line. And since my black set did not have one installed, I just left the neck on the stock covers.
I am considering doing something custom to stock set down the road, which is why I snagged this set from the classifieds, so that I would not be in a rush to get it done
As for the filler neck... it actually comes right off and mounts/secures just like the cap. All you need to do is pry of the latching tab on the lower side (rotate it past the locking tab on the cover) and twist the neck counterclockwise to remove it. The you can simply install tha cap in place of the neck in the cover hole. After doing the SC install, I never liked how the fill neck looked anyhow as the cap was too close to the intercooler line. And since my black set did not have one installed, I just left the neck on the stock covers.
I am considering doing something custom to stock set down the road, which is why I snagged this set from the classifieds, so that I would not be in a rush to get it done
04-26-2009, 06:44 PM
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Stealth_GT... that was exactly my intent to have an unsuspecting convertible
Now all I need to do is ditch the stock wheels and get my Foose hood in for paint!
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04-26-2009, 06:47 PM
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No clue on which belt came with my kit.
As for the filler neck... it actually comes right off and mounts/secures just like the cap. All you need to do is pry of the latching tab on the lower side (rotate it past the locking tab on the cover) and twist the neck counterclockwise to remove it. The you can simply install tha cap in place of the neck in the cover hole. After doing the SC install, I never liked how the fill neck looked anyhow as the cap was too close to the intercooler line. And since my black set did not have one installed, I just left the neck on the stock covers.
I am considering doing something custom to stock set down the road, which is why I snagged this set from the classifieds, so that I would not be in a rush to get it done
As for the filler neck... it actually comes right off and mounts/secures just like the cap. All you need to do is pry of the latching tab on the lower side (rotate it past the locking tab on the cover) and twist the neck counterclockwise to remove it. The you can simply install tha cap in place of the neck in the cover hole. After doing the SC install, I never liked how the fill neck looked anyhow as the cap was too close to the intercooler line. And since my black set did not have one installed, I just left the neck on the stock covers.
I am considering doing something custom to stock set down the road, which is why I snagged this set from the classifieds, so that I would not be in a rush to get it done
However I may just leave it for ease of oil changes, but I am not sure though
