HawaiiC6

How many of you when detailing your car go into the engine compartment and do the engine as well?

Here is mine after I did my VMax Motorsports Ported Intake install.






Took someones advise and painted the yellow oil dipstick handle black.

Dave S

Very nice....I'd ask you to come do mine, but you're too far away!

BigButtLover

That looks very nice.

timd38

Looks nice. I have a yellow car so I put yellow FRC and a Yellow Top Optima in.

johnodrake

. I clean the engine compartment on all my cars when I detail them.

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FloydSummerOf68

Glad you went with a black dipstick...takes 5 seconds and looks 100% better.

0Rage@AutoBuffs

Me too, clean engine a must!

HawaiiC6

Floyd, thanks it was your post that made me paint the yellow dipstick handle black, much better in appearance.

vettnutt

That looks great...what do you use that doesn't attract dirt?

dvilin

So far I have not done anything but certainly like what you have done.

FloydSummerOf68

I figured it was

It's a great, cheap under-hood mod that most people seem to overlook or spend more money on than is necessary with a billet piece or something.

The next free thing I would recommend doing is peeling off the sticker next to the intake and then cleaning it up from any residue that is left.

08Roadster

Do you use anything special to detail the engine compartment?

HawaiiC6

Actually the big secret is to not let the engine get dirty, every other time I wash my car I wipe the engine down and at least once a month I will use Meguiars Trim Detailer to wipe the covers and the intake to get a nice shine, I like the Meguiars as it does not build up and get sticky. I do the hoses and use a brush to get into some of the tight places. When I get lazy I use a California Duster to get the film of dust off of the engine.

Floyd, got it on the label removal. Thanks again...good cheap mods which makes the engine look a lot cleaner.

AORoads

very nice.

DP Dave

Deftly

Was this a ported throttle body? If so, what difference have you noticed?

georgehafe

wayback

Very nice.

I "clean" mine, but have not detailed it yet. When I wash the car I rinse the engine with spot free water and keep a good coat of rejex on the FRC.

I also just painted my fugly dipstick gloss black. Good tip

JAY.WHY

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where did you get the battery cover