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Currently have painted fuel rail covers, but the paint is chipping and flaking. Debating if i should go new covers or coil relocation with different valve covers. Coil relocation seems like a lot of work for no performance increase.
pic is from what it looked like before fuel rail covers started deteriorating.......
Any suggestions? If only I could find someone to redo the flag paint
We go to lots of cars shows down here in Florida, and I could never understand doing all the chrome and art work paint done in the engine compartment. Do you show your car a lot? If not, besides you, who's going to see it on the road. I'd spend the money on more power and sound!
I can see where if maybe, your ride has all of the power you need ( Or want ), then tweaking the looks has some value.
the closest I came to a visual upgrade, was to add a U.S. flag decal over the rear emblem.
as this ended up looking like something from J.C. whitney, it soon came off.
those FRC look pretty good, but I'd rather put my $$$ towards the power / performance end.
not being judgemental ( at least not intentional anyways ).
as usual, to each their own!
as long as you drive them for what they were built for, that's all I can hope for.
We go to lots of cars shows down here in Florida, and I could never understand doing all the chrome and art work paint done in the engine compartment. Do you show your car a lot? If not, besides you, who's going to see it on the road. I'd spend the money on more power and sound!
No disrespect but your car will look exactly like every other Corvette on the road. I could never understand anyone who wants to have a cookie cutter car that is totally indistinguishable from any other. Boring.
I do agree with your intent, but if everyone does some customization of some sort, then all of the remaining 'stock' versions, become the exception.
having said that, I will over time ( & as the $$$ allow ), do some personalization. luckily though, I feel that GM did a great job on the design, so any
changes will just be minor.
but again, that's just me.
anything or nothing that you do, should make a difference to anyone else.
I do enjoy seeing everyone's interpretation though of, what they feel works.
stock or modified, besides you, who really cares ( or should care )?
We go to lots of cars shows down here in Florida, and I could never understand doing all the chrome and art work paint done in the engine compartment. Do you show your car a lot? If not, besides you, who's going to see it on the road. I'd spend the money on more power and sound!
I am a little lost on your comment. If you go to lots of car shows, then I would think you would agree with the engine bling. As far as more power, who is going to see it unless you are out showing off on the street. I have nothing against power options, but I also know many are not into adding power as they want the appearance factor. I don't go to shows any longer, but I do go to local cruise-ins and that is where the bling factor comes in.
As for the OP. if you don't repaint the FRC the radiator may look out of place. Just my $.02
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No disrespect but your car will look exactly like every other Corvette on the road. I could never understand anyone who wants to have a cookie cutter car that is totally indistinguishable from any other. Boring.
The point I was making, was doing cosmetic mods under the hood still isn't going to change the car from looking like every other Vette on the road, unless you drive with your hood up!
or you take the ZR1's hoods approach. how about a totally clear hood?
if you go far enough down this rabbit hole, you could say that anyone who tints their windows, doesn't really need to do anything to their interior.
just sayin'
The point I was making, was doing cosmetic mods under the hood still isn't going to change the car from looking like every other Vette on the road, unless you drive with your hood up!
The hood is up at car shows. Power mods are not detectable with the hood down either although you can hear some of them.
or you take the ZR1's hoods approach. how about a totally clear hood?
if you go far enough down this rabbit hole, you could say that anyone who tints their windows, doesn't really need to do anything to their interior.
just sayin'
If someone has something worth looking at it will be on full display. The flip side is at a lot of car shows things that are not worth showing are also on full display. I can see bone stock Corvettes at any Chevy Dealer if that's what I wanted to look at but I don't.
I am a little lost on your comment. If you go to lots of car shows, then I would think you would agree with the engine bling. As far as more power, who is going to see it unless you are out showing off on the street. I have nothing against power options, but I also know many are not into adding power as they want the appearance factor. I don't go to shows any longer, but I do go to local cruise-ins and that is where the bling factor comes in.
As for the OP. if you don't repaint the FRC the radiator may look out of place. Just my $.02
The OP never said if he went to car shows or not. I was simply suggesting IF he DIDN'T show his car frequently, or not at all, that his money would be better spent on power mods, because nobody is going see the paint and chrome under the hood while he's driving! Besides, apparently you can never have enough power!
The hood is up at car shows. Power mods are not detectable with the hood down either although you can hear some of them.
Once again, the OP never said anything about car shows, I did! The under the hood bling is for cars shows, and the extra power is more for the driver's pleasure than the spectators!
I'm still in agreement with you. my point is, in theory, if everyone were to modify / customize their ride,
then at some point, the stock ones would be different too ( then the 'new' norm ).
in the end, it really doesn't matter what you do or don't do.
I'm a gear head / muscle car guy to the end.
but going to car shows, I can appreciate all cars. stock version are cool if nothing else than seeing what 'stock' was.
I like low riders because of the usually excellent paint work they have. I can even give a nod to the other guys too ( mopar, ford ).
at some point ( maybe within our life times ), these cars will only be seen in museums.
unless, someone starts an aftermarket performance outlet for Telsa's.
hey, you could even program in your motor / exhaust sound of choice.
Instead of repainting, have you looked into a vinyl wrap or a hydro dip? Those two options would probably save some money over a custom paint job and still look great.
you certainly could do that too, but you'd have a hard time driving one.
maybe it's because this is my first 'vette ( after been waiting for about 20 years ), but I haven't felt the need ( yet ) , to do any mods.
I've been down that road on past cars, and it's nice now to have a great handling, powerful, sharp looking car. for the most part, turn the key and go.
to me, it's still looks good as is. if and when the dollars allow, I'll look into to some new rims. been wanting to tint the hatch too.
otherwise, put me in the stock category I guess. I'm ok with that. i'll never be able to compete with the high-end guys on upgrades.
still ok with that too. I get enough thumbs up from the average joe.
not looking to convince anyone on either side of this topic, but I am glad that we have quite a following either way!
We need to look at it this way. A woman wears sexy lingerie (and you can't see it) not because it feels good but sooner or later she's going lift the hood and show it off.
Debating on engine "looks"
