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Old 07-07-2018, 03:06 AM
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Do the engine covers serve any purpose? Seems like just added stuff that doesn't need to be there and will hold some heat in. I was thinking of removing mine.
Old 07-07-2018, 04:44 AM
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It'll probably be noisier.
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Of course remove them, what do GM engineers and designers know.

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Useless plastic, dont like them either.
Engine is already ugly may as well show it as it is lol.
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The cover does cleanup the look of the engine bay, but if you’re old school, take it off and show the world what an engine looks like.
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sound deadening for high pressure fuel pump.
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Originally Posted by kc stingray
sound deadening for high pressure fuel pump.
That's a great point. The covers probably help to silence a lot of the engine noise you don't want to hear so you
can hear the engine noise you do want to hear.

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Originally Posted by Kevin A Jones
Of course remove them, what do GM engineers and designers know.
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Originally Posted by Kevin A Jones
Of course remove them, what do GM engineers and designers know.
So you don't have a clue about the covers. GM engineers and designers mess things up all the time. Remember the Aztek?
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Originally Posted by TOO Z MAXX
So you don't have a clue about the covers. GM engineers and designers mess things up all the time. Remember the Aztek?
Hey man, take them off if you want, your car. However if you come here asking for opinions, that's what you are going to get. Do they serve a purpose, YES. They reduce
noise and make the engine compartment look a hell of a lot better. And, by the way, I'm pretty sure the Corvette design team didn't have anything to do with Aztek.

Why don't you take a photo after you remove your engine covers and post it here and we can see what looks better.

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parts left out cost nothing and cause no service issues.
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Originally Posted by RFZ
parts left out cost nothing and cause no service issues.
Missing engine covers could very well cost you something when you go to sell or trade in your C7 and they are not there.
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Originally Posted by Kevin A Jones
Hey man, take them off if you want, your car. However if you come here asking for opinions, that's what you are going to get. Do they serve a purpose, YES. They reduce
noise and make the engine compartment look a hell of a lot better. And, by the way, I'm pretty sure the Corvette design team didn't have anything to do with Aztek.

Why don't you take a photo after you remove your engine covers and post it here and we can see what looks better.


lol lol lol
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Originally Posted by RFZ
parts left out cost nothing and cause no service issues.
But the engine sure looks a lot better and sounds better , I dont like hearing the "ticking " of the injectors or the valves.....

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Originally Posted by Dcasole
But the engine sure looks a lot better and sounds better , I dont like hearing the "ticking " of the injectors or the valves.....

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i read that statement from a vw engineer many many years ago. he was referring to removing the thermostat from the air cooled engine. jist of the story is automotive designers do not put parts in cars that have no function. everything is there for a reason
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Originally Posted by RFZ
i read that statement from a vw engineer many many years ago. he was referring to removing the thermostat from the air cooled engine. jist of the story is automotive designers do not put parts in cars that have no function. everything is there for a reason

So true , why try to fix something that is really not broken ....?
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Take em off so you can hear your engine..

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Originally Posted by John Micheal Henry
Take em off so you can hear your engine..
it sounds like a sewing machine with out the covers ....

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These are just a "beauty covers"... but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Brian, some of us have taken the opportunity to really dress up the engine bay, like this......








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