Why Have an Engine Cover??
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Why Have an Engine Cover??
Why does this car need an engine cover??
- All it does is hold in heat. The car has two holes in the hood to get rid of that stuff.
- I just weighed it - it weighs 3.2 pounds (for the V8). I know that's not much, but it's something.
- I think it actually looks better without a cover.
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I wouldn't go that far... They hardly made any efforts to reduce weight. Light weight seats would have removed well over 100 pounds and cost the customer a similar amount as the titanium exhaust did that only has minimal effects.
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I did also suggest that there were a few other options that might not add any utility or value, but some people did get a bit defensive...
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I think the primary reason they use engine covers is marketing. People who know little about engines prefer the underside of their hood to look neat and clean. Wires going here, there and everywhere do not look good to those who don't understand. Think of it as a hood for under the hood (or a bonnet for under the bonnet for y'all in the UK).
Can you take a picture so we can see one without the cover? My S2000 looks just great without one (didn't come with one). On the other hand, my wife's old Nissan Pathfinder looked like a spaghetti mess when I took it off.
Can you take a picture so we can see one without the cover? My S2000 looks just great without one (didn't come with one). On the other hand, my wife's old Nissan Pathfinder looked like a spaghetti mess when I took it off.
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For that matter, the V6 looks almost exactly the same as the V8 in that picture. Externally and visually, the V6 and V8 are the same engine block, but obviously with a different internal casting. V6s have blank spaces approximately where the extra 2 cylinders are on the V8.
V6 and V8 engine covers are also identical (same part #).
Last edited by Foosh; 02-01-2016 at 06:53 PM.
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Gone are the days where you open the hood to show off the motor.
Not much to see when you raise the bonnet on the F-Type.
People ask me "what's in there?...how much horse power?"
I say "Horse power? I'm not really sure how it translates, the Jaguar F-Type is powered by a 45 kilowatt cold fusion reactor." Then I close the bonnet and let them wonder...
Not much to see when you raise the bonnet on the F-Type.
People ask me "what's in there?...how much horse power?"
I say "Horse power? I'm not really sure how it translates, the Jaguar F-Type is powered by a 45 kilowatt cold fusion reactor." Then I close the bonnet and let them wonder...
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Correct - it looks exactly like the clip from the Project 7 engine. Nice, clean, somewhat smooth, ribbed aluminum. Looks very nice. Nicer IMO than the plastic cover.
Every V8 - the S, the R, the Project 7, the SVR - they ALL have the same 5-Liter engine. It's all marketing along with varying tunes that lead people to think there are different engines under there. And since Jaguar thinks you need to pay about $40k more for them to remove the engine cover, I say, why can't I just do the same in my R??
Every V8 - the S, the R, the Project 7, the SVR - they ALL have the same 5-Liter engine. It's all marketing along with varying tunes that lead people to think there are different engines under there. And since Jaguar thinks you need to pay about $40k more for them to remove the engine cover, I say, why can't I just do the same in my R??
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