Plastic Engine Cover, Yey or Ney?

[Boston Mangler]

Hey Guys

How many of you kept the plastic engine cover on the engine?

I dont see it serving a purpose, if anything, i would imagine a SLIGHT improvement in cooling, probably barely any.

Did ya ditch it or keep it?

I did a search and didnt find much.

 

[uzj100]

It helps keep mud out!

 

[e9999]

I say it's a pity not to be able to see such a gorgeous engine...

 

[TXLX470]

I am sure they spend some money and put it there for a reason. I would say Yeah. Atleast it looks nice

 

[spressomon]

Gets in the way of my hand throttle...plus it looks dorky on anything but a mall crawler . Same opinion on the plastic hub covers!

 

[1loudLX]

i loved mine till it started to rattle on something and one of the bolts was stripped out on a mount. I ripped it off and broke it in the process. Now it sits in the garage. I like the intake manifold.

 

[TXLX470]

plus it looks dorky on anything but a mall crawler .

Wonder who goes to the mall with their hood open..

 

[jones]

Wonder who goes to the mall with their hood open..

Maybe he needs extra space for all those Nordstom's bags...

 

[1loudLX]

Wonder who goes to the mall with their hood open..

the air-head women who pull the fuel and hood release when they stop to get gas......ask me how i know.

 

[EdsCruisin]

I believe mine is rattling now too, so I was considering removal. But it does look good when you open the hood. My 4Runner has a much smaller one that covers only the front half of the intake. Just enough to say 4.7 Liter, or something like that.

 

[macneill]

Nah. I pulled mine and the brackets off years ago.

 

[macneill]

Spress cruises the Summit Sierra with his hood up.

Wonder who goes to the mall with their hood open..

 

[1loudLX]

I believe mine is rattling now too, so I was considering removal. But it does look good when you open the hood. My 4Runner has a much smaller one that covers only the front half of the intake. Just enough to say 4.7 Liter, or something like that.

Thats the cover i want!

 

[spressomon]

Spress cruises the Summit Sierra with his hood up.

I figured my comments would rattle someone's cage .

Hey Mac...how do you know about Summit Sierra? Better not tell us you've been there without checking in for a beer t'gther!

 

[mobi-arc]

Been told it deflects engine noise.

 

[Tinkerer]

I leave it on because it keeps some dust off the top of the engine/intake/etc.

Heat: It may actually help retain a slight amount of engine heat after shutdown, which would help in winter (but not help in summer). It might also help the engine warm up in winter a wee bit faster. (But only a very slight - maybe negligible - effect, in both circumstances.)

Mine started to rattle, found it rattling against a bit of wiring harness that I left too close to LH cover edge (when buttoning up the starter replacement job). Pulled wire bundle away & anchor-tied it, that stopped the rattle.

 

[macneill]

I googled it... I'm stalking you.

Believe me, if I was up your way, I'd love to have you show me some wheeling around there!

Hey Mac...how do you know about Summit Sierra? Better not tell us you've been there without checking in for a beer t'gther!

 

[uzj100]

I removed mine today. I am trying to track down a reviberation noise and this may it. I thought it was cat covers however they were tight. I added clamps anyway.

 

[twstrchasr]

Didn't the last gen Tundra with the same motor have no engine cover ?

 

[J-man]

Been told it deflects engine noise.

ive been told it adds 35-100 hp cause it acts like a heat shield ;(