SJC Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 What's people's views on this? I keep thinking about them, then going off the idea and then wondering if it's not such a bad idea again... I've never even seen my engine come to think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987Monkey Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Have a look at your engine first, without some time and effort spent cleaning, painting etc they are not worth showing off to the world IMO. I assume things get much noisier with these clear covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webdunk Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The idea is interesting and if the engine's clean then I think it could look quite special. 2 probs for me are, as stated, the noise and the other is the expense. The covers on the market are not cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cay-Man Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hands up who's taken their engine cover off and driven the car? F*@K me its loud!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987Monkey Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 What do you expect?! Never done it myself but can imagine it's not pleasant. Where does one buy these clear engine covers anyway, I've not seen them? *googles clear Cayman engine cover* hmm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJC Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 They are quite expensive, I didn't want to spend that much money to find out that the noise is way too much to live with. Hmm...what to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 More fun to leave the car with the boot and froot (my UK version of "frunk") open and watch passers by guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJC Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Ha! Froot is a good phrase! I think ill leave the clear cover until I can see another in the flesh and see (and hear) it before buying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 If it were a tarted up V8 or V12 which had been made for show I guess it would already have a clear cover. As the intention was to hide ours, maybe it's best kept hidden or those looking in will be disappointed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kevan Posted December 3, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2015 I saw one at the Classic show a couple of years ago, the guy had painted up his intake manifolds etc and it looked ok but there was a gap between the bodywork and cover so heat and noise came from the engine bay to some extent. There was another on Planet9 a few years ago which did seal and had carpet around it to look a more finished product but importing is expensive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dave Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 How hard would it actually be to make one of these out of 1/4 inch acrylic..? Whats the the cost to import one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Actually, these are much thicker than 1/4in more in the range of 1"+ to get the strength and rigidity but get onto Planet 9 and do a search for engine covers, there were photos and it became quite popular in the States. But the one they had on their forum fitted to the engine aperture whereas the one in the photo fitted to the trim and had a space between that and the aperture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhoughton Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I was right on the verge of buying one. Then I had a rethink about the amount of crap that gets thrown up from the road (I live in Canada) and the amount of noise (I've already removed two cat converters and installed Fabspeed exhaust). The look is very cool but I think the reality might be a very different story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbarry1977 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 On 1 December 2015 at 17:57:07, DJMC said: More fun to leave the car with the boot and froot (my UK version of "frunk") open and watch passers by guess? I like that. Froot lol. I always refer to it as the frunk but that is an Americanism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 41 minutes ago, markbarry1977 said: I like that. Froot lol. I always refer to it as the frunk but that is an Americanism. And if it's an old car, you could call it the "old froot" which sounds VERY British indeed... what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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