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removing inner cover - 7/16/2006 5:20:49 PM    topbanna3767   Posts: 592 Joined: 6/26/2006 From: queens nyc Status: offline hi there has anybody removed the cover of the top of the engine does anybody else but me not like that plastic looking manifold and cures for it and i was think about removing it and maybe getting worked on painted i mean any thoughts,the srt 8 manifold is drop dead gorgeous Post #: 1

RE: removing inner cover - 7/16/2006 6:42:00 PM    MangoInTX Pat & Amandas Wedding Fund Contributor Posts: 2727 Joined: 4/10/2006 Status: offline I've ran w/o mine for months now. I gave my top hat to a friend in need so I don't even store it in the garage now. Not sure what the cure is for the plastic looking manifold. Some have tried swapping w/the SRT8. Not sure if any were sucessful, there are subtel differences, enought that it makes the trade difficult. < Message edited by MangoInTX -- 7/16/2006 6:48:10 PM > (in reply to topbanna3767) Post #: 2

RE: removing inner cover - 7/23/2006 7:56:08 PM    Midnight Blue   Posts: 167 Joined: 6/4/2006 Status: offline I've been thinking about dressing up the top of the engine with wire loom covers and some paint - Dupicolor has some interesting products, and then having a clear cover made to show them off. Then it dawned on me. If I dress it up, I won't need the clear cover. Duh!!! It's surprising what about $100 of dressup items will do for an engine bay. Redbeard (in reply to topbanna3767) Post #: 3

RE: removing inner cover - 7/24/2006 10:01:23 AM    dodgegirl67 Posts: 155 Joined: 4/28/2006 Status: offline Redbeard.. Post up some pics after you dress your baby up...Just curious what it looks like. Could anywone ever figure out why they would put an orange colored cover under the hood of a top bananna colored car? Kind of look like the builder of that part was color blind. I mean its flashy and everything but just doesn't look right.. Jules _____________________________ [/image]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m154/DFChopShop/JulesSig.jpg[/image] (in reply to Midnight Blue) Post #: 4

RE: removing inner cover - 7/24/2006 11:57:22 PM    Midnight Blue   Posts: 167 Joined: 6/4/2006 Status: offline I'm still in the looking at and stoking my not-as-red-as-it-used-to-be beard phase but things on on my short list are colored wire loom covers (spiral and mesh), painting the fuel rails. I'm still chewing on colors to set off the engine and dark blue body color. Maybe some rerouting to eliminate the rat's nest effect. Chrome is always good. I'll keep you folks posted and get you some pics when I get started. Since I got the R/T with the Road and Track package, and not the Daytona, I didn't even get the orange cover. Just the grey one. Actually, molding a clear piece to replace the main cover body would be a nice touch for a car show. It would have the effect of the top panel with the logo and "HEMI" lettering floating over the engine. Hmmmmmmm. Redbeard (in reply to dodgegirl67) Post #: 5

RE: removing inner cover - 7/25/2006 10:29:25 AM    MangoInTX Pat & Amandas Wedding Fund Contributor Posts: 2727 Joined: 4/10/2006 Status: offline I had to laugh when the "two guys garage" took a few minutes to explain what the top hat was for. They pulled the top hat off the 5.7 and turned it over and said it was "to damper noise" as they pointed to the thin layer of foam on the underside of the top hat. Wow these DCX guys though of everything... ROFL. (in reply to Midnight Blue) Post #: 6

RE: removing inner cover - 7/25/2006 1:05:08 PM    BigBananna3796of4000   Posts: 563 Joined: 5/10/2006 Status: offline The orange cover is nostalgic of the old 60’s and 70’s air cleaners. They always came in HEMI Orange with the V8's I like the cover except for the heat it traps under it. _____________________________ (in reply to dodgegirl67) Post #: 7

RE: removing inner cover - 7/25/2006 6:20:53 PM    Lateral-G   Posts: 142 Joined: 6/5/2005 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: dodgegirl67 Redbeard.. Post up some pics after you dress your baby up...Just curious what it looks like. Could anywone ever figure out why they would put an orange colored cover under the hood of a top bananna colored car? Kind of look like the builder of that part was color blind. I mean its flashy and everything but just doesn't look right.. Jules You should see classic MOPAR muscle HIP colors and the hemi orange. Imagine a sublime green engine interior with a hemi orange 426 in there. It could look like a technicolor yawn at times. DCX is just paying homage to the Hemi lineage and their roots. -G- < Message edited by Lateral-G -- 7/25/2006 6:21:27 PM > (in reply to dodgegirl67) Post #: 8

RE: removing inner cover - 7/26/2006 7:02:21 PM    chargin69   Posts: 79 Joined: 7/11/2006 Status: offline Ya I took mine off too. Didn't like it. Just collecting dust in my garage now. I really want to put a shaker on!!!! Or something functional and cool!! _____________________________ 06 Top Banana #883 69 R/T SE Charger 440/ 4spd 2004 Ram 2500 Cummins 4x4 95 Viper (in reply to Lateral-G) Post #: 9

RE: removing inner cover - 7/27/2006 1:06:17 AM    Midnight Blue   Posts: 167 Joined: 6/4/2006 Status: offline That may be true but why hide the heart of the beast like they were ashamed of it. Why not paint the block and mold intakes that color and let it speak for itself? I'll bet you'll find the bottom line is the reason for the existance of most of the pet peeves expressed in this forum (hood struts, paint quality . . .) Redbeard (in reply to Lateral-G) Post #: 10

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