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    Default Can an ecotec engine cover fit on a stock Buick

    Ok so to some this question may sound retarded but I don't care I'm just curious. Will I vr able to fit a vs ecotec cover to a stock vr Buick by fitting a vs power steering pump and alternator bracket or is there much more work involved with this then I think? Any help would be appreciated.

    P.s I only want to do this to neaten up my engine bay without swapping the engine as I don't own an engine crane swapping engines is going to be too hard.

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    Too much work and why would you bother. You can look at the covers from the states they should work.
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    id look at sourcing an american 3800 engine cover instead. i very highly doubt the eco cover would fit at all. and even then the alternator wouldnt fit under it..... would take some mega mods to fit it on.

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    Oh I didn't know you could get Buick engine covers from the states I just figured their v6's looked as ugly as ours. I will look into it cheers

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    LN3 i think were the ones to have a grille sort of cover over it, left the 3800 number exposed but filled the gap to the rocker covers.

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    Yea that would be perfect but the seller doesn't ship overseas from America, when I tried searching I only found some covers for an 89 Pontiac which look a bit different to the one in the link

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    Maybe organize your own postage?
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    just adding to this.. ecotec covers are held on from the plenum. 4 bolts sticking up.
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    Maybe I should of looked at the vs engine a bit longer before asking

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