Aftermarket Engine Covers For SS

[Robbo VS3]

I painted the standard plastic cover on my SSV and I think it looks crap. I did a decent job on the painting but it just looks cheaper now than it did without paint. I'm looking for the split covers, I know there are plenty on eBay but it does'nt give me a good enough idea of what they look like on the car, anyone got any pics? The Walkinshaw ones are perfect, but for $630 I don't think so.

 

[SSVSE]

I bought a pair of new engine covers on ebay ,fibreglass in red . The fit was crap ,they sat too high and it looked bad so the i bought another pair of red fibreglass from another ebay vendor and allthough they looked good in the pics they turned out to sit just as high and i sold then off too.
so i gave up and got my original clamshell cover covered in hydrograffic film , that was a nightmare as i would not stick , he did it 3 times and ended up painting most of it in rainbow chrome paint. it looks good from 5m but is not great up close and the guy is now over it so its now hangin in my shed.

i was thinkin of getting a pair of covette covers from the states but hey its not a corvette so i havnt bothered and now just have the naked look and i dont mind it .


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[Robbo VS3]

Yeah thats exactly what I was worried about, the fiberglass ebay ones do look to sit very high, nearly looks like they are clamping the engine. As i said the Walkinshaw ones are the only ones that look good but I cant justify spending that on engine covers. I might just go for the naked look as well, needs a bit of a clean anyway.

 

[ducker85]

Pretty sure the Walkinshaw covers are cast alloy and that's why the price is so high

 

[Robbo VS3]

^^^ Yeah I think you are right. Does anyone know if the split covers from a VZ L98/L76 will fit on the VE L98? The engines are identical aren't they?

 

[bkvyss]

Hey pal. i think painted cover looks ok, will be doing what i did on my vy ss and cut the centre section out to show the manifold but yeah it needs to be cleaned. cant justify too much cost for something i wont look at very often lol.
Difference between vy/vz cover is early models had a bracket to screw covers to and late models have a clip on style ! not sure if u can convert the early stuff to late ?

 

[PIR4TE]

Split covers FTW!

These fit, eludes to the engine's pedigree... a Corvette LS2 with better heads and manifold:

On the world stage we may look back at SSV Sportwagon as a limited run Corvette Station Wagon :yarr:

Retaining big turtle shell and skull cap over the bananas reduces noise at the expense of very high temp fuel rail. 25-28° ambient then vaporization is not an issue, cool to touch. However at 42°+ and spirited driving, fuel rails are scalding - better off nude with cooling air rather than pimped-up heatsoaked top hat.

 

[bkvyss]

Zactly why im cutting the centre section out. love to have an almost invisible slit/opening in bonnet to let cold air in to engine bay ! mebbe im dreaming but see what i can find lol.

 

[SSV Boy]

No idea if these are any good, but only $170 in alloy

LS2 LS3 Aluminium Engine Covers VE HSV SS SSV V8 Chev Autotecnica | eBay

 

[bkvyss]

If you like them go for it mate. Dont matter what others think. Your car ! Do it how you want it . Ftw ! Haha.