Any harm in leaving the engine cover off?

abouttobeglue · Jun 9, 2017

Have to get a replacement hose vent bend for my k&n intake, thinking about painting the engine cover while it's off or just leaving it off all together. Any issues with leaving it off, heat damage to the hood paint would be my only concern

BIGMIKE27 · Jun 9, 2017

abouttobeglue said:
Have to get a replacement hose vent bend for my k&n intake, thinking about painting the engine cover while it's off or just leaving it off all together. Any issues with leaving it off, heat damage to the hood paint would be my only concern

does k&n provide that fitting

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daveray9 · Jun 9, 2017

abouttobeglue said:
Have to get a replacement hose vent bend for my k&n intake, thinking about painting the engine cover while it's off or just leaving it off all together. Any issues with leaving it off, heat damage to the hood paint would be my only concern

Ive always left mine off.. on every car or truck

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whetrick1 · Jun 9, 2017

They look nice if you paint them.

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JIMBOX · Jun 9, 2017

Yeah-off is OK and you can explore your artistic ability by trying different paint schemes--

Good luck

JIMBO

LumberJakl · Jun 9, 2017

Took mine off first day purchasing the truck. Less plastic the better, and better circulation in the engine bay

lagerstout · Jun 9, 2017

It's purpose is just for aesthetics, right?

charonblk07 · Jun 9, 2017

lagerstout said:
It's purpose is just for aesthetics, right?

Correct. They routinely get removed because they also trap hot air under them and those of us that truly care about performance want to lower underhood temps as much as possible to reduce heat soak which does chew in the possible timing advance.

John Jensen · Jun 9, 2017

lagerstout said:
It's purpose is just for aesthetics, right?

Right - serves no purpose other than looks.
Same for the foam pads over the engine. They are there only to lessen the engine noise - you can remove them as well.

repo4sale · Jun 9, 2017

300,000++ on 2 Rams, 0 problems, 10-20 hours saved R&R the POS. May go with or Blue or Red

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nateinva · Jun 9, 2017

I read a good article recently on engine covers. In a nutshell it was an addition to make the "under hood stuff" look less accessible and make people take their vehicles to the dealer for service. It's all about money.

I've been thinking about painting mine and cutting some sections out to fill in with mesh. Some of the Charger setups I've seen are pretty amazing.

Any harm in leaving the engine cover off?

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