Cleaning up the engine bay..

BlackedOutHemi · Sep 19, 2011

I'm looking to clean up the engine bay, making everything look more neat and clean. What can be done to accomplish this? With cover up parts, replacement parts, etc...

Also, when I'm done dressing it up, I want to clean it. I know I've seen a thread on this. But want to make sure. Cover up battery and alternator with plastic bags, wet down, spray with cleaner, wash off again, run engine to dry, then wash down other parts with waterless spray?

BlackedOutHemi · Sep 19, 2011

I'm already going to get the Strut covers, ABS paintable battery cover, and ABS paintable fuse box cover from 3rdStrikePerformenance. Both to add a little color to my Engine bay and spread out the red.

What would be the best thing to do with the bad looking wires and tubes that are running everywhere? Cover them in colored wire loom?

HemiBabe · Sep 20, 2011

Yeah I think the wire loom is the best thing you can really do, as for the cleaning process you got it right, I did mine with diluted simple green and it worked awesome but any cleaner will do

nim81 · Sep 20, 2011

just make sure you dont use armorall or something like that as it will collect dust like a ****!

you could also get some coil covers from a 6.1L and shave that part off and cover it up with a plate. they look really good. i have a brand new set with the attachment things i might sell if your interested

quietpeen · Sep 20, 2011

if you have an aftermarket cai make sure you cover the filter with a plastic bag also. And here is a tip from your old uncle Lar. After washing be sure to take the plastic bag off of the air filter before you start the truck.............hehe you don't want to know what it does to the filter if you don't.

nim81 · Sep 20, 2011

quietpeen said:
if you have an aftermarket cai make sure you cover the filter with a plastic bag also. And here is a tip from your old uncle Lar. After washing be sure to take the plastic bag off of the air filter before you start the truck.............hehe you don't want to know what it does to the filter if you don't.

That sounds bad!

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blackout11 · Sep 20, 2011

Ya use adams stuff for the engine area and don't use armor all and if you want an idea of what the wire covers look liker here you go.

BlackedOutHemi · Sep 20, 2011

nim81 said:
just make sure you dont use armorall or something like that as it will collect dust like a ****!

you could also get some coil covers from a 6.1L and shave that part off and cover it up with a plate. they look really good. i have a brand new set with the attachment things i might sell if your interested

How much are we talking? Haha. I'd be interested.

Okay. Thanks for the tips everyone. This is something I'll get started on.

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HemiBabe · Sep 20, 2011

quietpeen said:
if you have an aftermarket cai make sure you cover the filter with a plastic bag also. And here is a tip from your old uncle Lar. After washing be sure to take the plastic bag off of the air filter before you start the truck.............hehe you don't want to know what it does to the filter if you don't.

I am quilty of doing this :doh2:

definitely dont forget to take the filer off LMAO luckily I had an extra :crazy:

wermbang · Sep 20, 2011

blackout11 said:
Ya use adams stuff for the engine area and don't use armor all and if you want an idea of what the wire covers look liker here you go.

Man that is clean looking. Sometime I hope I can get mine looking that way

BlackedOutHemi · Sep 20, 2011

I've got the vararam. So it's pretty sealed on it's own. Haha. Shouldn't have to worry about that too much!

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bigbadram1500 · Sep 20, 2011

I need to take some tips here lol I was just under the hood of my truck the other day and wow it is dirty dirty.

nim81 · Sep 20, 2011

BlackedOutHemi said:
How much are we talking? Haha. I'd be interested.

they will need to be modded a bit to fit right
$85 shipped, never installed them , had to special order them. comes with the attachment ball joint things

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