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Old 03-11-10, 05:18 PM
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Talking cleaned things up a bit whatcha guys think??

well i finally finished changing valve cover gaskets, spark plugs, wires, drive belt & tensioner and i was like ehh lets see how good i can make my n/a engine look lol... i painted the valve covers gloss black u cant really tell in the pic but up close its mirror finish..im luvin it...

before

after

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Old 03-11-10, 05:22 PM
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I dont like the red stuff but hawt damn thats clean!

How'd you do it?
Old 03-11-10, 05:23 PM
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anything other than normal is cool.
Old 03-11-10, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by zhillz
I dont like the red stuff but hawt damn thats clean!

How'd you do it?
lol sand paper...paint, polishing compound, wax...new rags...n some q-tips.. lol i went OCD on my engine bay hahaaha oo yeah and i got rid of that damn interstate battery...
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This makes me want to clean mine.

But not really.
lol
Old 03-11-10, 05:50 PM
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came out real clean! I'd clean mine up really good, but there's one more leak that I gotta fix.. it just leaves a mess
Old 03-11-10, 05:55 PM
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wow that is really nice good job bro. if someone came up to me and asked me whats under my hood i would pop it just to show him how sexy it looks NA
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duuuuuuude your in florida..... its time to remove that canister and all that EGR mess

k thx bye lol
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Dude that looks tight....looks kinda after market to a guy that wouldnt know much!!
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Originally Posted by 93MSB
duuuuuuude your in florida..... its time to remove that canister and all that EGR mess
huh...lol im in the military so i figured if i ever had to go out of florida id rather just not mess with it...

Originally Posted by V135
Dude that looks tight....looks kinda after market to a guy that wouldnt know much!!
lol i started fitting on my vertex sides, wise lip and...yeah u get the point..work in progress...

Originally Posted by ELITESKILL
wow that is really nice good job bro. if someone came up to me and asked me whats under my hood i would pop it just to show him how sexy it looks NA
thanx bro

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Old 03-11-10, 06:52 PM
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Nice cleanup, love the look.
Old 03-11-10, 09:47 PM
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clean up looks really good. Not a fan of the red vacuum lines, but its not my car. Enjoy it man, hard work paid off.
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Originally Posted by matrixgts
anything other than normal is cool.
That's what the guys in riced out civic's think.

Looks really clean besides the red, man.
Old 03-12-10, 11:30 AM
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Looks much better!
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Looking real clean there, I am temtped now to clean up my engine bay lol!


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