lol i thought you were talking about someone's valve cover. and its all good. im glad after all the crap that went on you found some happiness and she does sound like a keeper. a lady in the street but a freak in the sheet lol.

 

haha, no, no valve covers. But yeah man, I couldnt be happier. I dated her once before and was way into back then......but then made an irrational decision to get back with Courtney, and ended up dumping Andrea for Courtney a few years ago. But as luck would have it........we somehow found each other again, and im just so much happier with her all around than I ever was Courtney. But im off to bed man, later.

 

ya i've made a few stupid mistakes like that as well. the last girl i was starting to get serious with ended up playing some mind games and then screwin around with a good friend of mine and then had the guts to get mad at me when i told her i wanted to see other people lol. we still talk and wish she hadn't have done that but oh well. anyways have a good one im heading to bed here as well. got to work early.

 

The plastic cover has two jobs. The first is to quiet the cam and valve noise. The second is to help hold the heat in the engine for longer to reduce cold starts. It is NOT helpful to remove it. If your cooling system is doing it's job your engine temp will be exactly regulated. If it is getting too hot then there are other problems. As ugly as they are these plastic covers do serve a purpose.


It does look nice without it though!

 

wtf are u guys talking about we went from valve cover to some chick. PLease don't go on off-topic rants in my thread, make your own, nobody cars about your girl problems.

 

agreed

 

i just installed my intake today and decided to leave the cover on there......for now lol

 

Does anyone have a picture of this horrid plastic cover?

 

Check My vbGarage for the horrid plastic cover

 

stock

painted

50% polished valve cover

 

will removing this thing be bad for the engine in the cold Canadian winter? it usually gets down to at least -40 here in the winter...

 

i've have mine removed as well as my brothers 2.4 all winter here in calgary

 

took it off the day i bought it (regina, sask) and went through the coldest of cold days (-53* windchill) and i was fine. hell, i threw on an ntake halfway through winter and im STILL fine lol

 

You have to define "bad". Cold starts wear the engine faster and if you push the engine before it's warmed up you could damage it. This cover helps insulate the engine and it will heat up a little faster. Also it will hold the heat for longer, so if you are out shopping and are turning the engine off and on it helps reduce the wear that would occur if the oil were allowed to cool.

If you live in a hot area it probably won't make any difference but removing it really isn't a plan for solving overheating. Your cooling system opens and closes the thermostat as needed.

So don't worry too much if you remove it but it was there for a reason.