Hey guys,

do you know where i can get those new valve covers etc.? - - or any suggestions to deck-out my engine bay? (you know, those exhaust covers/valve cover)

(i seen something called beams??)

snapshotgt

You cant, theres nothing you can buy like that. You can take ur cover off and have it powder coated, along with a bunch of other stuff, then get some corny color tubing and go crazy.

-Supersprynt+Nov 1, 2005 - 11:20 PM

I have that corny tubing! (go look at my profile) >>

anyway, thanks...i was thinking that was the case-

Yes I see that, step 2 is taking it off.

Dare I say...rice? J/K...kinda its w/e I personally wouldnt put it on there.

Just clean stuff up. You can get some TRD oil caps, and radiator caps. Also, a chrome short ram would look pretty. I'd go with cold air, you'll get some more performance gains and it'll be pretty.

EDIT: Oh, I seen you already have a CAI. Lose the yellow wire.

This post has been edited by Bigmeanbulldog55: Nov 2, 2005 - 12:31 AM

if your looking for dress up, basically get a stainless steel braiding kit ( it's a b*tch to put on but clean it up), get the valve cover/fuel intake powder coated or polished, you can also get the header cover that you have polished or powder coated as well....then you have the oil cap and the dip stick and stuff like that.

-snapshotgt+Nov 1, 2005 - 9:11 PM

The BEAMS is a completely different engine. It's a 3S-GE.

-BlackSTX+Nov 2, 2005 - 2:56 PM


Yeah but he was just digging on the red colored valve cover - he didn't know about the Beams being a different engine.
You can also paint your valve cover with High temp engine paint and be sure to use lots of brake caliper clear coat. In the end after all the stuff is hooked back up to it and the throttle cables are back in place, etc. it will look as good as powdercoating. It won't be as durable to things like dropping a wrench on it but it will be waaaay cheaper and you can do it yourself in like two hours including drying time.
I did it on my last 6th gen but I personally think a clean valve cover with the correct badging applied looks better - less ricey.

If you want - check out my engine pic in my profile - I personally think my engine is beautiful (just my opinion). I even have the ricer wire covering but I think it rounds the engine out pretty well. Notice the TRD oil cap and radiator cap. They are way pimp and you can get them at any descent Toyota dealership (or waaay cheaper on e-bay but they wont be authentic usually).

get some high heat engine paint take your valve cover off and paint it. ta daaa

EDIT: i agree lose the yellow.

This post has been edited by ILuvMyCelica95: Nov 2, 2005 - 8:20 PM

awwweman, that yellow tubing rocks the hizzzo.....i do have to admit...it is a little ricy....but it rocks in a non-rice way >> !

haha, anyway, thanks for your suggestions!

hizzzo... hmm lol

whatever floats your boat.

what color do you want to paint it?

don't know...something that goes well w/my body pait....red or something....any pics?...nothing too rice...yellow tubing is enough for me >>

idk how red and yellow will look together- maybe get rid of the yellow and do the valve cover? idk.

just paint it black and give it lots of clearcoat

lol if you put red stuff in there too then it would look like a McDonald's-mobile

i would get some high-temp engine paint and paint a few items...not a lot though, that would look bad like those of us who paint our interior's too much (no, i'm not one of them)

-Verde97+Nov 3, 2005 - 3:38 PM


lol, i think i'll keep it how it is...not worth the time!

- - - this engine bay IS NOT RICE - - - IT'S hip-higgidddddddddy!

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jk, thanks for you suggs....