Rocker Cover

[hawk77]

Has anyone taken off their rocker cover to paint? Is it hard? Do I need to be aware of anything before doing it? I have taken off a rocket cover before on some other cars but not on this one.

[aztecbandit1]

Painted mine with it still on the engine mate, Just have to make sure its cleaned off very well and de-greased and most of the wiring unclips letting you paint it :) I also made a cover for when i fitted my induction kit.

[ormi]

Painted mine with it still on the engine mate, Just have to make sure its cleaned off very well and de-greased and most of the wiring unclips letting you paint it :) I also made a cover for when i fitted my induction kit.

thats smart as fkcu how did you make that???do you have a template??

[Bazza]

darn i haven't got a rocket in mine , so no need for a cover ...........

[aztecbandit1]

Painted mine with it still on the engine mate, Just have to make sure its cleaned off very well and de-greased and most of the wiring unclips letting you paint it :) I also made a cover for when i fitted my induction kit.

thats smart as fkcu how did you make that???do you have a template??

Yeh it was quite easy to do, i used a piece of carboard placed on top of the engine and cut round the bits like the original engine covers, throttle body etc the drew round it onto a sheet of alluminium and cut it out :) just got to get another VVTi cover now so i can finish the paint scheme on the left side of the engine cover :)

[aztecbandit1]

darn i haven't got a rocket in mine , so no need for a cover ...........

:lol: ours are special Bazza

[hawk77]

Painted mine with it still on the engine mate, Just have to make sure its cleaned off very well and de-greased and most of the wiring unclips letting you paint it :) I also made a cover for when i fitted my induction kit.

Hi buddy, at the moment I am thionking if I should get an intake pipe like your or a K&N panel air filter. Do you feel any difference in performance or fuel consumption?

[aztecbandit1]

Not a lot to be honest mate,The fuel difference isnt that much but it does run smoother with either the K&N fitted or the induction kit,

The induction kit i have fitted at the moment gets very very hot due to it running over the exhaust manifolds, So its not the best design, But i am making another setup at the moment which runs down the other side of the engine to the lower front of the car so should improve it quite a bit? The K&N is a good setup due to it using the original airbox and runs a lot cooler than the setup i have at the moment?