Plastic Engine Cover Heat Protectant Strip
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Plastic Engine Cover Heat Protectant Strip
This weekend I was doing some upper plenum polishing and decided to pull off the engine cover panel to polish underneath it. What I found were the little strips of cushion, taped to the panel, were dry rotted and brittle. Consequently they made nasty stains on my polished upper plenum. After removing the stains with heavy elbow grease, I decided to replace the cushioned strips. Took a drive down to my local Autozone to see what I could find.
What I found was a roll of cork gasket material for $5.99:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...ier=67681_0_0_
I already had a roll of 3M double sided tape at home, so I measured it off and cut the strips to mimic the old ones. It's an easy little DIY project. I'm hoping the gasket material holds up to the heat. Here's some before and after pics...
What I found was a roll of cork gasket material for $5.99:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...ier=67681_0_0_
I already had a roll of 3M double sided tape at home, so I measured it off and cut the strips to mimic the old ones. It's an easy little DIY project. I'm hoping the gasket material holds up to the heat. Here's some before and after pics...
You know,don't know if those cushioned strips on the engine cover actually serve
a purpose.Especially for heat protection.When I had my plenum polished,I installed
a CF engine cover.I used no gasket or cushioning in the install.
Its just fine.I'm thinking that the foam strips were there for more of a vibration
insolation rather than for the heat.
a purpose.Especially for heat protection.When I had my plenum polished,I installed
a CF engine cover.I used no gasket or cushioning in the install.
Its just fine.I'm thinking that the foam strips were there for more of a vibration
insolation rather than for the heat.
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You know,don't know if those cushioned strips on the engine cover actually serve
a purpose.Especially for heat protection.When I had my plenum polished,I installed
a CF engine cover.I used no gasket or cushioning in the install.
Its just fine. m thinking that the foam strips were there for more of a vibration
insolation rather than for the heat.
a purpose.Especially for heat protection.When I had my plenum polished,I installed
a CF engine cover.I used no gasket or cushioning in the install.
Its just fine. m thinking that the foam strips were there for more of a vibration
insolation rather than for the heat.
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Hopefully you use an abacus. We don't want any wrong calculations...
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shouldnt have any issues with the cork, thats what i had on my intake plenum and throttle body(it was even used, left on from the previous owner lol.) and had no issues used to use it alot in my sbc's with no issues holds up great. it will deteriorate with time(but then again dosnt nearly everything?) but its easy to clean off
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shouldnt have any issues with the cork, thats what i had on my intake plenum and throttle body(it was even used, left on from the previous owner lol.) and had no issues used to use it alot in my sbc's with no issues holds up great. it will deteriorate with time(but then again dosnt nearly everything?) but its easy to clean off
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