Well after installing my Polished APS Plenum & SB, I decided to take the dremel to my engine cover to see what would happen.... Its obviuosly a little rough, and I'm not sure if I am keeping it, but heres an idea of what it looks like.....

 

damn - you don't waste any time do you? Looks like you engine cover got it's nose pierced.

 

how much for the plenum?

 

email me at jays350z@aol.com for more info!

 

That plenum look really nice! I'd just take off the cover & keep it clean. BTW...do you get any rubbing with your APS strut bar & your hood? TIA.

 

Thanks- Yea not sure what I am going to do yet with the cover...Just bored and went dremel crazy!!! I just added a few more pics too.... No rubbing that I can see, the bar sits pretty low, Its under the engine cover, goes in front of the plenum now... Just FYI, the plenum and SB come plain, I just polished both today..... Now I might have to do the timing cover in front... Maybe over the winter!

 

Thanks! Definitely need to post bigger pics though. I'm planning to get this same setup. I was going to just use the Crawford strut bar though but I just recently found out it rubs against the hood on at least two areas.

 

Lookin good! I think it looks great the way it is, at least in the pics. What are you plannng on doing to the cover in the long run?

 

Those pics are from my camera phone.... Its almost 1am here and I just got back from MRC... Finished it about 1 hour ago... More pics and dyno's soon...

 

I don't know.... haha... I will probably grind down the 3.5 thats still visible since I had to lose the VQ and maybe clean up the edges and then re-spray it. Or maybe take it off, do a new grounding kit, and maybe polish the timing cover... I have a few spare covers so I may play around alittle... I was even thinking about wrapping the cover in Carbon Fiber.... Guess time will tell!! I am also doing the Throttle Body now.. Should have it on by the Pocono Z meet this Sat....

 

I like it, especially what you've done to the engine cover.

I like to see when someone gets creative like that , good job man, RESPECT.

 

polishing the front timing cover is a PITA...you gonna do it yourself? what tools will you use?

curious, as i kinda polished mine

 

No, I'm a cheater.!! I have a friend who has a motorcycle shop that does custom polishing... If I do the cover, I am definetaly bringing it there... Like you said, too much of a pita to do it yourself..

 

damnit, now im gonna have to get my aps plenum polished!

 

....+1.............

 

I think polishing may be too hard to keep clean, thinking about powder coating mine... How rough was the surface?

 

can you just PM me the info? Thanks

 

Got some pricing guys:

Polished Plenum - $625 + Shipping
Non Polished Plenum - $450 + Shipping

A bit pricey to me .

 

The surface is cast, just as rough as the stock one... It is better to polish because of the heat factor... Powdercoating is an option but will keep a little more heat in...

 

This pic might be better of the plenum polished.