View Poll Results: Blue valve convers or not?
Yes, the more blue the better
15
88.24%
No, blue valve covers would be to much
2
11.76%
Voters: 17. You may not vote on this poll
Blue valve covers...Yes or no?
01-09-2006, 07:07 PM
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Evansville, Wisconsin
Posts: 366
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 91' Pontiac Firebird
Engine: LT1
Transmission: 4L60E
Blue valve covers...Yes or no?
I'm debating wether or not I want to paint my valve covers blue to match my fuel rail covers on my LT1 swap. It's also a matching blue to the car(in the background). I like the blue, but I think with the VCs blue as well, there might be to much blue in the engine compartment. What do you think?
01-09-2006, 07:29 PM
#2
Supreme Member
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Cincinatti OH
Posts: 1,833
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 1991 L03 700r4 RS
Engine: 1987 WS6 Trans AM Lb2
Transmission: Th350 red neck Performance 3k stall
Axle/Gears: 95 Mustang 8.8 built with 3.73s
Do the plate on top the TB as well
01-10-2006, 10:40 AM
#3
Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Stroudsburg PA
Posts: 329
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 1987 Z-28
Engine: 355
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 10 Bolt/3.23 peg leg :(
I think the blue will set the engine off, I think it'll look great. I'm assuming the firewall is the same blue color?
01-10-2006, 12:51 PM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chico/Antioch California
Posts: 765
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 1989 iroc Z Hardtop
Engine: 350 tpi
Transmission: 700r4
Its your car man go with your instincts, i think it would look good with some nice black VC's and maybe that blue on the TB plate (with custom lettering or decal)
But it looks damn good already
But it looks damn good already
01-11-2006, 12:11 AM
#7
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Evansville, Wisconsin
Posts: 366
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 91' Pontiac Firebird
Engine: LT1
Transmission: 4L60E
Well, I did it. I figured what the heck, if I don't like it, it's easy to put back
Last edited by Coach Hawk; 01-11-2006 at 12:24 AM.
Trending Topics
01-11-2006, 12:27 AM
#9
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Evansville, Wisconsin
Posts: 366
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 91' Pontiac Firebird
Engine: LT1
Transmission: 4L60E
The color is Plasti-Kote "Metal Flake" #311 Blue Metal Flake, avalible in rattle can. It's not the most durable I know, but if I decide I like it, I'll find an exact body color match and do it "right."
01-11-2006, 10:32 AM
#10
Supreme Member
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Cincinatti OH
Posts: 1,833
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 1991 L03 700r4 RS
Engine: 1987 WS6 Trans AM Lb2
Transmission: Th350 red neck Performance 3k stall
Axle/Gears: 95 Mustang 8.8 built with 3.73s
I say intake is fine the way it is, do the TB plate and call it done, that looks SWEET. Blue on grey; you can't beet that color scheme.
01-16-2006, 11:53 PM
#11
Senior Member
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 841
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 09 Cobalt SS Sedan. 92 Z28 vert
Engine: 2.0T EFR6758; 5.0TT T3/T4 8psi
Transmission: F40; 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.76 LSD; 3.23 posi
The water pump wants to be blue too! The water pump looks good painted. My brother did silver, black, and gold on his LT4 TransAm. (The intake is gold for nostalgia, i.e. Smokey and the Bandit.)
the stock alternator is kind of ugly too. he painted his black to make it NOT the center of attention as it seems to make itself, but that blue is so cool, the alt might look good blue. Don't go overboard, but definitely paint the TB plate.
the stock alternator is kind of ugly too. he painted his black to make it NOT the center of attention as it seems to make itself, but that blue is so cool, the alt might look good blue. Don't go overboard, but definitely paint the TB plate.
Last edited by ttypecamaro; 01-16-2006 at 11:57 PM.
01-17-2006, 09:49 PM
#12
Supreme Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Red Lion, PA
Posts: 1,446
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 91 Camaro RS, 99 Camaro Z28
Engine: L03, LS1
Transmission: 700R4, T56
Axle/Gears: bunch of 10 bolts how scary is that
Do the water pump and throttle body that looks really kick ***...and I am not usualy into things like that.
02-06-2006, 11:57 PM
#13
Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posts: 114
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: '89 RS Vert
Engine: LO3
Transmission: 700R4
I really think all you need to do is just clean up and polish all the metal parts to get em nice and shiny and they'll be a perfect match for the stuff you have that's blue already
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
355tpipickup
Tech / General Engine
9
09-13-2015 11:35 PM
