Need to see clean engine bays. I want to clean up my engine bay by eliminating crap that i dont need under the hood anymore. So i need to see what you guys got rid of and how much cleaner it looks.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/detailing/6...l?ref=esp-link

 

not much you can really take out of the engine bay except maybe put a true CAI instead of the stock air filter box.

 

Get rid of the damn AC and cruise control, airbox too.

 

AznRyan: i didnt mean what to use to clean the engine bay; i meant to ask what to take out/eliminate. Things that are useless under our hoods.

Chrome and Augustus: will take those items into consideration.

 

The more complicated and compact things are under the hood, the cooler it looks. So leave everything as is.

BTW: The engine bay isn't where useless things go. Try cleaning your trunk instead.

 

Do what I did and relocate the battery to the trunk. This way you can sit in the engine bay like I do when theres work to be done.

 

Have an gel cell do ya?

 

I eliminated all egr crap battery in trunk few other things. I dnt have emissions where I live though.

 

Hella lucky.

 

Was running a lead acid just for testing and moving around purposes. But it died last week FINALLY! So now I finally get my gel cell when I get the money.

 

Can you post pics. We dont have emissions here either.

 

I'll throw some pictures up of how I plugged the egr hole on the exhaust mani and the intake tomorrow.

 

Get it in there soon, lead acid battery in the trunk is a risky scenario.

 

JB weld 5-6 layers of aluminum can cut outs, then fit a gasket to the back and add a bit of gasket maker behind it all and tighten it down. ACE hardware has the fittings for the exhaust manifold. I can't remember the sizes though.

 

Holy crap that is butchered!

What I did was take an extra cam end cap - good, thick, strong, and flat - use the EGR valve to mark my lines on the cam plate. Line up the bolt holes when you do this. I know one hole lines up, been a while so perhaps two of them do. Then take a grinder and cut along the line. Use a file or the grinder to smooth out angled cuts. Use a bit of black silicone gasket maker and two shorter bolts....the end. This is what I did on my turbo.

I can make some of these if anyone wants. Not NWP quality or anything, but clean and doesn't attract attention, just does its job eliminating the EGR.

Only other things I can think to remove is already mentioned - battery, cruise control, and stock airbox.

 

Interesting stuff.

 

Hmm, didn't think to use the cam end caps. That'll definitely be something to change out with in the future. This was way cheap and effective.

 

I can take pics of exactly what I did for the egr. My setup won't really attain to majority of you other 3rd gens since I am boosted. Since the pic I eliminated all the solenoids and extra lines that mount under intake.

 

Oh the dead battery is out now. It sat in my box I have for it that has a vent hose that runs out of the trunk

 

 

 

 

Hmmm, not sure what's missing? Something, I know it's right in front of me!!

LOL!!

 

I've removed the variable intake solenoid and the vacuum tank.

 

Think you removed more than that my friend! Show-off!!

 

Damn Aaron. Damn you just had to show off again.

 

3.5 swap awesome

 

Yo what happen to your cruise ctrl?

 

now that Aaron has unofficially put an end to this thread...

my VE (no the paint on the fender isnt nicked and scratched, its just dirt and road crap from winter driving, as you can see the snow, its the only clear picture i have

 

Well I'd post a pic of mine but its already in my sig.

 

rhymes with "urbo" ?

 

Just finished changing the HG on the rear bank!

 

Sorry.

But I like the paint on your VC and UIM.

lol

 

Scrapped it since I changed my steering wheel.

 

 

Ahh I see now.

 

Chris, how much would you charge to make those plates?

 

Here's mine:

 

Revival time


NA2T as soon as I can find the time.

Once upon a time this powered a 3rd gen.

Hmmm throw that in there! For no dang reason.