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2010 engine bay looks boring

Old Nov 21, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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2010 engine bay looks boring

Looks are important, but the under the hood, it does not look like a modders dream.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by fixmejesus
Looks are important, but the under the hood, it does not look like a modders dream.
Are you a troll? Not much under the hood has changed since 2005.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 10:31 AM
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Yeah but it gets the job done bud! 6 model years and you are just now realizing this?? Yeah, I'd say that's a case of "trollism".
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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Drat! I hate it when an engine bay bores me.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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one thing i did notice is on some cars the engine bay is black and on others the engine bay is body color. Anyone have any more info on this

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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RiceEatin2000GT
one thing i did notice is on some cars the engine back is black and on others the engine baby is body color. Anyone have any more info on this?

yes i did notice....dont know why though...maybe a preproduction thing?
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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I Posted about the Black Engine Bay. The Ones with a Black Engine Bay are Pilot Production Cars. They're pretty much hand built. Almost every time Ford introduces a New Model you will see this. It's easier to touch up the black under the hood in the event something happens to the paint when they are working on them.

If you notice to, the wiring harnesses, hoses and other minor details in the Engine compartment are not Production Spec either. Case in point, the "Induction Sound Tube" is missing on the car with the Black Engine Bay.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Wolfsburg
Drat! I hate it when an engine bay bores me.
There's a bit of Hank Hill in all of us!
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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why do you think its boring??? i don't understand the criticism...
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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why do you think its boring??? i don't understand the criticism...
The air intake routing, hoses, Strut tower brace...
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TampaBear67
I Posted about the Black Engine Bay. The Ones with a Black Engine Bay are Pilot Production Cars. They're pretty much hand built. Almost every time Ford introduces a New Model you will see this. It's easier to touch up the black under the hood in the event something happens to the paint when they are working on them.

If you notice to, the wiring harnesses, hoses and other minor details in the Engine compartment are not Production Spec either. Case in point, the "Induction Sound Tube" is missing on the car with the Black Engine Bay.
cool thank you
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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What do you want, a big piece of plastic to cover the whole compartment?

Air intake is ran much better for performance that most cars out there, sans the viper and the vette.

hoses are ran for cost effeciency, so we can almost afford one ($27K+ for base yeowch)

Strut brace bridges the towers. what would be neat about that. Chrome it or paint it yourself.

Are you wanting to cover all the hoses with wire cover or something?
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