Who has removed their engine covers

[tastetickles]

I would do it to reduce the chances of rodent infestation. My two other cars had rats building a nest under the engine cover, I’ve since removed them and open the hood if I’m not driving them for more than two days.

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[GrabberB]

I’m partial to the Ford FE 427 R code engine. It dresses up pretty well.

My grandfather purchased a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL R-Code 427 4-speed new. He loved that car and kept it in a garage all the time. Other cars and trucks came and went but that Galaxie always returned to it's stable while he was alive. It was Black w/very red interior (don't remember Ford color names). I tried purchasing it from my grandparents late in their life - Didn't happen. They said it was to much car for the young man I was at that time. Truth was my uncle (their son) had dibs on that car. My uncle kept it for many years and eventually sold it. I have no idea where it is today. I can only hope it fell in good hands and has been well cared for.

 

[RJW]

I would do it to reduce the chances of rodent infestation. My two other cars had rats building a nest under the engine cover, I’ve since removed them and open the hood if I’m not driving them for more than two days.

Maybe you need some mousetraps under your hood.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

Maybe you need some mousetraps under your hood.

Or maybe you need to drive the car and not park in a barn.

 

[tastetickles]

Maybe you need some mousetraps under your hood.

Trust me, i did everything. Mouse trap, mouse repellant, peppermint spray, poison bait station, the whole deal. They don't work as well as popping the hood.

 

[DarkMatterGrey]

I put a brace on and don't want to remove the brace until i need to. Anybody want to take a picture of the cover off ? Please and thank you.
-DT

I took the cover off after installing the brace. It’s doable, need to lift up the legs that snap into the intake and rotate it around and it’ll come out.

I got sick of getting paper cuts from the sharp edges when doing maintenance.

 

[PONY LOVER]

Ford Performance had blue valve covers available for Gen 1 & Gen 2 Coyotes. Unfortunately they don't work for Gen 3 or Gen 4. I was going to swap them out on my 2019 when I installed the shock tower brace & the Roush CAI. I think more of us old timers remove the cover to recreate the under hood looks of our older Mustangs. I can see if you've been brought up with engine covers on all of the modern cars that you might think it's no big deal. I just shake my head when people want to add the covers to their Bronco Sports & F150s. To each their own.

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