So I have searched (just a little on this topic compared to my other topics when I have a question), because it involves a lot of opinion compared to my other questions where there is usually a very strict empirical answer.

SO! I want to make my engine bay look as nice as possible (luxury or sporty, either or, doesn't matter). I just don't want to have the ugly stock parts everywhere.

So far, I have the Kinetix V+ Plenum and a polished Injen CAI.

I know most people go all chrome/polished, and some go all carbon fiber or black.

Because I have one part that is black (plenum), and one that is polished (CAI), I'm kind of just trying to go for the look that will make the rest of my engine bay look as good as possible with the current setup I have at this point.


The reason I'm posting this thread is because I don't know the names of the parts I'm trying to search for.

Perhaps a few of them are:

(1) RHD battery cover?
(2) Air diverter panel?
(3) Timing/cooling kit thing?
(4) Grounding kit?

I'm not sure exactly what all the names of the parts are, but I'm contemplating getting a custom painted 350Z engine cover to go along with my Kinetix plenum. Or, I could just get a bunch of stuff to make the engine look nicer (and consequently not use an engine cover at all). I know this is kind of a loose/vague thread, but I'm just looking to figure out what parts I could buy to help my engine bay not look so ugly when I open my hood!



Here are some looks I'm striving for (pics found on Google):






PICTURE #2


PICTURE #3



At this point I'm leaning towards going for mostly carbon fiber stuff, maybe a polished timing kit (if that's the name of it)...

But I just want to know from you all what the names of parts are that I should be looking for, and if you happen to know where I could get any of those parts, let me know as well.

 

Get a supercharger....looks good and actually does something.

Making our cars shiny and chromed is like being rice with a bigger budget.

 

check out my polished Z-tube and hoses/clamps in the classifieds. Those would be great starts

 

That's why I'm leaning towards CF or just newer/cleaner/painted parts...

I don't have $10k like others to drop on a boosted engine...however, I have about $500 I wouldn't mind spending to make my bay look a lot nicer.

Make useful posts...something that actually contributes to the OP's question.

 

I'm not interested in the Z-tube, but I'll take a look at your hoses and clamps..

 

For low budget...I say clean it up and replace any broken/missing peices.
Maybe use a can spray paint to dress it up a little.

A clean engine bay is a happy engine bay.

 

i guess all the hotroders from back in the day are rice then

 

In a backwards retrospective way....Yes!

They share similar traits, but I would say hot rodders still bought items that had function.

 

anything in your bay has a function weather it's polished or not

 

Lets' not get off topic, even though it's kinda interesting...lol.

Here are the main parts I'm looking for, I guess...I know I'm probly missing stuff, a lot of stuff, but here's what stands out to me when I look at the engine bay; and I think, "that's ugly":





For the red circle, a radiator cap.

For the purple, an oil filler cap.

For the yellow, it's that really long plastic piece that stretches all the way across the top of the grille...what is that called?

For the blue, it's that smaller piece that is probably the ugliest of the engine bay parts IMO, and it extends a little bit out from the piece circled in yellow...what is that called?

Lastly, the green...it's huge. As shown in my picture higher up in the thread (first post), a bunch of the parts in the green-circled area are polished. Is that an entire kit? Or did he/she get each of those parts separately? What are those called?


Those are the main 5 that I see when I look at my bay. I also wanna get a RHD battery cover, and probably a custom-colored grounding kit. But other than that, any other large parts that I missed? I think I can get all the above parts for under $500-ish, maybe under $250 if I really shop around and am patient. But I need help with the names of these parts...and if any of ya'll know where I can find them, or someone who custom makes these parts in cf, I would also like to know.

 

Sorry about jacking up the thread.

 

It's fine...i just want someone who knows the names of the parts I've circled above. I know you think that it's just a waste of money (by the post that was deleted), but if I've got a couple extra hundred dollars that I've saved up to make the bay look nicer, then I feel that it's a decent purchase. And even if others think it's a waste of money, these products are being made for a reason, and anyone who purchases them is helping the economy, even if it's just $50 here and there.

 

Need to save more, way more.

 

well i've got 5 digits sitting in the bank, but I wouldn't prefer to dump that on stuff like in my engine bay. I've seen some CF "diverter" things (yes, things, cuz no one has yet to confirm the name of them) for $45 shipped. A stock 350Z engine cover that I can paint myself for $50. Two caps for $100, and perhaps I could paint my own hoses for $20? That's a little over $200. Yes, I could pay flat out retail for every possible engine bay part...but I'd like to just figure out the names of them, so I can search for them, so I can buy them. Lol. That's all.

 

the blue circled part is the "snorkel," just take it off it's free. serves no purpose w/a CAI

the yellow circled part is the "core support," you can paint it

as for the caps, yes you can get nicer ones and if you wanna be budget minded just get a 350z style 1/2 engine cover to cover up the rest of the mess in there