View Poll Results: Do you like the Ralliart engine cover?
Love it. The thing is a work of art.
6
17.14%
I like it enough.
13
37.14%
No way! someone make a CF replacement PLEASE!
7
20.00%
I couldn't care less. Beauty is skin deep, its what's INSIDE that counts.
9
25.71%
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Ralliart Engine Cover
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Ralliart Engine Cover
I was just looking at this thing and realized... Its pretty hideous. I mean, compared to the Scion TC, or the Nissan Spec V, or Honda SI, etc. It just lacks something. It needs to be more robust, look something more like the Evo or even a base Lancer, rather than those artsy bubbles and weak lettering.
If anyone has any fave engine covers, post em here.
If anyone has any fave engine covers, post em here.
Last edited by purecoda; Sep 26, 2004 at 09:49 AM.
haha derrek, they already make a cf cover. lately ive been thinking about this but for the 02-03 lancer, id lvoer for rrm to make one for us since our valve cover is about as drab as drab can be.
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actually, the CF cover isn't an improvement at all, its just and OEM replacement. i just don't like the bubbly shape of the head or the cover, and the lettering sucks too. looks like they just found some random font and said WTH.
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Originally Posted by purecoda
I was just looking at this thing and realized... Its pretty hideous. I mean, compared to the Scion TC, or the Nissan Spec V, or Honda SI, etc. It just lacks something. It needs to be more robust, look something more like the Evo or even a base Lancer, rather than those artsy bubbles and weak lettering.
If anyone has any fave engine covers, post em here.
If anyone has any fave engine covers, post em here.
It has a different strut bar and a different valve cover than the US model.
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Originally Posted by purecoda
I was just looking at this thing and realized... Its pretty hideous. I mean, compared to the Scion TC, or the Nissan Spec V, or Honda SI, etc. It just lacks something. It needs to be more robust, look something more like the Evo or even a base Lancer, rather than those artsy bubbles and weak lettering.
If anyone has any fave engine covers, post em here.
If anyone has any fave engine covers, post em here.
I like it a lot. At least they didn't cover it all over with plastic. One of the few 2004 cars where you can SEE the valve cover. As for the base Lancer valve cover, well it is very plain and ugly.
That toyota one is pretty ugly, it is PLASTIC. The honda one looks good though (the valve cover is behind the spark plug cover, ours is reversed).
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I like the way the engine looks, it's big for an inline 4 and the engine bay itself is roomy, the only thing I don't like is the strut bar colour, instead of red, they should've matched the exterior
Now look at the Toyota, its patheticlly small and cramped
Now look at the Toyota, its patheticlly small and cramped
I like the red bar. it matches my RRM intake. Also will match my ground kit wires, when they get here (delayed from the damn hurricane!). So, I figured I would make my valve cover match, as well:
anyway, I made a howto if anyone wants to do this. its actually really easy. i just used 'ford red' engine paint by duplicolor. really close match! but all in all, i really like the look. its unique. i dont think mitsu was trying to design this like anyone else's car. The CF cover would also help, but only if its not the only CF piece in the bay. that might just look a bit outa place imho.
anyway, I made a howto if anyone wants to do this. its actually really easy. i just used 'ford red' engine paint by duplicolor. really close match! but all in all, i really like the look. its unique. i dont think mitsu was trying to design this like anyone else's car. The CF cover would also help, but only if its not the only CF piece in the bay. that might just look a bit outa place imho.
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Originally Posted by tyler
I like the way the engine looks, it's big for an inline 4 and the engine bay itself is roomy, the only thing I don't like is the strut bar colour, instead of red, they should've matched the exterior
Now look at the Toyota, its patheticlly small and cramped
Now look at the Toyota, its patheticlly small and cramped
Big is right. I find it pretty funny that the 2.4L is a 4 cylinder and the 1.8L in an MX3 is a V6.
Agreed on lots of room too, very unlike a 2004 car.
