long time no see. coil cover FTW

[ch187]

alright bishez. I'm back. needed a break from the car for a bit. working on it in the winter is a *****.

i left off with the megasquirt. i made my wiring harness and finished most of that up. i needed somewhere to mount my EDIS coil and here is what ive come up with. this was the first time i used the mill. so forgive me.

i havent take a pic with the holes drilled and mounted to the motor. instead of doing all 8 like stock i just did 2 in the front 2 in the back. thought it would look clean and less of a hassle unbolting all those bolts to get it off. i plan on doing another one with some better bits. now that i have a little more experience. so what do you guys think? sorry for the pics. i used my phone and uploaded them through picture mail. once its 100% i'll use a real camera.

Modified by ch187 at 5:41 PM 4/28/2008
Modified by ch187 at 7:01 PM 4/28/2008

[ch187]

oh and its painted red just to see what it would look like. its not staying red. i'm getting rid of the timing belt cover getting tomei gear and a pretty timing belt. the valve covers and coil plate are getting a chrome powder coat. not as shiny as chrome but looks like polished aluminum.

[yourmomsrps13]

all i see is red Xs

[progman]

all i see is red Xs

x2

[r34 gtr]

Did that work?

No. Your pictures FAIL!!

[r34 gtr]

Ok, now they don't fail.

Your engine sits very low. What kind of mounts are you using?

[ch187]

stock ones.

[r34 gtr]

Aaw come on man, I'm just messing around. Didn't mean to upset you.

You've got to at least give me that picture being hilarious.

[ch187]

nah, you didnt upset me. im in a crabby mood. its good.

[r34 gtr]

Ok, so how is it your engine sits so low?

[ch187]

beats me. i thought it was normal. gives me plenty of clearance for the coil though. i never really noticed that it sat so low. but it could explain some things.

[ch187]

congratulations. you found a thread that you actually get to use those stupid ****ing pictures. i see the pics just fine. i'm very aware of how to post them. i just didnt have them on photobucket. i can still see them, if you can't my feelings won't be hurt. enjoy.

[r34 gtr]

Hm, maybe its because I'm just really high. Dunno. Looks low though. I don't think I could have gotten my coil to sit on the plug cover without cutting a hole in the hood.

[The_Chosen_One]

I see the pics just fine. Very nice on the cover especially for the coilpack placement. Just make sure its properly grounded.

Could you make me one? I'll talk to you on aim.

[ca18detgabby]

looks good. aluminum? stainless?

[ch187]

its definately aluminum. but i dont have aim right now. im on my girls computer. but you will have to elaborate on the grounding part. i will only make one extra though. for you julian. because your the reason i got into this whole megasquirt bs in the first place. if i ever get on aim we'll talk business.

[The_Chosen_One]

If you look on the coilpack, where the bolt holes are. You'll see like metal strips that go around on the coil. That part gets grounded, usually it already grounded because its attached to the engine which is attached to the battery. Some peeps say you dont need it, by why take a chance. Ford says it needs a ground so Im not one to argue with the manufacture. You could just stick a ground strap on the cover.

Anyways yea man I'd appreciate if you made one for me, I tried making one and unfortunatly I dont have the right tools to make a clean straight cut and I gave up on the project.

I dont need a cutout for the coilpack the way you have it before the cut out is how I would want mine.

Let me know a price, my Powder Coating business is doing pretty good so I have money to play around with and I'd like to start dressing up my engine bay.

[ch187]

oh yeah..i forgot you did the powder coating thing. how about a trade? i make you a cover how you want it, and you powder coat mine and my valve covers. eh? i'll buy the powder if i have to.

[biosehnsucht]

Your engine sits very low. What kind of mounts are you using?

beats me. i thought it was normal. gives me plenty of clearance for the coil though. i never really noticed that it sat so low. but it could explain some things.

It doesn't look like an S13 to me? The AC stuff bulges from the firewall, and the strut towers look structured differently. Is it an S12 ?

[RS12Turbo]

Is it an S12 ?

Not a s12...............

[biosehnsucht]

S14 then?

After some google imaging, it looks like S14.

Anyways I was wondering cause that could be why it sits "low".

[ca18detgabby]

S14 then?

After some google imaging, it looks like S14.

Anyways I was wondering cause that could be why it sits "low".

i dont know about an S14, but that passenger side hump in the one picture sure doesnt look like any S13 I know of. the AC system on my S13 is on that side as well...... hell my break booster is mount differently too and behind my engine.

It sure does sit low, I didnt even notice the first time I saw the pictures. guess the shiney coil cover was distracting .

the way it is sitting I bet you could even use any strut bar..... there is no way mine cleared anything w/o spacers, or getting a CA strut bar.

Then again....... maybe it is just because the intake mani mounted?

[The_Chosen_One]

Guys its an S13, you guys truly need to look at your cars more.

Heres mine. Im using Nismo CA mounts and it sits as low.

[The_Chosen_One]

oh yeah..i forgot you did the powder coating thing. how about a trade? i make you a cover how you want it, and you powder coat mine and my valve covers. eh? i'll buy the powder if i have to.

Sounds like a deal to me, dont worry about the powder they are dirt cheap. You said you want chrome, I have chrome in stock and havent used it yet, I also have Silver.

[ca18detgabby]

Guys its an S13, you guys truly need to look at your cars more.

Heres mine. Im using Nismo CA mounts and it sits as low.

He said they were stock mounts not nismo.

[r34 gtr]

Mine sits like that as well, sorry guys, I was just baked.

[The_Chosen_One]

He said they were stock mounts not nismo.

I never said he was.

Reading Comprehension > You

[ch187]

so you have chrome powder? you have an example of what it looks like? but you will have to give me an idea of what you want. do you just want it plain? with the stock 8 holes to bolt it down? basically a stock remake? i can have it done by this weekend. and i'll ship you my cover and valve covers, and your cover. deal?

also can you blast them or do i need to have that done. can i just send you my covers straight off the car.

[The_Chosen_One]

Yup I have chrome and silver. to be quite honest I dont like it, doesnt have enough of that mirror shine. I'll take care of the prep, when it comes to valve covers I prefer to use Chemical Strippers instead of blasting. Sometimes the media gets stuck in the baffles and eventually trickle down into the engine and chew up bearings.

Heres a pic from the manufactures site.

This is chrome.



As for the cover, yea I just want it plain with the stock 8 bolts. Nothing fancy.

Heres that Honda ECU project im working on zerothread?id=309650

[float_6969]

All I see is red dots TCO