How to make a truck motor look good? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

biohazardbill · 07-29-2013, 10:12 AM

You go look in vettes and camaros etc and the motors look clean and pretty sweet, however when it comes to these truck motors they just look butt ugly.

So my question is for some of you 5.3 and 6.0 guys.... what have you done to make the engines eye candy?
To my understanding if you use a car intake that requires alot of other changes like to accessory brackets ect.

Thanks in advance.

Jon01 · 07-29-2013, 01:36 PM

Car intake + accy's.

I've seen some smoothed intakes where they cut all of the ribs off of them and they still looked awful.
Wise man once said - you can't polish a turd.

**Hart_Rod** · 07-29-2013, 01:38 PM

Put one of these on top......

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biohazardbill · 07-29-2013, 02:42 PM

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Put one of these on top......

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That does look sweet.... but no not for what I am doing lol....

Where are your coil packs hidden?

What accessory setup are you using?

BR3W CITY · 07-29-2013, 03:13 PM

I just used an engine cover.

Angryman117 · 07-29-2013, 03:54 PM

That cover looks good, maybe I will have to find some for my build!

**Hart_Rod** · 07-29-2013, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by biohazardbill

That does look sweet.... but no not for what I am doing lol....

Where are your coil packs hidden?

What accessory setup are you using?

The coil packs will be in the stock location. I'm using the Holley LS accessory brackets.

Kim57 · 07-29-2013, 09:47 PM

Here's what I did.
Just a little paint and I think it looks O.K.
Kim

mooseknuckles · 07-29-2013, 10:00 PM

I don't think it looks too bad?

Daaaanz67 · 07-29-2013, 10:46 PM

Me either

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1old67 · 07-29-2013, 11:01 PM

Those look really nice. Hope mine looks as nice
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RocketKing · 07-30-2013, 10:42 AM

biohazardbill · 07-30-2013, 10:47 AM

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That looks sharp.... The vortec Max cover I assume. How did you get rid of the logos?

Angryman117 · 07-30-2013, 03:44 PM

Kim57 is that Pontiac metalic blue? Your paint job looks good.

BR3W CITY · 07-30-2013, 06:29 PM

^^I thought that too in the first picture, but the second picture looks more gray-mica. sweet color

Kim57 · 07-30-2013, 06:31 PM

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Kim57 is that Pontiac metalic blue? Your paint job looks good.

Thanks.
The paint is VHT Engine Metallic "Titanium Silver Blue".
The top pic is a better representation on how it really looks.
Kim

RocketKing · 07-30-2013, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by biohazardbill

That looks sharp.... The vortec Max cover I assume. How did you get rid of the logos?

Thanks for the compliment, it is a Vortec Max cover, I just ground off the letters with disc sander and then used bondo to fill and feather it out. Be sure and scuff the rest of cover and use a plastic adhesion spray before painting.

BigDan3131 · 07-31-2013, 11:13 PM

I'm building a whole engine cover out of aluminum since I don't care for the stock ones and with it fully covered it cleans up everything. It also allows me to go hood less.

Wasted Income · 08-01-2013, 03:23 PM

It's still pretty ugly, but LS3 intake and F-body accessories helped. Also moved the coils.

biohazardbill · 08-01-2013, 06:03 PM

I like that too... other than the turbo what did it take. Dont you have to have l92 heads for the ls3 intake?

Wasted Income · 08-02-2013, 10:06 AM

Yes, i have LS3 heads (rectangle port)...hence the LS3 intake. Just bolt the f-body accessories on (with an F-body balancer) and go. I made brackets to relocate the coils down by the motor mounts.

biohazardbill · 08-02-2013, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Wasted Income

Yes, i have LS3 heads (rectangle port)...hence the LS3 intake. Just bolt the f-body accessories on (with an F-body balancer) and go. I made brackets to relocate the coils down by the motor mounts.

Is the crank pulley the same? Just need the balancer?

Wasted Income · 08-02-2013, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by biohazardbill

Is the crank pulley the same? Just need the balancer?

The crank pulley is the balancer.

mcbassin · 08-02-2013, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Wasted Income

It's still pretty ugly, but LS3 intake and F-body accessories helped. Also moved the coils.

Nothing Ugly about that engine! work of art

yossarian19 · 08-02-2013, 03:50 PM

Coil relocation & nicer valve covers are a good start. Putting an aluminum intake on it is expensive but probably helps. Brackets that are a little less industrial looking would help too but I don't know whats available without going to the full car accessory setup. A standalone harness will lay out a lot cleaner / nicer than a modified factory setup. Other than that... it's an engine.

07-29-2013, 10:12 AM	#1
biohazardbill Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Forsyth, Ga Posts: 1,012	How to make a truck motor look good? You go look in vettes and camaros etc and the motors look clean and pretty sweet, however when it comes to these truck motors they just look butt ugly. So my question is for some of you 5.3 and 6.0 guys.... what have you done to make the engines eye candy? To my understanding if you use a car intake that requires alot of other changes like to accessory brackets ect. Thanks in advance.

07-29-2013, 01:36 PM	#2
Jon01 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 450	Re: How to make a truck motor look good? Car intake + accy's. I've seen some smoothed intakes where they cut all of the ribs off of them and they still looked awful. Wise man once said - you can't polish a turd.

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Angryman117 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: VAFB, CA Posts: 227	Re: How to make a truck motor look good? Kim57 is that Pontiac metalic blue? Your paint job looks good.

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BR3W CITY meowMEOWmeowMEOW Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MKE WI Posts: 7,128	Re: How to make a truck motor look good? ^^I thought that too in the first picture, but the second picture looks more gray-mica. sweet color __________________ *'66 Short Step / SD Tuned / Big Cam LQ4 / Backhalfed /Built 4l80e / #REBUILDEVERYTHING* MY BUILD THE H8RDCPTR //\\ MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL REV J HD

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BigDan3131 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maple Valley, WA Posts: 1,913	Re: How to make a truck motor look good? I'm building a whole engine cover out of aluminum since I don't care for the stock ones and with it fully covered it cleans up everything. It also allows me to go hood less. __________________ Custom Painter/Restoration Specialist 1965 GMC 3/4 Ton LB SOLD? 1964 Chevy El Camino in full restoration 1991 Chevy S10 288K+ miles 2nd Owner SOLD 2020 RAM 1500 Warlock

08-01-2013, 03:23 PM	#19
Wasted Income Boosted Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mackinaw, IL Posts: 2,200	Re: How to make a truck motor look good? It's still pretty ugly, but LS3 intake and F-body accessories helped. Also moved the coils. __________________ 1972 2wd K/5 Blazer Turbocharged 370 LSx - 941 rwhp / 1093 rwtq 1969 Chevy K-10 L33 5.3 / 4L80E / NP241 / 4" lift 1964 Buick Skylark Twin TURBO 383 LS pro-touring project 2014 VW Passat TDI - Daily Driver Turbo diesel 2015 Sierra Denali HD Duramax Turbo diesel 2023 Ford Explorer ST - Twin Turbskis 2023 Ford F150 RCSB - Whipple Supercharged 2017 Polaris RZR Turbo 2014 Nor-Tech Center Console - Twin Supercharged Outboards *TURBO ALL THE THINGS!!*

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biohazardbill Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Forsyth, Ga Posts: 1,012	Re: How to make a truck motor look good? I like that too... other than the turbo what did it take. Dont you have to have l92 heads for the ls3 intake?



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08-02-2013, 10:06 AM	#21
Wasted Income Boosted Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mackinaw, IL Posts: 2,200	Re: How to make a truck motor look good? Yes, i have LS3 heads (rectangle port)...hence the LS3 intake. Just bolt the f-body accessories on (with an F-body balancer) and go. I made brackets to relocate the coils down by the motor mounts. __________________ 1972 2wd K/5 Blazer Turbocharged 370 LSx - 941 rwhp / 1093 rwtq 1969 Chevy K-10 L33 5.3 / 4L80E / NP241 / 4" lift 1964 Buick Skylark Twin TURBO 383 LS pro-touring project 2014 VW Passat TDI - Daily Driver Turbo diesel 2015 Sierra Denali HD Duramax Turbo diesel 2023 Ford Explorer ST - Twin Turbskis 2023 Ford F150 RCSB - Whipple Supercharged 2017 Polaris RZR Turbo 2014 Nor-Tech Center Console - Twin Supercharged Outboards *TURBO ALL THE THINGS!!*

08-02-2013, 03:50 PM	#25
yossarian19 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nevada City, CA Posts: 908	Re: How to make a truck motor look good? Coil relocation & nicer valve covers are a good start. Putting an aluminum intake on it is expensive but probably helps. Brackets that are a little less industrial looking would help too but I don't know whats available without going to the full car accessory setup. A standalone harness will lay out a lot cleaner / nicer than a modified factory setup. Other than that... it's an engine.

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