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Yeah those 8-71's cost a little more than a plastic cover lol. Well worth every penny though.My favorite engine cover was originally designed by GMC. I'm at work so I don't have time to dig up a picture, but it's know as an 8-71.
Question: On the intake elbow on the Lariat, it looks like a resonator is attached. While the XL/XLT just has a pipe.The XL or XLT doesn't have the piece of plastic over the engine. I guess that is a higher trim level/Lariat thing.
Just a FYI thing.
I think I have had it off twice, only a couple screws hold it on.
I would be thrilled to open the hood and gaze upon the spark plugs all in a neat row down the middle with absolutely nothing in the way of changing them.
No idea, I was just doing a PSA on the cover.
Maybe, only Ford Customers who buy the upper trim care about intake rumble, and Ford knows that.
(hint of sarcasm)
I bought it with problems and was taking it off a lot though.
If you look at the two pics in the first post there is a big box coming off the intake tube of the truck with the engine cover, it is tied into that. I don't know if they are doing on lower trim trucks (maybe fancy XLT's
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It's done to keep idiotic noise complaints down. When the engine is "too quiet" other road noise and typical interior creeks and rattles become more noticeable. The engine acts as a white noise machine to cover those noises up. Instead of paying a fortune to sound proof and pad every panel, nut, and fastener they add an artificial engine sound to work as the white noise machine so they dont get swamped by dumb customers bitching about every rattle.Yes, there is some form of artificial "intake noise" piped in, I believe through the sound system. I totally agree that this is a pretty stupid idea, but it is not at all bothersome to me. For some reason this seems to be done by many manufactures
They pipe in intake noise which kinda sounds like exhaust noise but without the unpleasant fumes.The engine cover is a foam like material instead of the normal hard plastic you see, I guess thats what helps dampen the sound. Why they wouldnt put it across all models is anyone's guess, cheesy way to save a couple bucks.
Yes, there is some form of artificial "intake noise" piped in, I believe through the sound system. I totally agree that this is a pretty stupid idea, but it is not at all bothersome to me. For some reason this seems to be done by many manufactures
truth.
possible forscan... looking at hpt the bcm situation not likely.
That is what I thought at the time too, struck me as kind of weird since there really isn't really much to see.
I believe on the Ranger it is all electronic, not a "sound tube like some others have.
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