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Couldn’t deal with all the coolant hoses and catch can completely blocking the passenger side of the motor. I bought a bunch of hose and rerouted everything I could out the front of the motor under the throttle body and moved the catch can over next to the brake booster. Took a few hours but I think it was worth the effort.
@UNBROKEN Howdy Sir... Quick question for you. When you bought your Coil Covers... did you find some specifically for 18s? I ask because I am wanting to get some for my 18 and I only find 15-17s. Are they the same? Also what catch can are you running... did you have to re do the hoses for that?
Since I can't touch my truck for a while yet, I am building shopping lists. I chose a Polished Whipple and see there are Chrome Coil Covers out there... but I think the Chrome will be to Mirror-y if that makes sense. So I think I am going to buy the black aluminum ones (or maybe they are steel) sandblast them and Powder Coat with Super Chrome. The Prismatic Powders Super Chrome once Cleared, ends up less mirror and more of a satin finish which i think should match the polished finish on the Whipple pretty close. Also I see JLT and BBK both make Satin/Cleared Catch cans as well. Just trying to figure out which one to go with. I do my own Powder Coating... so if they are not right, I can blast them and try a different mixture.
Here are tow hooks I did on my F350. This is the Super Chrome before heat.
This is after the Clear Vision Top Coat. Before the Top Coat, they look EXACTLY like real chrome... but you can't leave them that way or they will corrode. After the Top Coat, they dull down a bit and take on more of a satin finish.
Well mine is a 16 so the coil covers are easy. I don’t know if there’s any difference with the 18’s or not. I think the 18 Mustang engine cover is larger though so they may not get the coil covers. The catch can is JLT and yes I rerouted the hoses to get it out of my way.
And I used 3/4” hose for everything on the coolant lines. I bought a bunch of straight hose and some random formed hoses with 90’s and stuff in case I needed to make any hard corners to not risk any kinks. I didn’t really have a plan...I just started moving stuff until I was happy.
Well mine is a 16 so the coil covers are easy. I don’t know if there’s any difference with the 18’s or not. I think the 18 Mustang engine cover is larger though so they may not get the coil covers. The catch can is JLT and yes I rerouted the hoses to get it out of my way.
Ahhhh gotcha... well crap. I guess I will have to wait and see when I get it then if anything is made for our 18s.
05-12-2018, 07:54 PM
A little underhood housekeeping
