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"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7) 08/14/2020 at 01:47 • Filed to: Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo 4C, steampunk

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I finally figured out how to lift the cosmetic engine cover off the 4C’s naughty little 1750.

In what appears to be an effort to save space for the rear boot, all these hoses are just haphazardly routed with no regard to aesthetics.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/14/2020 at 01:55

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Added lightness

Nauraushaun > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/14/2020 at 02:18

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I’m on board with this. There’s an honest purposefulness to it. The opposite of fake vents if you like.

TorqueToYield > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/14/2020 at 08:32

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Some of those ‘cosmetic’ engine covers play an important part in directing air flow and cooling, might want to keep it on if that’s the case.

Spanfeller is a twat > TorqueToYield 08/14/2020 at 08:59

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But mostly noise no?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/14/2020 at 09:11

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It’s Italian, they routed the hoses just to get them connected , then said they fixed it tomorrow. Of course, tomorrow never comes in Italy.

TorqueToYield > Spanfeller is a twat 08/14/2020 at 09:23

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probably. you’ d notice if it heats up.

Milky > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/14/2020 at 09:25

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I gotta give Mazda some credit here. They went back to a metal cam cove r like the old cars, the one thing they did that added weight on the ND.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 08/14/2020 at 09:36

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Sounds like a software developer. :P

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > TorqueToYield 08/14/2020 at 12:30

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Good point, y eah, I don’t plan on finding out. Will start it up to gawk at its vibrations for a bit, but put the cover back on for driving. Interestingly, the cover itself is metal around the vents.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Milky 08/14/2020 at 12:32

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That’s a great-looking engine bay!