ahhhhhh, if a nice clean engine like this doesn't make your eyes roll back in your head, well then you're not a true motorhead.... :lol: Yeah.....I'm a sicko!!

http://www.pixagogo.com/S5FksiLO1CVOqcGWadvXGiTHcIn-7cuD3eOzIIq-Ddz6kKka1zE3hhsDBuwhI4HZxICQvm261B0zqLvaT1OBcptANy WHpQwwuUcJG49Lrr4MU_/DCP_4028.JPG

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I cleaned mine up Sat and I put the CAI in Fri along with a bath and wax. :fan2:
Where's your TB Cover? I wanna paint mine and was wondering if I could run a few days without it on.
Also noticed you have a couple more screws on you CAI Box. Mine's not sealed down good. Just noticed it this morning when I was showing it off. So should I do that too? Gotta have matching screws tho!! :moonwalk:

BYW~~~Pretty

Wow, you have a good eye noticing the extra screws I installed in the cover plate....

I installed 2 extra screws midway on that cover plate to seal it down a long time ago. They are number 8 screws I think, just small sheetmetal screws. Matching screws would be a serious pain to install and would probably make the holes too big without an insert like the originals.

You can run without the intake shroud if you want. Sometimes I put it on there and sometimes I don't. I like it more with it off, now if I could just clean up all the wires because it is REALLY busy looking without the shroud.

did you armoral the whole engine comartment? those hoses are awfully shiny 8)

did you armoral the whole engine comartment? those hoses are awfully shiny 8)

I use a silicone based tire shine. It evaporates nicely and keeps the wires and hoses from getting brittle and cracking. The stuff I used this time was Meguiar's hot shine tire spray. The bad thing about this stuff is it stinks like hell.....it's aweful...Use in a well ventilated area!!!

wow never would have thought to use tire shine products, thats an idea im going to have to exersize quite frequently.

on a side note, i to have my engine cover off. i like the look of the motor compartment. imo

ahhhhhh, if a nice clean engine like this doesn't make your eyes roll back in your head, well then you're not a true motorhead.... :lol: Yeah.....I'm a sicko!!

http://www.pixagogo.com/S5FksiLO1CVOqcGWadvXGiTHcIn-7cuD3eOzIIq-Ddz6kKka1zE3hhsDBuwhI4HZxICQvm261B0zqLvaT1OBcptANy WHpQwwuUcJG49Lrr4MU_/DCP_4028.JPG

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Very nice JT! I plan to duplicate this weekend. Did you use a pressure washer???

The thing I lke about the Meguiar's is that it doesn't attract dust. I have a buddy that swears by Son Of A Gun shine, but I tried it and within a couple of days the whole engine compartment was coated in thick dust. I prompty scratched that one off my list!!!

Mmmmmm shiny. :) I can't wait for the weather to break here so I can detail mine. :)

Very nice JT! I plan to duplicate this weekend. Did you use a pressure washer???

No pressure washer, I just spray some simple green on the engine, let it soak in a few minutes, then just hose it off. Works like a charm!!

You cover up any of the sensors or just hose the compartment down without fear? :)

You cover up any of the sensors or just hose the compartment down without fear? :)

HOSER down old buddy.....What's the saying....NO FEAR!!! Seriously though the Titan connectors are well sealed. If you look closely you'll see they have an accordian shaped boot on them that seals them off when snapped shut. I've done this probably a dozen times to this engine and have never had a problem. NO FEAR!!!

Wow, Dale, we think alike. I just did mine Friday, used Simple Green and the Meguiar's also. The Meguiar's does stink a little bit but goes away after a day and best of all, no dust.

Now if I placed a Play Boy and a Pictures of Titan's MOD book in front of JetTech....which one do you think he would choose??

Man, that would be fun to watch. . . . . . . . . .

Man, must be nice!! We are in the middle of a snow storm here in NM?!? :evil:

Man, that would be fun to watch. . . . . . . . . .

SICKOS......... :roflmao:

Nice but its gonna get dirty faster with that tire dressing sprayed all over the engine!

Used 303 Protectant on mine.

I cleaned mine up Sat and I put the CAI in Fri along with a bath and wax. :fan2:
Where's your TB Cover? I wanna paint mine and was wondering if I could run a few days without it on.
Also noticed you have a couple more screws on you CAI Box. Mine's not sealed down good. Just noticed it this morning when I was showing it off. So should I do that too? Gotta have matching screws tho!! :moonwalk:

BYW~~~Pretty

I plan on using some 1/4 turn fasteners to secure the lid to my cold air box. I think I'm even going to make an aluminum lid because I don't like carbon fiber. The sheet metal guys at work love doing projects like that, so I'm going to bring the box in and let them have at it. I'll be sure to take some pictures when they can get around to doing it.

Nice but its gonna get dirty faster with that tire dressing sprayed all over the engine!

Thanks for the encouraging words beast. :roll: The Meguiar's doesn't attract dirt like most tire dressings so it's not a problem....

Guys like you are why I never post any pics - I'm so ashamed! :crying:

Nice but its gonna get dirty faster with that tire dressing sprayed all over the engine!

Huh? :noway:

Sh*t that's shiny!

Guys like you are why I never post any pics - I'm so ashamed! :crying:

No need to be ashamed raw....I used to live in salt and snow country so I know what it's like and I don't envy anyone having to put up with it all winter. When I moved to Atlanta from Maine I thought I had died and gone to heaven. HEAT, and no salt....Now that I've been here almost 18 years, all I want to do is go further south. I've turned into such a wuse that even the mild Atlanta winters get to me. :lol:

Man, that would be fun to watch. . . . . . . . . .

Maybe for you. I'll pass on that one :!: :!: :!:

:D Chief :D

I believe that Formula 2000 would also do the trick ............ What I normally do is to steam clean the engine compartment, wipe of all the extra water, leave the engine compartment slighly warm from the engine running getting the excess water off...spray with Formual 2000, and
have it shine like a baby's behind!!! LOLOL :D

Baja and NateL.....you might want to check out scr38's recent thread about his Volant mods. By filing down the 4 corners of the airbox slightly, he pretty much eliminated the bow/gap between the lid and the box. Then you can add a fancy plexiglass custom lid to it like he did.....looks nice!

http://www.clubarmada.com/showthread.php?t=613

Baja and NateL.....you might want to check out scr38's recent thread about his Volant mods. By filing down the 4 corners of the airbox slightly, he pretty much eliminated the bow/gap between the lid and the box. Then you can add a fancy plexiglass custom lid to it like he did.....looks nice!

http://www.clubarmada.com/showthread.php?t=613

I saw that and checked mine. The box is straight, but the lid is bowed. Go figure. Still haven't fixed it.

Nice but its gonna get dirty faster with that tire dressing sprayed all over the engine!

Thanks for the encouraging words beast. :roll: The Meguiar's doesn't attract dirt like most tire dressings so it's not a problem....

Hmmm, I use to be a detailer, and can tell you any oil based tire dressing or any dressing for that matter will attrack dust faster. It's better to just wipe it on with a sponge on the areas you want to protect. I use to do it myself till I got tired of it getting dirtier faster. I just do it fo car shows now.

did you armoral the whole engine comartment? those hoses are awfully shiny 8)

I use a silicone based tire shine. It evaporates nicely and keeps the wires and hoses from getting brittle and cracking. The stuff I used this time was Meguiar's hot shine tire spray. The bad thing about this stuff is it stinks like hell.....it's aweful...Use in a well ventilated area!!!

I hope you meant you used a non-silicon based tire shine. Silicon is the worst thing you can put on rubber, plastic, and leather. Armor-all is basically silicon gel. It promotes dry rot, attracts dust, leaches polymers, magnifies UV rays and is almost impossible to remove.

The Meguries you Cite does not have silicon.
Description:
Hot Shine’s high gloss formula gives your tires a “wet-look” with a dark shine. By combining highly water-resistant polymers with antiozonant technology, Hot Shine keeps your tires looking blacker longer while preventing cracking, browning and premature aging. Available in a 15 oz. aerosol or 24 oz. trigger spray.

It is good stuff and works like sunscreen, not baby oil on your plastic and rubber.

Just wanted everyone to know not to use silicon and get confused because of the origional post. :wink:

I would have to agree to never use armorall on a vehicle, I made the mistake of detailing the plastic parts on my last Dodge and the plastic turned white and generally looked terrible. I don't use anything on the black plastic of my Titan, Meguires Hot Shine when I detail the tires.

Wow, you guys went back-in-time to find this thread. :lol:

That stretchy guy gets on my nerves. I almost prefer that f***ed up doggy of yours.

That stretchy guy gets on my nerves. I almost prefer that f***ed up doggy of yours.
Dad gum it NK. Now you've gone and done it. Everytime someone complains about his pictures, he comes up with one that's even worse.
Stand by and see.

Jeez guys.....Let it die....Please let this thread die.... :lol: :lol:

Hey I use the Meguires tire shine also and it works great !!!
Opened the hood after about a week and a half later , just a little dust
a quick wipe and clean again. Gooooood Stuff. (a Jet Tech Clone wannabe).

ahhhhhh, if a nice clean engine like this doesn't make your eyes roll back in your head, well then you're not a true motorhead.... :lol: Yeah.....I'm a sicko!!

http://www.pixagogo.com/S5FksiLO1CVOqcGWadvXGiTHcIn-7cuD3eOzIIq-Ddz6kKka1zE3hhsDBuwhI4HZxICQvm261B0zqLvaT1OBcptANy WHpQwwuUcJG49Lrr4MU_/DCP_4028.JPG

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would you and you motor like sum time alone? lmao

Sorry for bringing up the pic. You're right...everytime his pic is mentioned...he goes and finds a NASTIER one than the last! I love/hate it!!! hahaha I really didn't have to reply...but since JT wanted this thread to die SO badly...I had to re-activate it!

I LOVE doing this clean too....it just SUCKS though when it's time to work on the engine...b/c then you're slipping everywhere and you get dirty FAST! (like when I did my AEM/TBS!)

You Thew me off for a Moment there...
I thought I was seeing the "Return" of TitanHauler (who sold his Titan for a Dodge), and Smokedya2 (who's been missing since last Winter!!). :hypnotiz:

Talk about, "Blast from the Past"?!!

gonna have to do my engine bay soon.... hopefully this weekend.

After that bad radiator cap, my hoses have drips everywhere!!! The dealer cleaned the intake cover, but i'm guessing thats all they cleaned!

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Wow, didnt even realize this was such an old thread, until after i posted!
Dale, why do you want the thread to die? Is your engine bay not so clean anymore?????? 8O

Lets see some present day pictures.... you've all seen mine from day before!

Man my wife is allready jealous of my Titan. If I start keeping it that clean she will think I have to much time on my hands. I don't want her to start :whip: my a_s!

gonna have to do my engine bay soon.... hopefully this weekend.

After that bad radiator cap, my hoses have drips everywhere!!! The dealer cleaned the intake cover, but i'm guessing thats all they cleaned!

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Wow, didnt even realize this was such an old thread, until after i posted!
Dale, why do you want the thread to die? Is your engine bay not so clean anymore?????? 8O

Lets see some present day pictures.... you've all seen mine from day before!

I was just joking puv about letting the thread die. It's actually kind of interesting to see really old threads resurrected every now and then. My engine and truck are all clean right now. Just gave her a coat of wax yesterday for the winter. I usually do it in the spring and fall just for the ease of things. She's VERY pretty right now, and yes Tom, I may just need a few moments alone with my pretty clean engine.... :lol: :lol:

That stretchy guy gets on my nerves. I almost prefer that f***ed up doggy of yours.

I know....Everytime I see that I scroll past it really quick.
:hypnotiz:

Dale,

I'll be doing the same this weekend and next

This weekend, a wash
next weekend, a wash and wax.

And most definitely will be getting under the hood with some cleaner!

Just a heads up. I am an aircraft technician,and the crew chiefs on the airplanes used Simple Green like crazy when it first came out. It cleaned the planes like nobody's business. Then like 3 or 4 months of using this stuff, the Air Force found out that it was corrosive and will actually eat the metal after repeated use. Simple Green will clean almost anything, but if they won't let the crew chiefs use it on planes, I don't want to use it on my baby.

Just a heads up. I am an aircraft technician,and the crew chiefs on the airplanes used Simple Green like crazy when it first came out. It cleaned the planes like nobody's business. Then like 3 or 4 months of using this stuff, the Air Force found out that it was corrosive and will actually eat the metal after repeated use. Simple Green will clean almost anything, but if they won't let the crew chiefs use it on planes, I don't want to use it on my baby.

I used to be in the AF and I know what you mean about Simple Green being the ultimate cleaner. But, I have to disagree with you on the corrosiveness of it. I had my troops detailing out trucks for a whole year with simple green for every dog an pony show. Not to mention it used to clean everything else in the office. There has yet to be an incident on any corrosion. It might be the AF was going cheap for cleaning products or there were other factors for corrosion ie: altitude, humidity, environment, aircraft care, and so forth. I still use Simple Green on everything and have never experienced anything negative except I really don't like the smell.

I really don't like the smell.

I LOVE the SMELL of Black Licorice in the Morning!!!! LOL

Just a heads up. I am an aircraft technician,and the crew chiefs on the airplanes used Simple Green like crazy when it first came out. It cleaned the planes like nobody's business. Then like 3 or 4 months of using this stuff, the Air Force found out that it was corrosive and will actually eat the metal after repeated use. Simple Green will clean almost anything, but if they won't let the crew chiefs use it on planes, I don't want to use it on my baby.

If you use it straight (without dilluting it) it might eventually cause paint damage, but as far as a corrosive, no. Used it to clean everything from bilges to desktops on ships and no corrosion. It did take paint off the tool boxes, though.

FYI...Simple Green got its "Claim to Fame" from being used to Clean up the oil Spill mess fom the Exxon Valdez Oil Tanker spill in the early '90's!!

Just think of all the little Critters, that have little Corrosion Burns on their Butts!!!!

...Its Funny how a post from March 14th 2005, can Last Soooo dang long? LOL!!

Maybe that is what it was. These guys were not diluting it at all, just spraying it straight out of the bottle. I think that is what it was doing eating paint. I just rememeber all of a sudden in role call on night shift they were very stern with the crew chiefs to stop using it immediatley. Thanks for all of the info. I am going to start using that crap again.

I did a search on cleaning the engine, so I had to bring this topic back. Everyone still agree with the simple green and Tire Shine???

I use purple power and 303 myself!

Deluted Simple Green and 303 for me.

I use Spit and a Brillo Pad.

I use Spit and a Brillo Pad.

Smarta@@!!

Mine is just now starting to get dirty. I have only been putting about 600 miles a month on it. It is time to clean the engine though. I was really thinking about simple green and then shining up the black parts with maguires. I remember seeing this thread 9 months ago when I first got my Titan.

I feel really bad here. Why? You ask. My signature pic says it all. I bought this truck based on the simple fact that it hides dirt better than any other color on the road. With the gray powdercoat wheels, brake dust shows only when you are close to it and look at it. What I am getting at is I only wash the outside of my truck every month 1/2 at the best. Now I clean the inside every week, but I do not care how the outside looks. Which I know is not good for it, but since I only keep my trucks 15 months before getting rid of them, the next owner will get a chance to clean it. Am I a bad person? lol

Slightly off topic, but Shailey, in your sig pic, it looks as though your neighbors house is Leaning?!!!
or
You live on a hill, and you tilted your camera?

yes!!!! Very Bad Titan Owner!!!!!

Slightly off topic, but Shailey, in your sig pic, it looks as though your neighbors house is Leaning?!!!
or
You live on a hill, and you tilted your camera?

My truck is straight their house was built crooked! j/k. I live on a pretty good hill. I am about 20 feet above the street. I tilted my camera to try and make the truck straight. Check this one out taken from my porch, you can really tell that it is downhill: http://www.clubtitan.org/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=509&pos=18

Thank goodness my backyard is flat because trust me...it gets real old chasing golf balls and baseballs that my kids are hitting toward the street all the way to the cul de sac you see in the distance.

OK, Bixll, I know that I am bad. here is my promise...next meet I wash the truck and even put the shiny stuff on the tires.

sure you will!!!! Hey, whats with all the oil spots on the drive????

I remember this like it was yessterday. The one big one was caused by my mail lady that very day. I did tell her not to pull back into my driveway because of it. You ought to see the stains in front of everyones mailboxes. The other little spots are from leaves. Around here in the fall as leaves are falling and then it rains it leaves spots on the driveway. I clean them with a pressure washer at the end of the fall and after all of my trees have lost their leaves. Which actually takes a while since I have about 20 hardwoods.

I just went out and took a picture for you to let you see that I have cleaned the spots off since that happened as well as the mail lady deposit. lol It is hard to believe that it was 72* here 2 days ago and now it is frigid out there. Which is why I have been on this computer all day.

I just noticed the leaning house!

I remember this like it was yessterday. The one big one was caused by my mail lady that very day. I did tell her not to pull back into my driveway because of it. You ought to see the stains in front of everyones mailboxes. The other little spots are from leaves. Around here in the fall as leaves are falling and then it rains it leaves spots on the driveway. I clean them with a pressure washer at the end of the fall and after all of my trees have lost their leaves. Which actually takes a while since I have about 20 hardwoods.

I just went out and took a picture for you to let you see that I have cleaned the spots off since that happened as well as the mail lady deposit. lol It is hard to believe that it was 72* here 2 days ago and now it is frigid out there. Which is why I have been on this computer all day.

Now if I could just get you to take care of your truck like that!

Now if I could just get you to take care of your truck like that!

I'm Glad you're not MY Mother!!! lol

Hey, had I been, you would have made it to school everyday, and learned to wash your face!!! LOL

Hey, had I been, you would have made it to school everyday, and learned to wash your face!!! LOL

...and your Grandchildren would've looked like THIS!!!!

Hey, had I been, you would have made it to school everyday, and learned to wash your face!!! LOL

...and your Grandchildren would've looked like THIS!!!!

ROFLMAO!!!!! Yeah, but you wouldn't have ended up looking like this!

Excellent Point!
However this thread is going downhill FAST!!

Back to topic! Which is, er, uh, Clean Motors!
Yes! Clean Motors!
(Dang, Bill its gonna take alot of Beer to get that "In-bred" image outta my head!!)lol

I agree, lets talk clean motors!!!! But man, that was fun!!! :D

Dang guys! I leave for 4 hours and this is what I come back to! And all because I don't wash my truck! I promise I will keep it clean! Just no more mullets or missing teeth :roflmao: !!!