Hey guys.. When to check out the new 2011 tC and I really like it.. Great looking body, nice interior, but when I checked out under the hood, what up with the missing engine cover?

All you see are the ignition coils, some wires, and a bunch of hoses... What the cool factor about that?

I have never looked under the hood of the 1Gen tC, is it the same with no engine cover?

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1gen has a cover...

 

I drove the tC2 at Scion VIP and there was no engine cover.


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Yeah I noticed that when i did the pre delivery inspection on one at work. You can probably use the one from the 2011 Camry.

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I would want it without engine cover.. just polish the valve cover.. anyone has pics of the gen 2 engine bay?

 

They don't come with engine covers. Scion did it to trim the price down to their sub 20k price point.

Kinda cheap, yeah, but is it a big deal? No, not really.

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It'll probably be sold as an accessory.

 

Attached a photo...

 

NOT having an engine cover makes you quickly see just how small the engine in our Scions really are. The engine cover is there to make it deceptively fit in your engine bay.

 

like vw's do

 

^^^ haha the vw polo. but yea the engine bay looks naked and even with a polish it looks weird. def needs something on there

 

What an ugly valve cover...what happened to the days of smooth valve covers with a skinny plastic cover to hide the plug wires/coil wires? *cough*sr20, 1jz, 2jz, rb, etc.*cough*

 

those are separate covers. like for the cobra motors there are coil covers. new motors have separate covers for the engine. valve covers usually just do that, cover the valves, springs and heads.

 

Lol I was checking out the first one our dealership got in yesterday and thought maybe someone had already stole the engine cover.
One should work from a Camry or RAV4 they both use the 2.5. Its even got the ***** where it snaps on, just no cover. Really cheap.

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is not having an engine cover kinda cheap? yes, is it a deal breaker? for me, absolutely not. and should it be? not really. are you going to be rolling down and strip and people will snicker that you don't have an engine cover? will a date or a friend get in your car and go "what no engine cover? how ghetto!" it is the omission of a trim piece that isn't functional and only cosmetic when the vehicle is stopped and the hood is open.

 

this has definitely happened to me multiple times.. I was essentially ****-blocked by my tC.