i did this method and it works pretty well. some may already know the tirefoam trick, but i didnt and i am sure some ohers dont so i thought i would post it up. go ahead and make fun of my heavily modded engine, but hey, at least its clean now.
http://www.nsxhelp.com/amnsxlit/Enginetrick/EngineTrick.htm
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Nice idea, but how about the water in the spark plug well issue. That's a suck fest imo. Still, wrapping the head there with an old towel or shirt is still easier than scrubbing and cleaning imo! :thumbsup

check it out, cold air intake, t4 turbo dominique nos fogger system, iac controller...:) funny, it looks too much like my engine bay.. well, the before pic anyhow!

Thanks farmdogg.. i did it and it looks good.. i didn't do my valve cover cause i'm paranoid about my spark plugs and stuff :P but my car looks a lot better..i even paitned my strut tower bar brackets and stuff to match my red top battery and injen intake :D POINTS FOR YOU!

are u supposed to cover up anything when u use this method?

how much did it cost you guys to buy that stuff to do that? and yeah, should i cover up the well, ignition, intake..... what else?

I would cover all electric n ignition stuff. you can go back and clean those carefully if you are all about havin it supaclean.

I take off my intake to get around the side and clean as well. After im done with that I always use a few rags and wipe everything down as best as I can. take your time so it pays off and looks great.


96 Talon ESi Mods
apex' dunk exhaust
injen short ram intake
magnecore 8.5mm wires
blocked off EGR
front/rear strut tower bars
GSX dual piston calipers

total cost is under $5...1.50 for the Gunk and like 3 for the foam.

i only covered up my intake, but might be a good idea to cover the spark plug area, and anything electrical you might have worries about. like xcasbonx said, you can always touch it up with a rag at the end.

HOLY SH*T!!! LOL, I've never heard/C'n any1 do that B4! My engine compart is pretty clean, but not quite so shiny like that! Gotta friend w/ a VERY dirty 98 RS, I'll def B sure 2 tell him bout this.

P.S.
Any more tricks like this every1 should know?!?

Thanx bunches!
- J

yeah we do this method at my detailing shop. it works wonders in almost any situation. makes our engine bays spotless.

here is a pic of the result in my engine bay...