I was just in the garage the other night and was looking over my s4, seeing where things were and learning as much as i could by looking it over. i had a thought about the silly engine covers. if anything dont they just keep the heat on the engine and make it harder for the heat to dissapate? Do they really server any purpose at all except for looks. they seem to me like they are just extra weight and a heat trapping device. maybe i am wrong. some one chime in.

Thomas

 

there is a bit more than aesthetics its there to keep your pinky's clean lol and excess heat to the hood and many other things

 

well the excess heat to the hood, i can see that maybe but many cars dont have engine covers and do just fine.

what many other things are you referring too?

 

sound proofing imagination help

 

it was designed with many things in mind "and they work" but mostly aesthetics

 

There just there for looks because $30k plus cars need to look good everywhere

And they do not trap heat and if you think they do it would be very minimal

 

i took my cover off at 50k and im up to 90k no problems

 

I would imagine that they are largely there for aesthetics. As anybody else who has one, if you have a SAMCO throttle body boot in your S4, the big "biturbo" cover won't even fit back on if you try. As long as it doesnt irritate you much, dont worry about it. Keep your engine clean and if anyone asks, tell them that "engine covers are for sissies."