RicardoD

Ok guys, time for a reality check. I just spent a year cleaning up my engine, thread here, and its back in the car, super clean and, well, this is one ugly engine bay. Except for the main engine cooling fan on the alternator nothing looks good. It's just a jumble of wires, hoses, and tubes.

I know, who cares, but that's why we respond so viscerally those photos of the Singer engine bay.

Am I the only one that feels this way?

RicardoD

Here is the 2011 Singer Engine bay for comparison.

hawk911

one would think with all that good German engineering, they could have created a better design

Vandit

-Coil-on-Plug = distributor delete
-Rear blower delete
-Power steering delete or electric pump in front tub
-A/C delete, not viable in hot climates for a regular use car
-Upgrade induction system (GT3 manifold, ITBs, etc.)

KaiB

Yep, it's ugly and badly designed!

RicardoD

Kai, yours look sweet, much better.

911Jetta

It's the biggest letdown of the whole car. I hate opening the lid when newbies want to look at the engine.
It's all oohs and awes until the engine is exposed and they everyone goes silent...

Rocket Rob

I agree, the stock look is very cramped and crowded. Eliminating some of the "comfort" options like heat, AC, power steering and cruise control simplifies the look tremendously.

Kai - Love the look of yours but I drive mine daily and "need" the heat, AC and power steering. Never use the cruise.

KaiB

You know, it's funny. I just noticed my SystemOne oil filter...nobody's ever meitioned it.

It is STILL a pain in the *** to do that job...typical German thinking in that corner.

RicardoD

Its all the crap up top that the worst of it. I don't mind the heater blower or the A/C. Singer has the A/C but they rerouted the lines from going over the top.

911Jetta

I remember studying this picture all the time...

RicardoD

I think the engine bay beautification programs didn't kick in until the late 90s on most cars. Of course most now have big plastic covers. I just love looking at hot rods and then the pop the hood and the engine looks just as sweet. Not so much on our cars.

Sharker

You could just cover it all up with a big 'ol intercooler

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharkerp38/7363814550/http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharkerp38/7363814550/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/sharkerp38/, on Flickr

Laker

I think a clean 964 engine is stlll lovely to look at. Ricardo, with an A/C delete and blower bypass, you'd be much closer.

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

ras62

Sorry I dont get it, what you are looking at is unique in the automotive world.
If you prefer then go buy a water cooled car then feast your eyes on two plastic caps...one for oil...one for water plus a BIG plastic cover with PORSCHE written large? No ta.