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TurboFC3C · 04-07-2013, 05:08 PM

I bought this S14 SR20DET valve cover a few years ago, and began a search to find the best chrome guy in Houston, TX. After dropping off a few pieces of metal to a few platers, I found the best guy and had him chrome dip a few parts including this SR valve cover, but before doing so, I had a welder weld on some AN bungs for use with a catch can I would later install. I also set forth to find a Tomei spark plug/ coil pack cover to also dip to make it all match. I bought it new from FRSport for $120 and then had it all dipped three times for the most perfect shine.

I never did install it on my motor, and it has been sitting for the better part of 4 years in a box that has been sitting in storage. There are ZERO scratches on it, and in my opinion, is the best looking S14 SR valve cover I've ever seen. It is not polished, it is not rattle canned, and it is not powdercoated. I paid damned good money to have this valve cover perfect and invested over $500 to get it to way it looks now.

I am asking $300 shipped or best offer. Hopefully someone out there appreciates a good chrome job as much as I do as I feel the valve cover is the centerpiece of an engine bay, and is what catches most people's eyes first. If you are looking for that wow factor in your bay, this is most definitely it.

Valve cover will include the crappy oil cap and Tomei spark plug cover but not the AN fittings you see in the photos.

EDacIouSX · 04-07-2013, 05:37 PM

omg........................... that is so beautiful. sigh, if i only had the money to purchase it

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Kaifd3s · 04-07-2013, 06:41 PM

Jesus, I would scoop this up in a heart beat...

Only if it didnt make the rest of my bay look like shit

OrangeVirus1 · 04-07-2013, 06:44 PM

that thing belongs on a shelf/wall not an engine. too pretty.

ray_dizzle33 · 04-07-2013, 07:35 PM

Indeed the worlds best looking s14 sr20det valve cover! GLWS man looks great!

TurboFC3C · 04-07-2013, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by OrangeVirus1

that thing belongs on a shelf/wall not an engine. too pretty.

Felipe · 04-07-2013, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboFC3C

lmfao!!!!!

TurboFC3C · 04-07-2013, 08:22 PM

Sale pending for this Friday

240o'clock · 04-07-2013, 09:07 PM

haha damn man this thing looks nice!!!!

WOOOT FOR MY 1000 POST!!! haha

Drift_FX · 04-07-2013, 09:21 PM

if it was modded for an s13 i would have insta bought this....... looks damn good.....

jerry_beans · 04-07-2013, 09:58 PM

Will be mine on Friday!

s0fa king · 04-07-2013, 11:22 PM

damn son!

36chambers · 04-07-2013, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by s0fa king

damn son!

Lmao!!! wtf

Sofa King Retared

Doom

Lethal240 · 04-07-2013, 11:49 PM

mother of god ...

90RedCoupe · 04-08-2013, 12:01 AM

Awesome valve cover :thumbup:

BoostinIX · 04-08-2013, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TurboFC3C

Truth. AND made my day lmao

EvilRB · 04-08-2013, 06:40 AM

This make me wish I had an SR to put it on... kinda...
Good job!

GreenApple · 04-08-2013, 07:41 AM

so clean, id hate to install it and have oil/dirt/imperfections get on it. id put it in a display case and just look at my self every morning as a mirror

lol

tinys s14 · 04-08-2013, 07:48 AM

Dam wish I still had my sr so I could buy this.... Good luck with sale dude

TurboFC3C · 04-08-2013, 12:18 PM

All PM's replied to and inbox cleared

[email protected] · 04-08-2013, 12:46 PM

Bump for legit seller!

bfellini · 04-08-2013, 04:29 PM

wow, this is amazing!!! PM sent

Luisnj908 · 04-08-2013, 06:52 PM

Wow Gorgeous!

*brndck* · 04-09-2013, 12:24 PM

Holy shit that thingies dope. Wish it was s13.4.

JDS Performance · 04-09-2013, 01:23 PM

Whats so special about it - its been chrome dipped - this has been going on for along time - mainly with rims - is it chrome on the inside too - if so chrome cracks and starts to peel off = real bad inside a motor!!!

koukimuncher · 04-09-2013, 01:26 PM

^party pooper

koukimuncher · 04-09-2013, 01:27 PM

But what is said is true

JDS Performance · 04-09-2013, 01:38 PM

Im not saying its not worth $300 - new VC $200 chrome dip is $110... - just not good to do it on the inside...

TurboFC3C · 04-09-2013, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JDS Performance

Im not saying its not worth $300 - new VC $200 chrome dip is $110... - just not good to do it on the inside...

The chrome job cost me $250 because I was interested in quality first. There are differences in chrome jobs. The valve cover is not chrome underneath. The idea here is that the SR valve covers that are chrome dipped look very odd with the OEM plastic spark plug covers. Most will either paint it or delete it altogether. I chose to select the Tomei cover and dip that in chrome as well to give the valve cover a solid, uniformed block look. I actually found out that there are two versions of the Tomei cover as one had rubber feet where it attatched to the valve cover and a new version that had metal feet. The one in the photos is the newer version.

It's a little overboard, but the results speak for themselves. If you're looking for just a shiny valve cover, I'd say just polish it and be done, but if you want to make people drop panties the moment you open your hood, you too may take it a little farther like me.

Either way, it's personal preference.

Flicktitty · 04-09-2013, 04:42 PM

Looks good, Props for doing it right and having it tapped for AN Fittings.

04-07-2013, 05:08 PM	#1
TurboFC3C Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 174 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	World's Best Looking S14 SR20DET Valve cover PICS I bought this S14 SR20DET valve cover a few years ago, and began a search to find the best chrome guy in Houston, TX. After dropping off a few pieces of metal to a few platers, I found the best guy and had him chrome dip a few parts including this SR valve cover, but before doing so, I had a welder weld on some AN bungs for use with a catch can I would later install. I also set forth to find a Tomei spark plug/ coil pack cover to also dip to make it all match. I bought it new from FRSport for $120 and then had it all dipped three times for the most perfect shine. I never did install it on my motor, and it has been sitting for the better part of 4 years in a box that has been sitting in storage. There are ZERO scratches on it, and in my opinion, is the best looking S14 SR valve cover I've ever seen. It is not polished, it is not rattle canned, and it is not powdercoated. I paid damned good money to have this valve cover perfect and invested over $500 to get it to way it looks now. I am asking $300 shipped or best offer. Hopefully someone out there appreciates a good chrome job as much as I do as I feel the valve cover is the centerpiece of an engine bay, and is what catches most people's eyes first. If you are looking for that wow factor in your bay, this is most definitely it. Valve cover will include the crappy oil cap and Tomei spark plug cover but not the AN fittings you see in the photos.

04-07-2013, 06:41 PM	#3
Kaifd3s Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tamarac, Florida Age: 38 Posts: 694 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Jesus, I would scoop this up in a heart beat... Only if it didnt make the rest of my bay look like shit __________________

04-07-2013, 07:35 PM	#5
ray_dizzle33 Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: perris Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Indeed the worlds best looking s14 sr20det valve cover! GLWS man looks great! __________________ RIP Inland180

04-07-2013, 09:58 PM	#11
jerry_beans Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: El Paso Tejas Posts: 1,006 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	Will be mine on Friday! __________________ IG @jerry_beans_

04-08-2013, 06:40 AM	#17
EvilRB Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SO CAL Posts: 1,418 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	This make me wish I had an SR to put it on... kinda... Good job! __________________

04-07-2013, 05:37 PM	#2
EDacIouSX Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 38 Posts: 4,565 Trader Rating: (53) Rides Gallery: EDacIouSX Feedback Score: 53 reviews	omg........................... that is so beautiful. sigh, if i only had the money to purchase it .

04-07-2013, 06:44 PM	#4
OrangeVirus1 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: PyongYang DPRK-N. Korea, Province 2 Posts: 1,236 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that thing belongs on a shelf/wall not an engine. too pretty.

04-07-2013, 08:22 PM	#8
TurboFC3C Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 174 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Sale pending for this Friday

04-07-2013, 09:07 PM	#9
240o'clock Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Upland Age: 35 Posts: 1,611 Trader Rating: (31) Feedback Score: 31 reviews	haha damn man this thing looks nice!!!! WOOOT FOR MY 1000 POST!!! haha

04-07-2013, 09:21 PM	#10
Drift_FX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South NJ Posts: 390 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	if it was modded for an s13 i would have insta bought this....... looks damn good.....

04-07-2013, 11:22 PM	#12
s0fa king Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: earth Posts: 755 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	damn son!

04-07-2013, 11:49 PM	#14
Lethal240 Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: IE/951 Posts: 127 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	mother of god ...

04-08-2013, 12:01 AM	#15
90RedCoupe Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: So Cal Posts: 37 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Awesome valve cover :thumbup:

04-08-2013, 07:41 AM	#18
GreenApple Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: WI Posts: 78 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so clean, id hate to install it and have oil/dirt/imperfections get on it. id put it in a display case and just look at my self every morning as a mirror lol

04-08-2013, 07:48 AM	#19
tinys s14 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Queens, NY Age: 33 Posts: 1,030 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Dam wish I still had my sr so I could buy this.... Good luck with sale dude __________________

04-08-2013, 12:18 PM	#20
TurboFC3C Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 174 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	All PM's replied to and inbox cleared

04-08-2013, 12:46 PM	#21
[email protected] Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Silver Spring, MD Age: 39 Posts: 1,866 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Bump for legit seller! __________________

04-08-2013, 04:29 PM	#22
bfellini Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eagle Rock, CA Posts: 167 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	wow, this is amazing!!! PM sent

04-08-2013, 06:52 PM	#23
Luisnj908 Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 83 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wow Gorgeous!

04-09-2013, 01:23 PM	#25
JDS Performance Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 3,127 Trader Rating: (53) Feedback Score: 53 reviews	Whats so special about it - its been chrome dipped - this has been going on for along time - mainly with rims - is it chrome on the inside too - if so chrome cracks and starts to peel off = real bad inside a motor!!! __________________ http://www.240SXTECHDVDS.org http://www.JDSPerformanceTurbos.com

04-09-2013, 01:26 PM	#26
koukimuncher Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 697 Trader Rating: (29) Feedback Score: 29 reviews	^party pooper

04-09-2013, 01:27 PM	#27
koukimuncher Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 697 Trader Rating: (29) Feedback Score: 29 reviews	But what is said is true

04-09-2013, 01:38 PM	#28
JDS Performance Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 3,127 Trader Rating: (53) Feedback Score: 53 reviews	Im not saying its not worth $300 - new VC $200 chrome dip is $110... - just not good to do it on the inside... __________________ http://www.240SXTECHDVDS.org http://www.JDSPerformanceTurbos.com

04-09-2013, 04:42 PM	#30
Flicktitty Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 3,685 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Looks good, Props for doing it right and having it tapped for AN Fittings. __________________ 2JZ-GTE Swapped S13 Coupe - 1994 Supra Turbo