That bloody engine plaque!

[alias23]

One of my frustrations is the standard plastic engine plaque that fits on top of the supercharger. Im on my second one where the paint flakes and just looks crap.

So about a month ago I decided to find a better solution. Taking inspiration from the carbon plaque off the LF1... I designed a similar themed plaque but instead of carbon decided on black anodised aluminium with CNC engraving.

After a number of attempts and some help on a CNC bench from a friend I managed to get what I think is the perfect addition to my engine bay - Have to say I'm pretty chuffed with the results!

As soon as the car comes back from @Hangar 111 this will be getting installed.... albeit the engine bay cleaned first lol

[F1_Chris]

Looks great, good job!  Be good to see a picture of it once its on the car.

[Jack]

Great job Imran!

 Interesting that mine has held up well after more than 4 years.  Perhaps due to less heat in the engine bay?  🤫 

[KJD]

I hope you’ve knocked up a batch, cos I predict the requests will be coming thick and fast!

[Arun_D]

11 minutes ago, Jack said:

Great job Imran!

 Interesting that mine has held up well after more than 4 years.  Perhaps due to less heat in the engine bay?  🤫 

Mine is still rock solid, Jack, so not sure it's purely thermal. It must be said I never clean my engine bay/supercharger so it's never been wiped with anything either.

It's great to see an attractive alternative to what seem to be a very common issue. From what I've seen, they're understandably flying out the door too. Well done, Imran. 

[alias23]

42 minutes ago, KJD said:

I hope you’ve knocked up a batch, cos I predict the requests will be coming thick and fast!

You may have missed this thread
 

 

[KJD]

Ha!

Yes I did, but proves my prediction correct!

Very nice job.

Almost makes me sorry I traded in the Exige for an Evora (almost). 😁

[geartox]

3 hours ago, Arun_D said:

Mine is still rock solid, Jack, so not sure it's purely thermal. It must be said I never clean my engine bay/supercharger so it's never been wiped with anything either.

It's great to see an attractive alternative to what seem to be a very common issue. From what I've seen, they're understandably flying out the door too. Well done, Imran. 

The plaque looks crap in my car and I never washed it. 

[LotusPilot]

This looks like a great project to replace the poor platic OE plate, but I have a question...:

If you are starting with a hard-anodised (black) Aluminium plate, and then CNC milling the design, are you protecting the machined surfaces from corrosion?  With bare aluminium being a naturally highly reactive surface, any exposed surface will rapidly oxidise to a dull powder.

 

[alias23]

On 14/02/2019 at 23:09, LotusPilot said:

This looks like a great project to replace the poor platic OE plate, but I have a question...:

If you are starting with a hard-anodised (black) Aluminium plate, and then CNC milling the design, are you protecting the machined surfaces from corrosion?  With bare aluminium being a naturally highly reactive surface, any exposed surface will rapidly oxidise to a dull powder.

 

Realised I hadn’t responded to this... sorry for the delay.

When using plain aluminium outdoors a thin oxide layer forms on the surface, this is what gives it its high corrosion resistance. However the plain aluminium exposed on this plaque is so minimal it will be barely visible if at all. Dirt build up can also reduce the corrosion resistance as it keeps the surface of the aluminium moist. I would recommend, the plate gets cleaned 2-3 times a year with something like a mild soap/ detergent or polishing wax.

[alias23]

ALIAS23 Engine Plaques now back in stock

https://alias23.com/products/cnc-machined-engine-plaque