90s muscle cars had cleaner engine bays than anything built after 2005

I worked on a 1995 Camaro Z28 last week and that engine bay had maybe 6 vacuum lines and zero plastic covers. Compare that to a 2018 Mustang GT I did the same day, where you have to pull 15 pounds of plastic shrouding just to change spark plugs. Computer controlled emissions and styling departments ruined the simplicity in about 10 years flat. Has anyone else noticed how much time you waste just disassembling covers on newer cars?

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bettys514d ago

Funny you mention that @lunakim... the other thing nobody talks about is how the sound of the engine changes with all those plastic covers dampening everything. You could actually hear a 90s engine idle and know what was wrong with it just by listening...

lunakim5d ago

That 95 Camaro I worked on had like 4 wires total under the hood, no plastic crap anywhere.