polished turbo, painted mani pics.
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polished turbo, painted mani pics.
welp i decided to fix up my manifold since it was the color of rust, and polish my turbo since it was the color of ...rust lol.
let me know what you guys think
let me know what you guys think
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Originally Posted by dj02
what kind of paint? should of had it powder coated, or heat wrapped it.
My thought too.
But it's better than rust!
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that looks very nice! id take heat shield but thats just me. i dont have a turbo so i guess my opinion isnt too good right now lol!
good job though
edit: that red pipe is really out of place though, paint it black with the same paint! that would look awesome!
good job though
edit: that red pipe is really out of place though, paint it black with the same paint! that would look awesome!
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Originally Posted by Boilermaker1
I'm thinkin the paint is going to last about 10 minutes... but it looks nice at the moment.
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Originally Posted by soltex
IS that a stock manifold.
Does getting a better Manifold make a difference
Does getting a better Manifold make a difference
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Originally Posted by Spoolin
I give you 1 day before that paint starts meltings and chipping off. have you ever seen how hot a turbo manifold gets???
my second question is do you really think that my car is gonna turn my entire turbo system cherry red on 8 pounds of boost?
thats a nice picture, ive seen many like it. but bench testing a highly boosted motor and my daily driving are 2 different things.
after i got done painting today i went to work and measured the heat on the header with a snap-on laser thermometer (sp?) -and its well under 500 degrees
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Rep Power: 261 it will hold up for a while.
You can also get that ceramic coating in a can from autozone. It holds up to 1500* heat. It works really well. You just have to bake it in the over 3 times.
You can also get that ceramic coating in a can from autozone. It holds up to 1500* heat. It works really well. You just have to bake it in the over 3 times.
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Rep Power: 338 I don't think heat wrapping it would be such a hot idea ... no pun intended.
since the company who originally made the manifolds no longer exist ... they are a pretty hot item ... no pun intended again.
since the company who originally made the manifolds no longer exist ... they are a pretty hot item ... no pun intended again.
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Rep Power: 261 if you wrap it with header wrap, it will break. It causes the steel to heat soak and become brittle. Then the vibrations from the exhaust pulses will vibrate it apart.
And you cannot fix it. It kills the strength in the metal. So even when you weld it back together, it will just do the same exact thing in another spot.
And you cannot fix it. It kills the strength in the metal. So even when you weld it back together, it will just do the same exact thing in another spot.
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Originally Posted by turboengnr
if you wrap it with header wrap, it will break. It causes the steel to heat soak and become brittle. Then the vibrations from the exhaust pulses will vibrate it apart.
And you cannot fix it. It kills the strength in the metal. So even when you weld it back together, it will just do the same exact thing in another spot.
And you cannot fix it. It kills the strength in the metal. So even when you weld it back together, it will just do the same exact thing in another spot.
ohh yeah one more question for you, the charge pipes and watnot are red, if i wanted to paint them black, what would be the best route to go, besides getting them powder coated again. (cause they are powder coated in the first place, right?) thanks man!
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Rep Power: 285 did they have that stuff in any other colors.
ive been thinking about doin my engine bay up in gold with some flake then accents of purple, blue, dark red all with gold flake in it.
ive been thinking about doin my engine bay up in gold with some flake then accents of purple, blue, dark red all with gold flake in it.
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Originally Posted by turboengnr
you can paint right over the powdercoating with spray paint. It will actually hold up better than if you were to paint it right on the bare metal.
the only way thats true is if you sand the powder coat and paint, and compare that to painting un prepared raw metal.
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