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Gloss black
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Glossy red
9
22.50%
Silver
9
22.50%
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What color should I paint my LS6 intake?
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What color should I paint my LS6 intake?
So I just bought an LS6 intake and it needs to be painted one way or the other , its in pretty nasty condition. The general theme for my car is black with red accents.
Here is what it looks like under the hood currently. I plan on doing the !wire mod as well as polishing a few things.
So should I do gloss black, glossy red, or a different color ? maybe silver to accent the polished stuff?
Here is what it looks like under the hood currently. I plan on doing the !wire mod as well as polishing a few things.
So should I do gloss black, glossy red, or a different color ? maybe silver to accent the polished stuff?
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go for a high gloss red if you cant do true fire, lol. You can always send it to stryker.....
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i would either do true fire or black. IMO, its better to have the accents less bold, and red intake is a big chunk of the visible engine. the coil brackets, valve covers, or maf ends would work great in read IMO though
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i voted silver, but my vote is probably biased...
BTW...mine is wetsanded smooth, with base/clear paint. Looking like new 20,000 miles later.
BTW...mine is wetsanded smooth, with base/clear paint. Looking like new 20,000 miles later.
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If your going with black with red highlits I like...
1) Repaint the LID base to be black, or gloss black, I think the red is too much
2) Gloss black LS6 IM
3) red smooth bellows
4) maybe some red/black FRC's
5) keep the red bird on the LID tho, that looks good
both a red IM and that red lid base just look like too much, and if you don't get FRC you can consider parts of the coil packs to color, or even the spark wires. the MSD's are red and would be a red highlight.
This is kindof what I'm doing, only im red/black/polish instead of black/red.
My FAST is shiny black now but not in yet. Without FRC's or other highlights, a big bright IM draws your eye directly to it IMO and takes away from the "theme" look.
1) Repaint the LID base to be black, or gloss black, I think the red is too much
2) Gloss black LS6 IM
3) red smooth bellows
4) maybe some red/black FRC's
5) keep the red bird on the LID tho, that looks good
both a red IM and that red lid base just look like too much, and if you don't get FRC you can consider parts of the coil packs to color, or even the spark wires. the MSD's are red and would be a red highlight.
This is kindof what I'm doing, only im red/black/polish instead of black/red.
My FAST is shiny black now but not in yet. Without FRC's or other highlights, a big bright IM draws your eye directly to it IMO and takes away from the "theme" look.