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Best Color for an intake manifold?

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Old 02-04-2008, 02:22 PM
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What color do you think would be the most popular?
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I prefer darker colors in the engine bay as you don't notice stains as easily. Also with your color car most of the choices you put up wouldn't really match.

I would match it to your paint if anything...silver is ok but I don't really like it. When I get my Fast I plan on painting it black.
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I would leave it alone myself..
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Don't touch it.

The chances of you making it ugly are much greater than the actual manifold being ugly.

If you really wanted to stray away from the black or dark color, you could obviously do the Fast 90 or maybe a BBK.
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I LIKE SILVER...................mine is blaaack.
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I voted leave it alone. The only color I like on the aftermarket manifolds is satin black. There are a few members who have had their fast powder coated satin/flat black. Looks clean IMO.
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I would buy one. This may be a dumb question so beat me over the head if necessary. Would this be at all possible. I assume it would be made out of acrylic or some similar compound. Definitely a cool idea.
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they made one for that cover shot of when the lsX block was being built, like you could see all the way through the whole block too! was badass
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Eventually I plan on getting an FAST 90 painted black.
Other than something standard like black, it's hard to say which color is the best since it depends on the color of the car. You wouldn't paint a manifold orange on anything other than an orange car or it would look ridiculous.
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Im partial to FAST 90's with a good Silver coat myself
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on your LT1, leave it alone,but if it was on ls1, i would match the body
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I had my fast painted black with the red lable taped over.... here it is
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LT1 i'd leave it alone . . . here's my LS6 intake


now i need to clean my under big time to show off more than the intake!
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I'd leave it alone. Though, if I had a clean *** white Camaro, a white manifold would look really cool IMO.
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That red intake didnt look to good and needed to be sandes more and paint doesnt match. I like silver on red! Mine is sanded 100% smooth and pained with PPG automotive paint and cleared
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Originally Posted by DansRedz28
That red intake didnt look to good and needed to be sandes more and paint doesnt match. I like silver on red! Mine is sanded 100% smooth and pained with PPG automotive paint and cleared
it's BRR with a pearl accent . . . it's glossy as hell that's why it doesn't look to good with my underhood
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I like my Fast unpainted


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You can powdercoat it clear.


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