new engine mod (more show than go)
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new engine mod (more show than go) this past weekend i got my intake manifold gasket, valve cover gaskets, and oil pan gasket changed and while the intake manfiold was off i decided to change its appearance via a good cleaning, a coat of primer, a coat of gloss black engine paint, and a coat of clear
tell me what you think
PS and thanks to Jim (Jpack) and Joe (Badazz 97 TA although i dont think he posts here) for doing the gaskets and to jim for painting the manifold
here is the rest of my car FWIW
tell me what you think
PS and thanks to Jim (Jpack) and Joe (Badazz 97 TA although i dont think he posts here) for doing the gaskets and to jim for painting the manifold
here is the rest of my car FWIW
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heres what it looked like after it came off the car, all nasty and stock looking (truthfully mine was pretty clean for a stocker though since i usually get the engine detailed once or twice a summer)
the guy who painted it thought maybe it'd kind of dissappear in the engine bay with all that black, but i think with the polished lines on the top of it, and the polished fuel rails it looks good.
I also like the !wire mod (well more like the hide wire mod, since they are still there but behind the intake manifold instead of on top of it) that was done..
here's a pic of my engine from a month or so ago right after the bay was detailed
the guy who painted it thought maybe it'd kind of dissappear in the engine bay with all that black, but i think with the polished lines on the top of it, and the polished fuel rails it looks good.
I also like the !wire mod (well more like the hide wire mod, since they are still there but behind the intake manifold instead of on top of it) that was done..
here's a pic of my engine from a month or so ago right after the bay was detailed
Last edited by 1995blacktattop; Jun 29, 2008 at 08:16 PM.
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so i set it up for this past weekend and drove back out (about 90 miles west of me)
as for taking it off, it looked like the guys knew exactly what they were doing with reguards to the intake so it only took them 45 mins or so to get it off, if that..I definately would not recommend doing this just to paint the intake, lol.. I had a BAD intake manifold leak (4 qts in 1500 miles) and that was the primary reason for having it off... the painting was an afterthought.. i was 50/50 about doing it up until last week and decided it'd look good in black and now was the time to do it since it was going to be off
Last edited by 1995blacktattop; Jun 29, 2008 at 09:11 PM.
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From: somewhere that doesn't get snow
Yeah i like how it turned out...and i also like that i now won't have the engine smoking every time i shut it off, nor will i have oil drops on the rear bumper after driving the car (yes on the rear bumper 
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