anyone try polishing intake manifold?
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? <img src="images/icons/confused.gif" border="0"> polish it to what? A nice shiney plastic look? <img src="gr_eek2.gif" border="0">
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? What kind of intake do you want to polish? I have polished a miniram and a victor jr. If you are thinking it will be a sit down one day and do it job you are mistaken. It will take you HOURS to do it. Both of the intakes I did took weeks of my spare time to finish. I don't think I will ever do one again.
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? uh....have you looked at our intake manifolds? take a drive one day, stop the car and get out. touch the intake. it wont be too hot. now borrow a friends car (pretty much anything but an LS1) and do the same. itll be a little hotter... <img src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" border="0">
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? The swirly intake manifold thingamajigger is plastic along with the intake lid and maf sensor. The maf front/back piece, throttle body are the only metal type pieces up top.
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? A friend of mine had a detailing shop put a "clearcoat" on it...looked amazing...like you could eat off the engine...looked really good... <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? You mean like this? Some guy here in Germany threw a LS1 in an old Buick Riviera!! <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? There is a shop by me who will powder coat the intake what ever color you want....I think I might do a navy blue eventually... <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? Damn, That i messed up. I guess i never really touched it. I always thought it was metal!! Guess i'll have to powdercoat it. that is safe right? Or will it trap heat?
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I still cant believe that its plastic!! <img src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" border="0">
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I still cant believe that its plastic!! <img src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" border="0">
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? [quote]Originally posted by BIGBOS:
<strong>There is a shop by me who will powder coat the intake what ever color you want....I think I might do a navy blue eventually... <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
You can't powdercoat plastic! <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">
<strong>There is a shop by me who will powder coat the intake what ever color you want....I think I might do a navy blue eventually... <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
You can't powdercoat plastic! <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? [quote]Originally posted by 1FAST98Z:
<strong>ok then, Paint! will it need to be high temp paint?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I used a can of GM High temp paint Black Gloss (about 4 thin layers and let that dry, then 1 final heavy to give a smooth gloss but not too much or it will run!) I didn't clear coat mine but I guess you could.
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<strong>ok then, Paint! will it need to be high temp paint?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I used a can of GM High temp paint Black Gloss (about 4 thin layers and let that dry, then 1 final heavy to give a smooth gloss but not too much or it will run!) I didn't clear coat mine but I guess you could.
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? I guess that German guy runs in 'speed density'
mode since there is no MAF.If I was going to
throw an LS-1 in some other car, it certainly
wouldn't be a Riviera.
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mode since there is no MAF.If I was going to
throw an LS-1 in some other car, it certainly
wouldn't be a Riviera.
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? I personally like the 1st gen camaros with the LS1's in them...especially the big cubed LS1's... <img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? There are a few places that make aircleaner's with the maf built in. If you look closely behind the air cleaner you will notice the black maf. <img src="graemlins/camaro.gif" border="0" alt="[Chevrolet]" />
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Re: anyone try polishing intake manifold? Unless you've got the new Holley, our intake manifolds are plastic, as noted above! <img src="graemlins/gr_chug.gif" border="0" alt="[chug]" />