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Orange heads down/Allum intake/Cast Iron manifolds/Polished Valve Covers/black pullies
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Orange Block / Black heads, intake, valve covers, elbow, TB and Manifolds
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Leave everything more of a natural alluminum but paint manifolds black
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None of the above (suggestion bellow)
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 12:34 AM
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Trying to figure out the engine compartment. Keep this in mind when going through the options:

Tilt fiberglass front end
Black Frame Rails / suspension / Firewall
Vic JR intake / Sheet metal valve covers / AFR heads
PT91 Turbo will be mounted where the batterey used to be
Custom Radiator support with intercooler in front of it
Coilpacks will be relocated under the cowl (motor set back 6 more inches)
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 02:04 AM
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I think paint the block orange and leave the heads natural aluminum. Beyond that Im not sure...natural aluminum intake manifold, black exhaust manifolds, pullies and valve colors? that you should maybe photoshop a bit. I personally really like the orange block with the aluminum heads as a starting point.
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 02:04 AM
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id leave it all natural, polish it up nice, and coat the headers.
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:48 AM
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It's aluminium, why would you paint it? If anything I'd paint the block black and polish the heads. I have yet to see an intake painted any color that look good. If you can't chrome it leave it alone.
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 05:37 AM
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Let me drive it when you're done.
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