FAST 90mm Intake Questions
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25+ would be awesome. I'm going to take my time getting the intake ported. I'll probably port the intake first, and then work on painting it. I've been reading up on painting these intakes, and some sand the intake down and others don't. Many of the ones that did sand the intake down to achieve the smooth look wished they would have just painted it and not taken on the sanding.
no way I would have the patience to properly sand one of these things down, too many tight crevices and such
I also like the rough factory-like look so I just hit it with some Krylon Fusion satin black and a white paint pen for the letters. Every now and then I scratch it and I can just hit that spot with another spray and it blends in once dry.
I know a lot of guys on this site go in depth with adhesion promoters, primer, etc but I haven't found it necessary. Guess it depends on what color/look you are going for. Other colors probably wouldn't be as easy to touch up as the satin black.
I also like the rough factory-like look so I just hit it with some Krylon Fusion satin black and a white paint pen for the letters. Every now and then I scratch it and I can just hit that spot with another spray and it blends in once dry.
I know a lot of guys on this site go in depth with adhesion promoters, primer, etc but I haven't found it necessary. Guess it depends on what color/look you are going for. Other colors probably wouldn't be as easy to touch up as the satin black.
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I'm either going to paint it black and then do the letters in pewter, or paint the intake pewter and do the letters in black. Did you put a clear on top?
Nope, just washed with degreaser, dried, and sprayed with satin. Once it was solid dry I got a paint pen from Hobby Lobby and cut the tip off with a razor blade leaving a flat tip which made the lettering cake.
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Your intake looks great. The texture doesn't bother me either so I don't think I'm going to mess with sanding. Are there any specific parts of the intake that I need to tape off or make sure I don't get paint on?
I didn't paint the bottom shell around the injectors, just in case fuel were to get on them and react with the paint then end up in the injector ports or something. Probably a non-issue but better safe than sorry.
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I'm SD tuned, so I removed the MAF and run a hose from intakehoses.com. I guess I'll need to get a new lid then because the SLP one I have now won't work.
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Well, the intake arrived, and much to my surprise, it's already ported. Take a look at these pictures and see what you think. There is no "wedge" in any of the ports.
Nice score. Very dirty though, might not hurt to disassemble it and give it a thorough cleaning and evaluate if you may way to do some additional blending.
You might be able to clean it well enough without taking it apart though in which case you wouldn't risk damaging the rope seal. Not sure if they are still available or not.
You might be able to clean it well enough without taking it apart though in which case you wouldn't risk damaging the rope seal. Not sure if they are still available or not.
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Nice score. Very dirty though, might not hurt to disassemble it and give it a thorough cleaning and evaluate if you may way to do some additional blending.
You might be able to clean it well enough without taking it apart though in which case you wouldn't risk damaging the rope seal. Not sure if they are still available or not.
You might be able to clean it well enough without taking it apart though in which case you wouldn't risk damaging the rope seal. Not sure if they are still available or not.
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Thanks Jake. In your opinion, does that port work look pretty good? I've compared it to other pictures of ported 90mm intakes, and I can't really tell a difference.