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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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Have any of you had your blocks powdercoated? If im not mistaken the GMHPP LSX blocks are powdercoated and I have not heard any negative feedback as of yey. Seems like it would be a great way to go if it wasnt too much $$.
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Someone has to have done this!
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I did mine a couple weeks ago. It kind of a pain in the ***. Not really worth it.

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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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I just did mine today. 2 stage candy red. I am also doing the heads and every other piece under the hood, other than the headers which I ceramic coated.
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pics guys!!
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Where in the rebuild process would this be done? After the block is cleaned but before assembly? Wonder how the powdercoat would hold up to a future rebuild or recleaning after coating?
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I did mine prior to doing any work on it.

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I plan on having mine done after all the the machine work is done and the block has been thoroughly cleaned. Mask everything really good and assemble after its coated. The GM blocks look really nice. I am thinking about bright red as everyone has a black LSx. We will see. I would like to see some pics in the interum
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Ummm, don't they usually sandblast the metal for "tooth"? If so, I'd definitely want to clean it again after the powdercoat...
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YEs. I plan to clean it several times just to make sure there is nothing lingering inside of the motor.
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