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Best color to paint an LT1 intake manifold?
02-04-2008, 11:07 PM
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powdercoated body color, and polished fins and fuel rails 
so if you have a red car, a red manifold... blue car, blue manifold, etc
im thinking of doing mine in a sunset-reddish powdercoat with polished rails/fins
so if you have a red car, a red manifold... blue car, blue manifold, etc
im thinking of doing mine in a sunset-reddish powdercoat with polished rails/fins
02-04-2008, 11:56 PM
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You really don't want to come by our shop then...all our LT1's have ceramic coated intakes, well all but 1 (so about 5 of them) One of the guys also used to run Airborne Coatings, so it being free also was very nice 
I definitely recommend ceramic though, polishes up nice and bright and helps with heat a good bit.
I definitely recommend ceramic though, polishes up nice and bright and helps with heat a good bit.
02-05-2008, 02:43 AM
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i have a black intake with polished fins and fuel rails on my mystic z....looks badass, and wouldnt have any other way, unless i wanted to spend countless hours polishing it....
02-05-2008, 09:02 PM
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I did a little reading and while solid info was hard to come by it apears likely that you may have busted me repeating a myth. That'll teach me to listen to those old timers.
I did find references to electronics companies using black heat sinks for better heat disapation, but the only tests I could find for automotive applications proved bare metal to be the best. It seems that paint or any other coating acts as an insulator and traps the heat.
Good catch!
02-06-2008, 12:02 AM
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Typically ceramic coating will cost anywhere from 115-150 depending on the source. Anything higher then 150 then look elsewhere. I would recommend airborne coatings, the company has gone to **** but they do have a great ceramic formula so it looks terrific. Some ceramics look different then others since not all are mixed the same. Airborne typically has a great finish with a good bit of aluminum which shines it up
02-06-2008, 11:09 AM
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