Eh, Im not looking to spend more money right now, I just wanna get the kit on the car, maybe down the road Ill do that though.

 

Don't waste your time with hi-temp paint, either. Just let it rust.

Poor man's route is a custom aluminum heat shield. Metal is real easy to polish before it's folded into shape. In fact, you can buy it that way. :thumbup:

...either that or use header wrap which is supposed to be ugly, but helps keep the temps down, too. Stinks like a fothermucker, though.

 

A few things Id like your guy's opinions on...


The intercooler...should I leave it blingin or paint it black for stealth/theft purposes (my last car was stolen)??

Exhaust...cant decide if I wanna run an ecutout or just run 3" piping back to a flat black es oval muffler.

Let me know what you guys think I should do for those couple of things.

 

Painting it would defeat the whole purpose of the intercooler.

 

:werd:

Leave it alone...

Congrats man. I remember piecing mine together. Just remember to pray right before you turn the key.

 

how?

 

It insulates the porous aluminum surface of the fins from the passing air. Paint is a thermal insulator believe it or not. It fills in all the pores, and would kill its efficiency... because air wouldn't be touching the fins.

 

really, i didnt realize taht the fact that aluminum was "pourous" mattered. i thought it was just a matter of convection of heat...

but does make sense, it keeps the heat in. In that case, i hope my audi intercooler is just black, and not painted (stock)

 

Anodizing is okay. A lot of Buick Grand National intercoolers are anodized black.

 

I think I might get the fmic anodized black...still havent decided on that yet.