painting an intercooler

[thejimrose]

thanks max! i think that's the route i'm going to go - just a flat black ano
for the stealth look.

cheers
jim

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Max Baker <max at warped.org> wrote:

> Jim,
>
> I anno'd my FMIC black on my GTI.  It's a VR6 Turbo and I didn't want to
> be "that guy" with the way the CHP treats you for making modifications to
> your car :)
>
> I did not do a before and after dyno of the FMIC w/ and w/out anno, but I
> have not had any negative effects by annodizing it.  I too seriously doubt
> that annodizing will do anything noticable to the heat transfer.  If you
> were worried about it, then upsize the intercooler by 5% and that would
> probably make things equal.
>
> Before: http://warped.org/pix/displayimage.php?album=37&pos=29
> After/Installed<http://warped.org/pix/displayimage.php?album=37&pos=29After/Installed>:
> http://www.abmotorsports.com/bobs07/bobs07035.jpg
>
> Almost nobody notices it, it's very sleeper.   Just get black couplers to
> match.
>
> -m
>
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 05:34:18PM -0700, thejimrose wrote:
> > does anyone have any enlightening information about painting, coating
> and/or
> > anodizing a bar + plate intercooler? i've bought one to mount to the
> front
> > of my a4, and despite irrefutable performance advantages I just don't
> want
> > to be 'that guy' with the big IC up front. it will fit behind the stock
> > bumper, and i'd like to black it out for stealth reasons.
> >
> > i've been told that anodizing won't help or hurt the heat transfer, but
> is a
> > nice durable finish. being a cheapskate i'd like to use the spec-radiator
> > paint that eastwood sells - any btdt?
> >
> > thoughts? thanks!
> > jim
>



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