Re: Valve cover gasket(s)

[Brendan/Coolian <coolian@thecia.net>]

> > Also decided to paint the valve cover, having tired of the black and 
> rust color it used to be.  It's now silver and looks great.  Don't know 
> if it'll make my engine as powerful as Huw's, though :)
>
>painting the valve cover will get you about 5 BHP (bystander horse
>power).  The timing belt covers are good for  another 2-3, but the
>intake manifold can get you up to 10 if you pick the right color.
>
>the miscellaneous little bits, done right, can add up to another 5 or
>so.

Here's another one, Huw.  We must bring more people into the "tacky 
underhood color scheme" fold.


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Brendan Barry
Quincy, Massachusetts
1987 Audi 4000 Quattro - "Suzanne"
Tornado Red, with grey cloth interior and a bitchy attitude.
Will soon be all the colors of the rainbow.
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Mods:
H4 80w/100w
K&N Filter
Modified Intake and Throttle
ATE Powerdics/Brembo cross-drilled
Steel brake lines (soon)
H&R - Boge Turbo Gas
Strut Brace (soon)
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