Painted Intercooler Shroud
09-14-2012, 11:51 AM
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I wimped out of the spray can job & had mine black powder coated along with all the engine sheet metal pieces, makes it all look a lot cleaner. Caliper red is an awesome colour to use though for the shroud.
09-14-2012, 08:18 PM
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09-14-2012, 10:42 PM
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Here's my shroud. Alois had it made, and I'm told was so proud of it he hung it in his office for serveral weeks while the car was being worked on.
09-15-2012, 07:44 PM
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Your shroud (and center exhaust) were the inspiration for me painting my shroud. Of course, I used a rattle can, being a cheap bastid.
09-15-2012, 08:13 PM
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, so they're not great but very pleased with the finish and it holds up well to the heat etc.
09-16-2012, 02:14 AM
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Not sure about "50 HP", maybe 5. Had a guy chime in on my SS mesh, saying I was losing 25% (or more) of my intake air. If that was the case, I should have seen a spike in engine temps. Even at the track I rarely see temps above "9 o-clock". I agree that there may be some reduction in volume, but believe it's negligible. I surely don't notice any reduction in "oomph".
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