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Old 03-10-2012, 10:08 PM
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Default Picture request inlet manifold
Looking for ideas with std yb inlet not sure if to power coat, paint or leave in alloy, have a crackle black cam cover so needs to match that.
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Old 03-10-2012, 10:25 PM
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Crackle black the casing only and paint the other half silver, would look nice. But plenty of pics on this forum. Here's a few...









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I bead blasted mine



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I just cleaned mine and sprayed it with Ali paint the a couple of coats of clear lacquer.



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Love the look of this bay ,
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Thinking im going to stick to a alloy looking inlet with the all crackle black rocker cover.
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has any1 tried that heat dispersant paint?
its supposed to help get rid of the heat the metal holds, sounds a bit of a gimmick to me but as i have got to paint mine i thought i might give it a try?


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I bead blasted mine



I like the injector blanks I welded mine up
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