Thread: Painting the intake or not

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Originally Posted by techinspector1

The first principle of engineering is "Form follows function". As long as the manifold functions the way it is supposed to for your needs, paint it red and forget it.

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Dont' you know that "Image is everything" what happened to your artistic side?

Originally Posted by 41willys

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engineering - smengineering

Dont' you know that "Image is everything" what happened to your artistic side?

I have an artsy side to me, but the older I get, the less I care about what something looks like to someone else. Practicality is the keyword with me at this late stage of my life. I'm even beginning to appreciate Rat Rods as long as the steering and brakes are addressed properly.

I have considered painting my intake and the area between the fins on my valve covers the same color as my engine. Uncle Bob suggested that to me one time, and I sort of agree that it might tie in everything on the engine better than having the aluminum jumping out at you. But the other side of me says I paid extra for that aluminum intake, so why mess it up and make it look like any other cast iron one? Plus, maybe I have waited too long and the paint on the rest of the engine has dulled down a little from use, so maybe the intake wouldn't really match after all.

That, and I have gotten lazy in my old age and don't feel like doing anything but driving it, and maybe washing it once in a while.

Don

Usually no matter what paint you use on an engine in time it deteriates and on finned covers chemicals will make it flake and look ugly between the fins .Spend the xtra $$ and have them powdercoated.

"That, and I have gotten lazy in my old age and don't feel like doing anything but driving it, and maybe washing it once in a while."

I haven't washed my old beater truck in over two years and have discovered that as much dust and dirt falls off of it as accumulates on it, so it balances out.

Consider powder coating.

I've done three and still have two of them.
One stocker that got left behind in the move and two aluminum intakes.

Many miles down the road, they still look good and clean up easily.

Originally Posted by C9x

Consider powder coating.

I've done three and still have two of them.
One stocker that got left behind in the move and two aluminum intakes.

Many miles down the road, they still look good and clean up easily.

Powder coaating it will be.

I find myself getting less interested in bling than I used to. The Willys takes way to much time and it isn't always fun to drive knowing that all of the billet and chrome will need to be cleaned when I get back. I suppose I could just not clean it but then I should have not done it in the first place . 20 years ago I enjoyed all of the polishing but now my arthritus say to he77 with it!! I guess that is why we only made it to two shows this year.