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02 June 2011, 09:42 AM
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Guys, looking for a FMIC, wnat a black one, perrin, aps and hyperflow do them, anyone with any experience of these units, the perrin looks great but hearing bad stories re cooling tank issues/reloaction and perrin replacement part not being up to scratch. Please help. Wish Harvey did black ones !!!!
02 June 2011, 10:30 AM
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any spray/body shop.
I think you need one layer of etch primer and two thin layers of paint.
DO NOT POWDERCOAT OR APPLY TOO MANY LAYERS OF PAINT AS IT WILL ACT AS A INSULATOR.
I think you need one layer of etch primer and two thin layers of paint.
DO NOT POWDERCOAT OR APPLY TOO MANY LAYERS OF PAINT AS IT WILL ACT AS A INSULATOR.
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Cheers, do you guys think the black Perrin one will chip, would love to get the Harvey onebut like I said I have really set my heart on a black one
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Here's an interesting quote from Harvey
I have rang round this morning and found an anodiser who says if the whole fmic is aluminium then he can do it, he says he'll need to see the fmic to give me a quote so he can have an idea how he can set his rig up.
Harvey I can give you his details if you want them.
Anodising does not form a heat barrier but it is an electrolytic process and a core will not lend itself to this process as far as I know unless there have been major advances in technology in the last few years. The problem is that the electric current has to get to the surfaces to be anodised so LCD areas (low current density) will be unprocessed.
I very much doubt there will be any current whatsoever in the core fins.
So while a great idea I think you have to check with your local anodiser who will confirm an FMIC core is not an item that is practical for anodising.
If you do check with an anodiser let me have the feedback as it is something I am interested in. Thanks.
As regards powder coating, I think the effect will be quite noticable. My APS core is powder coated (by APS) and on two of my other cars the Hybrid FMICs outperform the APS substantially, in part I am sure, because they are NOT powder coated.
I very much doubt there will be any current whatsoever in the core fins.
So while a great idea I think you have to check with your local anodiser who will confirm an FMIC core is not an item that is practical for anodising.
If you do check with an anodiser let me have the feedback as it is something I am interested in. Thanks.
As regards powder coating, I think the effect will be quite noticable. My APS core is powder coated (by APS) and on two of my other cars the Hybrid FMICs outperform the APS substantially, in part I am sure, because they are NOT powder coated.
Harvey I can give you his details if you want them.
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