Anyone had their inlet manifold powder coated ? How much does it cost and where can do it ?

 

WHY??

 

Because I might want to have mine done,obviously

 

because it helps laminar flow rates

 

Please don't tell me that this is a new ScoobyNet **** Piece of Bollox

I suppose it helps atomise the fuel particles or something???

 

Might make it look nice though

 

Pete,please don't start

It's got nothing to do with anything other than making it look abit better. I've seen a few done that look quite smart,that's all !!

 

OK, as long as everyone accepts that it's purely cosmetic and has no mystical powers then I think it's a great idea!!

 

Pete,it's 100% purely cosmetic-has no mystical powers whatsoever

So,has anyone had it done ?

 

Might have Mystical PowDers though - so, tread carefully!!

 

 

how about Ceramic Coating the inlet manifold ???

I have seen a few very highly polished, which do look nice

Minty.

 

I haven't seen any ceramic coated ones but i've seen some polished ones that look good.

I've seen a powder coated one in what looks like a candy apple red that looks quite smart.

 

A friend of mine had his inlet powder coated, anthracite in colour:



More understated than in ya face, so to speak.

JonnyGav had his done in white, not sure if his was powder coated though.

 

that will be steven darleys i think, i know his is powder coated in a lovely red to match his wagon.

 

on a recent trip to metal magic in barnsley with jasemac, i noticed they had sprayed some inlets in bright red. looked fantastic. very tempted, but other things to spend monies on thus far.

they do wheel refurbs, but this may be another leaf of the branch theyre looking into.

 

Now that's plain daft..!

Of all the things to paint in a dark, heat absorbing colour..!

And before anyone says the oem inlet tract is black, that's purely penny pinching by the manufacturer..!

 

AHA!! Finally the possibilities of real performance gains by doing this mod come true. I suspect most people will think white will be best. But what about white with some black stripes down the side to set up some convection currents to aid cooling of the inlet tract?

 

Sounds good to me why not put some spots so the heat brakes even over the different spots of colour wtf will be next i cant wait to see .

 

Had mine powder coated blue from a local place only cost me £25

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Banny

 

Just watsh as I had mine done by a supposedly decent company, put it on so thick that when I got it back look amazing but they hadnt removed the silver tape around the bolt holes etc so it all cracked and brolen looking kack!!
Not even going to bother taking it back to them!
RMS in Ayrshire!

Luckliy its my spare one.

S!

 

Basic physics matey..

Why do you think most sun blocks contain silver particles in the form of zinc, why most, if not all the buildings in Spain/Greece etc are painted white and finally, why do NASA use white for their EVA suits..?

 

I had mine powder coated, looked good for a while, but now it is starting to craze due to the heat...

I have had the same problems with alloy wheels as well...

Now I prefer to paint them myself.

 

polishing an inlet manifold is the worst possible thing you can do. the surface is rough for the purpose of cooling.

 

I just painted mine with brake calliper paint.

 

roger clark use a polished one on their car and thy also fit them too, there is a 500+ bhp P1 on here somewhere with a polished inlet manifold too.

 

It's obvious, RCM havn't got a clue what they're doing!

 

With 500 BHP they can afford to lose a bit for the sake of bling. so your saying if Roger Clarke does it, it has to be right?
any good engineer will tell you a rough surface cools quicker than a polished one.

 

my inlet has just been powder coated a red colour (not sure which red) purely because mine got damaged in an engine fire !!

 

Where did you get yours done mate ?