silverxcivic

i was wondering if u could paint an intercooler black ur self like u kno a DYI thingy?

nfn15037

Sure, just grab some flat black spray paint and put a couple of light coats on the front.

Smokinsax

i dont see why you would have a problem doing it? Or do you mean if you were to it would hurt performance?

J-Brooks

I think I read somewhere a while back, if you don't do it right or use the right type of paint your can decrease its efficiecy.

I'd wait to some more ppl jump in but thats just what I remember. Anodizings works great though.

Dartanian

I have mine painted black.

Just spray it with some light coats of spray paint. As long as you keep the paint light, it won't affect its cooling capabilities.

f1 vtec

yes i remember reading a post too and as far as i remember painting it or anodizing it would affect performance but not by a large amount, but its the best way to keep your car looking like a sleeper

gldndrgn14

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if you want the best sleeper effect and the best cooling capabilities, go water to air ic. nobody will see an intercooler. even when you pop the hood, i bet over half the fools out there dont know what it is. you can just say its your intake box. ahah

f1 vtec

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great idea! anodize a water to air ic so it looks like a stock intake! haha!

nfn15037

The majority of the intercooler surface area is through the core, the thickness of it. The front face of the IC accounts for very little surface area therefore has little effect on heat transfer abilities.

silverxcivic

i live vegas thats y i cant use water to air..thanx

TurboCoop

you can paint anything any color. In this case, the paint will reduce the cooling factor of the aluminum, which will increse IAT. The best way is to anodize it, but thats expensive. You can just put some black screen over it, or lightly spray it with some black paint. Sleeper=