I decided to get rid of the "blingish chrome", and paint my intake.

I know the pictures are not of a best quality. But it is not like I am working with a EOS Digital Rebel here. So be a little patient while I am still a little short on cash right now.

Here are the things you will need:



Primer, Paint, a sanding block or sandpaper, a coat hanger to hang the intake with while painting, and of course, an Intake pipe.
Notice how the pipe shines, because it is aluminum. The first step, is to sand the pipe, until it is a dull silver all the way around the piping.




Notice the difference in appearance in the pipe, before and after.

Next, hang the pipe by the hanger. Then, apply 2-3 coats of primer. I use Dupli-Color sandable primer, but you can use whatever you want.

After letting the primer dry for at least an hour, you can sand it down with a 320 grit, wet or dry, sandpaper. I chose not to, because I was in a hurry to get done before dark.

Here is the pipe after 3 coats of primer:


Notice the newspaper I put in the ends of the intake to prevent overspray into the tube itself.


After that dries to the touch, take your spray paint, and spray ONE light coat on the pipe. I used Dupli-Color's Engine High Heat 500 degree Flat Black paint. But yet again, you can use any color or type paint you want.



After the first coat dries to the touch, spray one medium lquid coat, coating the entire pipe. Let that dry. Here is a shot of the pipe after the 2nd coat:



You can still see the newspaper in the tubing.

Then, after the 2nd coat dries, spray as many more coats as you want, with at least 15-20 minutes in between each coat. Here is my finished project, after a total of the 2 primary coats, and 3 more wet coats.





I will post pictures of it tommorow, installed on the car. I think it will look very good. And it will take the concentration off of the tubing when you open the hood. I did not like the aluminum from the start, but have just now gotten the chance to paint it.


Tell me what you guys think....

Before:



After shots coming Tuesday.

 

Omg, all that reading and waiting for After pictures and i was ROBBED, I cant wait to se the after pics. looks good man.

 

dont be a bumb, go outside, turn on a light, install the intake, post pics n make every1 happy lol jp wit u, looks good really cant wait till you post the after pics.

 

Looks better than I thought it would.

I am going to have the valve cover powdercoated before too long. Want it black too.

 

sexy man, very nice work.

 

It is something I done myself, like everything else done to MY OWN car, and I am pruod of that. It is mine, it will be done to suit my wants. Not trying to impress anybody. Just trying to help if anybody else wants to paint something.

 

dope work man, really liking the black look of it. looks sexy lol

 

u ever gunna get a kswap? your ase certified... u can do it all yourself right?

 

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I can, and I plan on it before the end of next year.

Money is a real issue right now though. But once I get about 3k in debt wiped out, then it is coming.

 

now we can concentrate on that plug cover

 

Looks nice. Good work

 

Nicely done. Looks great! What kind of intake is that?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mars Blackmon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Nicely done. Looks great! What kind of intake is that?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It is a K and N intake that I got from Dezod Motorsports. It is a good intake, with a moderate power gain, and it sounds cool. K&N Dynoed a d17a2 and actually got a 5.2 whp gain over stock, according to their website.

 

wonder if that's true...

 

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Yeah, me too.

Intake looks a lot better now mate

 

 

K&N is the only one that makes enough hp for the d17.. but anyways about your paint job.. i think a nice powder coating job would have looked a lot better, not to mention after a while, if that paint gets to hot its going to crack and chip.

 

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you know, I did want it powdercoated, but I was short on cash and had some paint laying around from my grandparents paint project, so I figured what the hell.

But it should not crack. The paint I used was Dupli-Color's high Heat engine paint. Rated up to 500 degrees. So I dont think there will be any cracking issues. At least I hope not.

 

i like the red valve cover. must be of a d17r

 

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You know, you can keep your smartass remarks to yourself, or in the A and C forum. You need to learn more about car parts there too while you are at it High Speed.

It is not a valve cover. Get your head out of your ***, maybe you would be able to see that it is a Wire cover for the wiring to the coils. So when you learn to know what a part on an engine is, come talk to us. But until then, grab a book there hero.

Take your **** some where else.

 

listen you asshat, i know about cars. i was being a smartass because you went to some effort to make your d17 stand out. hows the 100.8hp?

 

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If you must know, my car has been dynoed at 138, so get your **** straight.

Why the hell do you think I went from POLISHED ALUMINUM to BLACK. Wow, what a concept.

 

where did the extra 37.2hp come from if you dont mind me asking

 

ethugging at its best, post pics of your old EF, lets see if that wasn't a riced out piece.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .Shakelford &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">where did the extra 37.2hp come from if you dont mind me asking</TD></TR></TABLE>

There you go not knowing what you are talking about again.

The d17a2 is rated at 127 from the factory.

An intake, exhaust, and a mild tune has bumped it up slightly. If you knew what you were talking about that, you would already have known that.