Hey guys, i live in so cali and I need tips on hiding an intercooler or else the CHP will own me! When I installed it, i had to cut out the OEM grill in order to fit it, some people say to jus buy chickenwire at home depot and spray paint it white, but that is not my taste at all and I wanna keep my car lookin smooth. Do you guys have any ideas? please help.

 

spray paint it black then.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lost Type R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey guys, i live in so cali and I need tips on hiding an intercooler or else the CHP will own me! When I installed it, i had to cut out the OEM grill in order to fit it, some people say to jus buy chickenwire at home depot and spray paint it white, but that is not my taste at all and I wanna keep my car lookin smooth. Do you guys have any ideas? please help.
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just leave it alone. people paint them black but it takes away from the efficiency...
plus it looks fine now, sleepers are dumb

 

still would look obvious especially with piping coming from it. Besides, black isnt good in hot weather conditions. California in the summer=104 degrees!

 

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just leave it alone. people paint them black but it takes away from the efficiency...
plus it looks fine now, sleepers are dumb</TD></TR></TABLE>

sleepers can be dumb, but im trying to avoid the CHP.

 

"56K will die"

the new bandwagon for pic post titles

One pic 21K in size wouldn't even clog up a 9600 baud connection

 

Is it possible to make a custom grill similiar to the OEM one?

 

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the new bandwagon for pic post titles

One pic 21K in size wouldn't even clog up a 9600 baud connection </TD></TR></TABLE>

you should be a communications engineer , plus i dint kno that imagestation can resize ur pics. Sorry for the false warning.

 

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sleepers can be dumb, but im trying to avoid the CHP. </TD></TR></TABLE>

you drive a honda....

 

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just leave it alone. people paint them black but it takes away from the efficiency...
plus it looks fine now, sleepers are dumb</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wrong please dont give out false information...painting it black will NOT effect efficiency.

 

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Wrong please dont give out false information...painting it black will NOT affect efficiency.


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wow not bad, did you just use regular spray paint and painted all over it?

 

I have a grill craft grill you can buy if that isn't to cheesy

 

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Wrong please dont give out false information...painting it black will NOT effect efficiency.
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WTF ever man, your an idiot.... dont ruin your ****

 

yeah regular spray paint (flat black)...im a krylon man.
Mist the IC to get a nice thin coat. 2 layers should be fine.

 

sigh....why do you even have to bring it to that level? why dont you go to the FI section se we can bash on you...dont call me an idiot...dont be so ignorant.

some light reading for painting ic black
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=143328
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=361438

 

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im not going to argue.. i have my views and im sure you got yours...

 

support your facts please

 

up are my fact...and i dont have my Mechanical engineering book so oh well.

you can trust me or not....im speaking from experience.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cramerox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">up are my fact...and i dont have my Mechanical engineering book so oh well.

you can trust me or not....im speaking from experience.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ever notice any power difference on the dyno?

 

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you can trust me or not....im speaking from experience.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I have not had any direct experience from doing it, but have been directed away from doing so by many well known tuners....

but either way why dont many people sell I/C's black in the first place....?
black absorbs heat... your trying to dissapate more of it.
on top of that you will now have layers of paint on top of your aluminum I/C therefore taking away from the effectivness of the material thats its made out of in the first place

sorry if im off on my understanding... im on some good ****, i just had teeth pulled today

 

no i have not....the only problem you would encounter on the dyno is "heat soak" either way painted or not, you will see a loss on the dyno.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cramerox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no i have not....the only problem you would encounter on the dyno is "heat soak" either way painted or not, you will see a loss on the dyno.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea the dyno is not the place to test effictiveness of an I/C anyways, no airflow for it in the first place

 

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I have not had any direct experience from doing it, but have been directed away from doing so by many well known tuners....

but either way why dont many people sell I/C's black in the first place....?
black absorbs heat... your trying to dissapate more of it.
on top of that you will now have layers of paint on top of your aluminum I/C therefore taking away from the effectivness of the material thats its made out of in the first place

sorry if im off on my understanding... im on some good ****, i just had teeth pulled today</TD></TR></TABLE>

black does not absorb heat sorry...black absorbs light which turns into heat.
IC dont come painted because there is no reason to paint it by the makers. Why do you think stock radiators come in black?

 

if you had an intercooler sprayer wouldnt that fix the heat problem?

 

thanx for the help

any other suggestions?

other than that, I would have to make a custom grill outta some OEM stuff