Im wanting to do somthing so that the intercooler draws less attention to its self...and don't want to paint it. would anodizing it black be a good idea?

If I understand what anodizing is (which I probably dont) it does on add any material to the peice being anodized like paint or powder coating would do, it actually changes the color of the metal being anodized. So, I don't see how it could insulate the intercooler and keep it from cooling properly.

Does anyone think this would be a bad idea?

Does anyone know of any companies that do anodizing?

 

Do what ON POINT EK did...use pantyhose!

 

Thats my other plan...I was just curiouse about the anodizing...

 

Im vaguely familiar with it. Playing paintball since I was 8, I have seen many ways to anodize the bodies of the 'guns, barrels, grips. I do have several anodized pieces, and when they became scratched...it was silver metal underneath.

Dont know if that helped..to the top, im curious

 

panty hose seems like a good idea.. it would help from rock chips to right?

 

sweet pantyhose pic..lol. I guess i'll have to get one that will fit over a type-24, XXL maybe?

 

I dont know what is worse...buying fat girl pantyhose or hooking up with one to get them after your date.

 

muwahaha

hey RS i found this.. hope it helps

"The following procedure is for anodizing aluminum parts. Anodizing will protect the aluminum parts by making the surface much harder than natural aluminum. Aluminum oxide is grown out of the surface during anodizing and is extreemly hard. The porous nature of the anodized layer allows the product to be dyed any color that is required"

http://www.focuser.com/atm/anodize/anodize.html

 

please please post pics of your car with type 24, thats the same intercooler im planing to run.. i want to see how it looks on a teg.. and how fitment is

 

hehe...I would rather go through the embracement of actually buying the XXXL panty hose then go through the torment of actually dating a fat girl just to take her panty hose off....


Seriously though, does anyone have any input on a anodizing?

 

I'm in the same boat man, still putting a kit together. All i have left to do is buy a turbo (dunno which one yet) and the oil return stuff, and ofcourse slap it on my gsr. It may not be done for a few months because my $$ went to a clutch and install for turbo prep.

 

just for you

 

Pantyhose....nice!

 

thats awesome man.. exactlyw hat i wanted to see

 

true pantyhose is no good

 

one thing to remember about anodizing is that it takes off a small layer of aluminum every time you dip it, my dad ruined his rear sets on his ducati because the anodizer messed up and dipped them too many times, so anything with tight clearences should either be annodized very carefully or not at all

 

 

That thing is friggin gigantic!!! Man I thought trimming my bumper support was bad to fit my IC. Looks you had to wack the entire thing

Justin

 

pretty neat, i just posted black intercoole the other day. today i just patinted mine black. tomorrow ill put in on the car and take pics. looks alot better after i painted it

 

sweet link

i want to try this or powder coating (only $115)

 

Cramerox used paint.

 

 

Paint is NO GOOD! Think of the heat transfer!!!!

-PHiZ

 

black anodized

 

how did you do that, or have that done?