You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, at no cost, you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join our community today!
that's sexy! BTW, i've heard the old "keep it rough" story a hundred times. i've heard it robs torque at low RPM but helps in the highs. question: if this is soo bad, why does every F1 car utilize this technique? hmm...
as far as heat dissipation being reduced due to a smoother surface i disagree. the less mass, the less heat soak you get, which aids dissipation.
I'm not really thinking heat will ever be an issue. I was able to hand sand the intake tubes about fifteen minutes after driving the car home from work (68 miles one way mostly highway speeds) As far as the inside surfaces go, I think the Honda engineers probably knew what they were doing when they designed it, so I'll leave it alone. I do love the look of the tubes polished up though, and in looking through the engine covers thread, it would appear that I am unique for now
__________________ Some people are like Slinkys; they can only make you laugh if you push them down a flight of stairs
I would love to see some pics of that^^ I bet that looks pretty good, how hard a time did you have getting the paint to stick to the rough surface?
i will post some pics of it later. i just used a high heat flat black paint and put on 4 or 5 coats. definately makes it look 100x better because i always thought the aluminum looked awkward under the hood.
Quote:
Originally Posted by redrumm
it looks nice but would probably look better if the whole thing was polished.
the back half throws it off. why not just have it chrome dipped?
if you electroplate or chrome dip this piece you will see the roughness of the aluminum. you need to get it smooth first then plate it.
__________________
high roller #7
Quote:
Originally Posted by dewthedew
Yeah, I was thinking about you when i made that post. You're insane and I say go for it! you'll have the most badass fit ever.
kyler that looks pretty good .kinda look factory done
__________________ 07 Honda Fit Sport, Eibach Springs, custom blue auto shift, knob, LED tails and 3rd brake light, CF hood, tint, 15" drag, CAI, CF rear spoiler
thanks. its bored out and polished it too. it looks even better in person. crappy cell phone pics.
im not a fan of the manifold cover either so it really all flows together nicely.
__________________
high roller #7
Quote:
Originally Posted by dewthedew
Yeah, I was thinking about you when i made that post. You're insane and I say go for it! you'll have the most badass fit ever.
Chrome would be a little too bling-tastic for my tastes. I was going for the OEM Plus look. Kyler, yours looks fantastic, the only thing I would suggest is flipping the two mounting brackets over. Put the big one with the mounting pads for the manifold cover on the bottom and use the smaller one on top, that way neither one would really mess up the nice flow you have with the aluminum painted. Redrumm, I'll probably end up polishing the whole thing inside and out, but for now I'm happy.
__________________ Some people are like Slinkys; they can only make you laugh if you push them down a flight of stairs
Chrome would be a little too bling-tastic for my tastes. I was going for the OEM Plus look. Kyler, yours looks fantastic, the only thing I would suggest is flipping the two mounting brackets over. Put the big one with the mounting pads for the manifold cover on the bottom and use the smaller one on top, that way neither one would really mess up the nice flow you have with the aluminum painted. Redrumm, I'll probably end up polishing the whole thing inside and out, but for now I'm happy.
thanks. i cant flip it over because the manifold has three holes on the top and two on the bottom. im just going to get some bolts to replace it and make a cleaner look.
__________________
high roller #7
Quote:
Originally Posted by dewthedew
Yeah, I was thinking about you when i made that post. You're insane and I say go for it! you'll have the most badass fit ever.
thanks. i cant flip it over because the manifold has three holes on the top and two on the bottom. im just going to get some bolts to replace it and make a cleaner look.
Do-oh! I forgot about that, oh well. It would look really good if you used Allen heads or Torx bolts instead of more pedestrian fittings. And as long as I'm spending your money instead of mine, get titanium nitrided bolts, that would be just plain silly (but cool)
__________________ Some people are like Slinkys; they can only make you laugh if you push them down a flight of stairs
titanium nitride bolts strip easy because it is just a coating on mild steel bolts. i have some 316l stainless bolts laying around that i will use instead. maybe i will paint them blue.
__________________
high roller #7
Quote:
Originally Posted by dewthedew
Yeah, I was thinking about you when i made that post. You're insane and I say go for it! you'll have the most badass fit ever.
Some people are like Slinkys; they can only make you laugh if you push them down a flight of stairs
Linear Mode
