View Poll Results: Painting/Powdercoating the valve cover?

Yes, I want to

25.33%

Thought about it

34.67%

No, you can barely see it anyways

13.33%

WTF, dumb idea

26.67%

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Sep 6, 2008 | 03:07 PM

Mr08FiT

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From: N. Brook, Chi

Hopefuly right place to post this...

So I've bought some parts and accesories to make the engine bay look a little better. Strut bar, spoon covers, T1R radiator hoses. I got to thinking of painting my intake cover, then I thought, "Why not powdercoat the valve cover?" I haven't seen anyone do this yet, then again I'm probably not looking in the right places. So if anyone has seen a painted/powdercoated valve cover please let me know. Otherwise I'll post pics after I get this finished, prob next week-end.

Sep 6, 2008 | 07:06 PM

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I know they made a huge thread about this..ill see if i can find it for you.

Here it is..

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...t+engine+cover

I have a BOM and im thinking of doing it the same color as the car if not blue.

Sep 6, 2008 | 07:39 PM

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Thats the Manifold cover... i think he is talking about the valvecover itself.

Sep 6, 2008 | 08:42 PM

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hmm i guess i'd have to see some pics

Sep 6, 2008 | 10:42 PM

Mr08FiT

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Yeah I was refering to the actual valve cover, like where the oil fill cap threads into. I have everything set up for sat, so hopefully I'll have pics up on sat.

Sep 6, 2008 | 10:59 PM

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ive only seen one i think....it was the j's racing green color. cant remember where i saw it though.

Sep 6, 2008 | 11:00 PM

vile10

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why not? i did that to my H23 valve cover before the swap, used high temp wrinkle red, looks good

Sep 8, 2008 | 10:07 AM

truth

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Paint it when the factory finish begins to blemish. Paint it when you're doing a swap, but painting it because because is like jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.

Sep 8, 2008 | 10:54 AM

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yeah the J's is a strange green blue color similar to project Mu brakes. But like he said i wouldn't paint the cover. but thats just me. If i K20 swap tho then i'm going to do sometihng cool with the k20 cover