[ejw]

have a grubby intake am going to blast and cleanup, for new engine going in drag car. want to keep it looking nice, resistant to gas and carb clean. can i powdercoat it w/ a clear and is pc resistant to fuel. any other ideas
thanks.

[Kiwi Mal]

Had a intake manifold powder coated. It discolored a little around the heat cross over, apart from that it was fine. When I changed to a rpm intake I had it polished and HPC coated ( same as on headers } to keep it looking nice. No reason why you can't have a iron intake HPC coated.

[ejw]

this is an aluminum rpm intake. just tired of staining intakes w/ carb cleaner or fuel from messing w/ carb

[66PROGTO]

For years I would spray several coats of VHT clear engine enamel on my new alum. intakes. I would last for a long time. I have also powder coated them silver.

[zippy]

yes, Powdercoatring will work just fine on an intake. I have done lots of intakes. As has been posted, if you run the exhaust crossover, then the powder can burn/discolor. The best is to block the crossover, then No problem's. My intakes been coated for well over a year now, no signs of deterioration

[dirty joe]

i just had victor ceramic coated then polished at airborn. looks f'n beautiful.

[Curly Joe]

Originally Posted by dirty joe

i just had victor ceramic coated then polished at airborn. looks f'n beautiful.

Post a pic............sounds cool....

[BillyGoat]

Powder coat will burn off at the crossover after a while and look terrible. It will not withstand the temperature and eventually fail. I use a ceramic/metallic coating or send it to a company like Jet Hot. The first pic shows an engine that has the heads, intake, valve covers and timing cover that I coated myself. I chose not to polish as I like the satin finish. Spray it on and put it in an electric oven at 600 degrees for an hour. It takes a little practice but you get a feel for how thick to spray on the material after you do a few parts. The second pic shows an intake that was done and polished by Jet Hot. The coating will not burn off or discolor and is the same thing that is used to coat headers.

[firebirddad]

Both methods look good BillyGoat. My wife has threatened my life if I do any more car projects in her oven. I need to get a garage oven. What was the brand/source of the ceramic/metalic coating?

Did Jethot also coat the timing cover? How much do they charge and about how long did they need to hold the parts?

[Mark C.]

BGoat, I like the sign on the air cleaner. How did you do it? Is it a decal or a sign?

[dirty joe]

here are some of my 4500 victor airborn ceramic coated and then polished

[BillyGoat]

The coating I used is called CermaKrome and I purchased it from www.techlinecoatings.com . Get yourself an old electric stove that someone is throwing out in the trash for your garage. That is how I got mine.

I got Jet Hot to do the intake, timing cover, hood hinges and fan guard about 7 years ago. I don't recall the prices but they will quote over the phone. It was a lot cheaper than chrome and looks pretty darn good. It is pretty easy to do yourself. The hardest part is polishing.

That is one of those metal signs that you buy at the swap meets for $10. Drill a hole in the center and put on top of your air cleaner.

[Jim Scites]

I had mine ceramic coated. Here are some pictures. A place in Richmond Va did it and the guy owns a 69 GTO Vert too.

[Geoff]

The best thing you can do is have it polished. The shiny surface will reflect/reject engine bay heat & help to keep the manifold cooler. Cooler manifold=denser charge=more hp.