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Offline Zaloo21

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Painted the valve cover...
« on: May 19, 2010, 07:21:38 PM »
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Re: Painted the valve cover...
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2010, 09:14:16 AM »
Looks good. How did you do it ? Valve cover on off ? What did you use for paint ?
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Re: Painted the valve cover...
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2010, 09:38:26 AM »
Looks good. How did you do it ? Valve cover on off ? What did you use for paint ?

Off the car - cleaned it thoroughly with engine degreaser and brake cleaner (I'm anal), scuffed it with 60 grit sandpaper, cleaned again with soap and water, let it dry, coat w/ VHT primer, 3 light coats and 2 heavy of VHT wrinkle paint (black), let it dry for 3 hours, put it in the over at 200 degrees for 60 minutes, let it sit out for 24 hours, and put it back on. I plan on doing the manifold as well - to make it mesh better. To me it looks a little out of place with the silver manifold.

easy and cheap, just time consuming
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Re: Painted the valve cover...
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2010, 03:51:11 PM »
u should loosen the clamp on the turbo inlet hose and and twist the maf towards the headlight,,and if thats a spectre filter get a new one mine fell apart haha its glued together grab a k&n 3" perfect fit on the maf with the smallest seal from the spectre. looks good that apr hose is sick

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Re: Painted the valve cover...
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2010, 12:27:13 AM »
ya - ended with AEM filter instead -->

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Re: Painted the valve cover...
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2010, 10:23:16 AM »
Thought about a elbow so pulls air more from the front? I also added my front air inlet housing so more cool air was directected to the intake. But looks nice.

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Re: Painted the valve cover...
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2010, 03:43:59 PM »
next u should do a pcv and sai delete are u runnin a fmic

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Re: Painted the valve cover...
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2010, 11:17:19 PM »
Agreed - and yes I do have FMIC.
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