Oh purdy ICPs!!

**TSimage** · July 6th, 2006, 09:07 PM

MmmMMm, spiffy!

After many cans of Duplicolor Red 1200 degree spray paint, a few hrs of prep and wetsanding, viola! A nice little touch up that will go well with the Black/Matte' Black/Red 3 way paint/car theme Ill be using on my Tally. The best part about it is that no one has been able to tell that the pipes havent been powder coated (They sparkle when they are wiped off *they are all dusty from sitting the past few days in the garage*) I thought about doing a Red/Blue theme on the ICPs (hot and cold) but I decided to keep it simple. Once he car gets painted the Intercoller will be painted or powdercoated a glossy black to match the top and other accent parts.

Another angle:

**Shane916** · July 6th, 2006, 09:25 PM

looks very nice! gj :D

**EvoKach** · July 7th, 2006, 06:42 AM

Looks good......one question.....does all of that paint effect the weight or the performance of the intercooler?

**Jon** · July 7th, 2006, 12:11 PM

it'll weigh more because you're adding paint weight.... I would think if you paint the whole intercooler it'd be less effective, but if you only paint the end tanks, it shouldn't make much difference... the pipes don't do much for cooling, they're just there to get the air to where it needs to be usually

**TSimage** · July 7th, 2006, 04:14 PM

Studys by a few people seen on DSMToonerz and And DSMGossip (talk) have shown that painted intercoolers don't lose function unless you cake up the fins. I plan on doing a light dusting over the fins and doing a heavy detail on the end tanks so it'll look as good if not better than these.

Ad · July 7th, 2006, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by Jon

it'll weigh more because you're adding paint weight.... I would think if you paint the whole intercooler it'd be less effective, but if you only paint the end tanks, it shouldn't make much difference... the pipes don't do much for cooling, they're just there to get the air to where it needs to be usually

Adding weight by spraypainting something! OMG, that is almost ricer.

**Scrymerr** · July 7th, 2006, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Ad

Originally Posted by Jon

it'll weigh more because you're adding paint weight.... I would think if you paint the whole intercooler it'd be less effective, but if you only paint the end tanks, it shouldn't make much difference... the pipes don't do much for cooling, they're just there to get the air to where it needs to be usually

Adding weight by spraypainting something! OMG, that is almost ricer.

LOL ^_^

**Jon** · July 7th, 2006, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by Scrymerr

Originally Posted by Ad

Originally Posted by Jon

it'll weigh more because you're adding paint weight.... I would think if you paint the whole intercooler it'd be less effective, but if you only paint the end tanks, it shouldn't make much difference... the pipes don't do much for cooling, they're just there to get the air to where it needs to be usually

Adding weight by spraypainting something! OMG, that is almost ricer.

LOL ^_^

LOL

In my defense, someone asked if it added weight... I was just answering... the difference would probably be in grams... but it's still weight *shrugs*

Ad · July 7th, 2006, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Jon

Originally Posted by Scrymerr

Originally Posted by Ad

Originally Posted by Jon

it'll weigh more because you're adding paint weight.... I would think if you paint the whole intercooler it'd be less effective, but if you only paint the end tanks, it shouldn't make much difference... the pipes don't do much for cooling, they're just there to get the air to where it needs to be usually

Adding weight by spraypainting something! OMG, that is almost ricer.

LOL ^_^

LOL

In my defense, someone asked if it added weight... I was just answering... the difference would probably be in grams... but it's still weight *shrugs*

Yea but not like it would make any significant difference. I'm sorry it just made me LOL when I read that part.

**Scrymerr** · July 7th, 2006, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by Ad

Originally Posted by Jon

Originally Posted by Scrymerr

Originally Posted by Ad

Originally Posted by Jon

it'll weigh more because you're adding paint weight.... I would think if you paint the whole intercooler it'd be less effective, but if you only paint the end tanks, it shouldn't make much difference... the pipes don't do much for cooling, they're just there to get the air to where it needs to be usually

Adding weight by spraypainting something! OMG, that is almost ricer.

LOL ^_^

LOL

In my defense, someone asked if it added weight... I was just answering... the difference would probably be in grams... but it's still weight *shrugs*

Yea but not like it would make any significant difference. I'm sorry it just made me LOL when I read that part.

My feces adds weight. Thats why I always drop duece before a big race. ^_^ kekekeke

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