i was thinking abut painting my engine intake manifolds red. i was just wondering if anyone has painted anything under their hoods!! lets see it i want some ideas to really make the underhood stand out

I know I posted these earlier somewhere but oh well:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/mkimous/Truck/intercooler6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/mkimous/Truck/intercooler7.jpg

thats looks really good. what kind of paint did u use for the manifolds? and the for the turbo?

I just used the Duplicolor engine paint... i think it was rated for like 500* or whatever. Longest part was cleaning the intake, I'm lucky the intake wasn't gunky or anything because the person i bought it off of cleaned it a little. Eventually I will paint my coolant crossover and a couple other things.... but don't know when lol.

What kind of airbox or CAI is that your using? Custom?

yea thats cool i never thought of painting that! the radiator shroud would look cool if it was painted. now that i think of it there are a lot of different things that could be painted!

What kind of airbox or CAI is that your using? Custom?
It's an AFE Intake.

yea thats cool i never thought of painting that! the radiator shroud would look cool if it was painted. now that i think of it there are a lot of different things that could be painted!
If you want to see a slightly crazy paint job... look at CanadianRigger's truck:

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/garageimage.php?do=full&p=8670&d=1145418607

WOW lol that guy went crazy haha thats ok i think it looks pretty cool tho !!

I have seen GreenMachines in person. I looks very clean with that. I would say it makes it look a lot more attractive then most 6.5l's. Just one solid color looks good. I may as well paint my intake and what not also. Probably maroon like my truck.

Look in my garage, pics of my motor before I dropped it back in the truck. I used some flame proof VHT (1200-2000 degree rating) on the manifolds and turbo, and some VHT Metallic in a bluish silver on the intake, rated for 650 degrees, some VHT gloss black on the engine block (550 F I think) and some Duplicolor aluminum paint on the heat shields, and the heads. I think it came out pretty good.

Look in my album

look in my garage, i have pics of when i painted everything blue and when i painted the engine a cast iron color. i used duplicolor for both.

Look in my garage, pics of my motor before I dropped it back in the truck. I used some flame proof VHT (1200-2000 degree rating) on the manifolds and turbo, and some VHT Metallic in a bluish silver on the intake, rated for 650 degrees, some VHT gloss black on the engine block (550 F I think) and some Duplicolor aluminum paint on the heat shields, and the heads. I think it came out pretty good.
wow that looks really good!!

I had the valve covers, intake manifold, water crossover and turbo housing powder coated hammertone silver on my engine.
I like it and it looks good, but almost gets lost once the engine is installed.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h251/bobbiemartin/Suburban/GEPengine04_04-5.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h251/bobbiemartin/Suburban/GEPengine04_04-4.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h251/bobbiemartin/Suburban/EngineMay4-1.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h251/bobbiemartin/Suburban/EngineMay4-3.jpg

Here is one of the 6.5 that is in my Vette :D


http://images.fotopic.net/?id=64759872&noresize=1

haha thats awesome and how the hell did u get a 6.5 in a corvette!!!!

haha thats awesome and how the hell did u get a 6.5 in a corvette!!!!


lol believe me it took a LOT of squeezing ;) I have taken a load of pics, and will be starting a thread sometime soon, she has run a 14.4 at 98 at our local strip and its good on fuel :D

hahaha dude thats awesome!! do u have any pics that show the whole car ive got a vette as well its a 1979 but i dont think my 6.5 will fit in there lol

Here you go just a few pics to be going on with :D


http://images.fotopic.net/?id=64790310&noresize=1

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dude thats so sick!! i love how u made it into a pickup!! lol. dude u need to make a thread so i can drop one of those in my 79!! lol o and make a vid i wanna hear that thing running lol!!

LOL I have a vid of a few pases down our local strip, she ran a 14.4 @98 last time, I am going to start a thread soon when I get some more time :D

Adrian

where can i see the vids??

I will try to get them uploaded tonight if I can, and I will post them here :)

ok cool

maybe this summer ill yank the engine out and clean it, put new gaskets and a CDR on it and paint the whole deal. john deere green on the intake, heads, valve covers, oil pan and block, and gloss black on the exhause manifolds, turbine housing, and presure chamber. oh and green injectors and injector lines and ip :D.