Is it worth it? Has any one has this done or know some one who did

[wytstang]

Hopefully by mid June I'll be sending my long tubes out to be ceramic coated. I saw they (nitro plate) only charges $50 to have a lower intake coated. Is it worth the price as far as performance goes? Will it help keep the intake charge cooler? The lower is a ported (Felpro 1262) cobra by AFM. Long term plans is to keep the car an h/c/i 302. So I would like to find any way to squeeze any more usable power out of it (n/a). This is not a strip car this is a street car btw.

 

[realitygt]

painting your intake white(i think it's white) is an old school trick to prevent heatsoak, ceramic coating your intake would be like pissing in the ocean.

 

[Hellion94]

painting your intake white(i think it's white) is an old school trick to prevent heatsoak, ceramic coating your intake would be like pissing in the ocean.

I'm not trying to argue, but I don't think painting an intake white would do anything at all to prevent heat soak.

White paint would only be useful in reducing heat on something that was placed outside, in the sun. White, as a pigment, absorbs less of the suns heat, thus making it less likely to get extremely hot in the sun, making it a good insulator for items that will be outside, in the sun all the time.

It would do absolutely nothing for an object that was being heated by the internal combustion of an engine.

 

[916_5.0]

+1 painting it white wont keep it any cooler cause heat from within the engine is heating it up, not Rays from the sun which white helps reflect and doesnt absorb.

 

[wytstang]

ceramic coating your intake would be like pissing in the ocean.

This means what?

 

[Steve-Oh]

ceramic coating your intake would be like pissing in the ocean.

This means what?

Exactly, it doesn't make sense! Thats what it means...



lol i have no clue :dunno:

 

[AaRoN]

That term means: Pissing in the ocean will add more liquid but not enough to ever notice. Not even a measurable amount.

 

[trav_19]

the older racers might tell you to paint the outside black and the underside white.... to help pull the heat out of the engine

 

[realitygt]

That term means: Pissing in the ocean will add more liquid but not enough to ever notice. Not even a measurable amount.

thank god someone isn't retarded around here.

the older racers might tell you to paint the outside black and the underside white.... to help pull the heat out of the engine

exactly.

 

[Mr. OAM]

the older racers might tell you to paint the outside black and the underside white.... to help pull the heat out of the engine

I would only do this after hanging the voodoo doll from the rear view mirror so as not to upset the spirits.


Steve

 

[wytstang]

That term means: Pissing in the ocean will add more liquid but not enough to ever notice. Not even a measurable amount.

Thanks man, I guess I'm just not a 17 yr old genius anymore but thank god there's on one here.

 

[TxCobrA98]

black will help dissipate heat that is why a lot of oil pans and stuff are black and why people paint theirs. thats what i hear at least.

 

[vermilion]

anything heat soakable id use the duracoat high temp ... im cheap to send something somewhere to be cool coated.

 

[94Pro-5.0]

i dont think anyone has really answered his question.

for $50 i'd do it. it would look good, but the performance advantage wouldnt be much if any

 

[justinschmidt1]

Performance gain?


not likely...maybe a couple ponys

 

[realitygt]

Performance gain?


not likely...maybe a couple ponys

the kind of pony's that are crippled and can barely move

 

[AaRoN]

Performance gain?


not likely...maybe a couple ponys

the kind of pony's that are crippled and can barely move

But ponies none the less.