Painting INLET < ROCKER COVER ETC ??& headgasket upda

Post Fri May 05, 2006 8:44 am

Has anyone here painted there inlet manifold ?? at all by spray paint i mean ive bought some real high temp paint and im painting the block on my 325i sport today and i was goin to paint the inlet manifold & rocker cover though!! do you think this is a good idea?|?
on my last 325i sport i had all the good powdercoated but this time i cant quite afford it so do u think the painted look will do ?? cus once ive started im not gonna spend all year peeling it off lol! HELP!

Post Fri May 05, 2006 8:56 am

It's worth it!
http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=30743

Post Fri May 05, 2006 9:00 am

Sprayed my inlet mate, didnt even bother taking it off just covered everything and put the paint in, looks so much better..

Post Fri May 05, 2006 9:01 am

Def worth the effort

Didn't think about polishing the TB like Datourer tho, hmmmm, something for a rainy day

Post Fri May 05, 2006 9:20 am

cheers lads looking good there both of them Fozzy i cant wait to see that turbo this year man!! looks foookin BOOOOO my friend wat power you running now man ??

ive got some brake cleaner and gunk gonna paint the inlet , rocker cover and the block today hopefully!!

Post Fri May 05, 2006 10:17 am

No idea on power as yet but it felt a good 300+ last time @ 1bar, much much more @ 1.3bar

This weekend I add spark control in conjuction with a 8.2-1 c/r and 12.9 grade headbolts, so I'll be able to hold upto 1.5bar without spitting HG's out and hopefully that'll be 400+, hopefully.

Theoretically I'm good for 480 max but as I'm not wanting to run 100% duty on the injectors I'll be stopping about 400/450 as I have a safe margin then.

Just a few more bits, T&T and back on the road for some fun

Post Fri May 05, 2006 5:14 pm

foz m8 thats some serious power!! im well up for seeing that car soon man! right update ive cleaned totally today the throttle body , the inlet manifold rocker cover and thermostat housing they all look new , ive also just sanded down the stripe and the bmw logo on the rocker cover and have give it a coat of black paint!! i hope i sanded the rest done enuff lol they dont half get shitty hey lads!! id love to see the spec sheet of that monster fozzy!!
take it steady men enjoy the nice weather!

Post Sat May 06, 2006 1:38 pm

right well update really heads been sent off to a real good place i know , will find out monday if alls ok beings stripped and pressure tested first then it wont take em long to do! ive spent yesterday and today cleaning and sanding , painting everything ready for the big bk together thing lol anyway ive sanded the stripe on and the bmw logo right down on the rocker cover hard graft but worth it masked it all up and now painted inlet , rocker cover , and gave my grill a repaint heres some pics of the parts , me work room im working in lol and some of the other bits ive cleaned up enjoy , o and bfore anyone sais lol i havnt took the mask off yet im going to laquer everything first!

Post Sun May 07, 2006 9:30 am

lol we gone quiet on ere then!

Post Sun May 07, 2006 9:45 am

lookin

gonna be sweet when you get it all back together what colour is the inlet mate

Post Sun May 07, 2006 11:27 am

hi there m8 the inlet is just a black metal paint for motorbikes lol i can get exact colour thou if ur interested hehehe

Post Sun May 07, 2006 11:33 am

looks kinda silver/grey in the pics thats why i asked i'm thinking of re-doing mine in the colour i thought your was(if that makes any sense)

Post Sun May 07, 2006 11:38 am

cool man yeh must say it looks good the rocker cover gives a kinda metally black look if that makes sence ive just given it all another coat so later on finally will be able to laquer it all up and itll look much better will post pics of it finally finished too m8! nice touch though defo!