Powder Coating

Nitrous

Nitrous

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Well, I bit the bullet and decided to pull the intake plenum and intercooler for polishing and I had a hell of a price at $50.00 each and $150.00 for the intake so $250 for everything. Since I like to drive a lot I changed my mind and I'm having everything powder coated silver with red "Syclone" polished and then clear coated except fro the machined area because the powder coater said it tends to crack on polished aluminum. I can't wait to get everything back next week and get the Sy running again. Anyone know where I can get some intake gaskets from a local shop in Texas since I haven't been able to locate any? I'm thinking about pulling the intake and having it powder coated black to offset the silver if I can find the gaskets. I'll post pics when I'm done but Sy #1428 has had some abuse in it's days and a lot of the factory parts removed like cruise control and ABS which I would only put back on for looks.
 
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MikeRenz

not stock
Re: Powder Coating

pulling the lower intake just to powdercoat it is kinda silly. You can't barely see much of it anyway since it gets covered by so much junk....plus if the shop charged you $150 for the upper...they'll prolly want more like $200 for the lower. Both of which seem pretty high.

I'd contact Mike Hood for the gaskets rather than search locally. He'll get them to you quickly/cehaply anyway.
 
Nitrous

Nitrous

New member
Re: Powder Coating

Mike, the $150 was for polishing the intake. I can get all three pieces powdercoated for $150.00 I bought my plenum gasket from Mike about a week ago. I just thought since I was playing around I'd do the intake to. I love to pull motors apart just for the hell of it. I've got an LS2, an LS3 and an LS7 on the way and they will all come apart and get heads and cams. Yeah, I'm a little silly when it comes to playing around with HP. LOL You're right, it probably doesn't need it but what the hell I could be gone tomorrow and at least my daughter will have a few play toys that are built for abuse.:tup:
 
martygar8

martygar8

syclone #1322
Re: Powder Coating

there you go Lance! if thats what you want done, do it. i had no choice of doing it, since the whole motor was tore apart, im glad i did the lower intake, cause you can actually see it, and looks awesome , your gonna be happy when you get yours done!!!!:tup: hopefully we can get together and go for a ride, still been lazy and have'nt changed them driveshafts, and rear brake shoes, but gonna do it this weekend, sunday anyway, since saturday suppose to be freaking raining all day, well see you later bro, and take it easy!
 
Fighting5thSVT

Fighting5thSVT

Active member
Re: Powder Coating

Just make sure that they plug all of the threaded holes when they do it. My powder coater missed 2 and I had to go in them with a dremel and a wire wheel to grind the coat off of the inside threads. It was on too thick and the fittings would not turn...:2cents:
 
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