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TimD
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 Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 11:37 am Post subject: extractors |
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bought extractors for the TE last night for a good price from a young lad, now im looking for info on paints. Im after paints that are heat resistant for use on extractors, rocker covers etc. Just a little thing to smick up the engine bay a bit
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TUF TF
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: extractors |
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when i painted mine i just went down to super cheap auto and bought that engine paint, it can withstand 550 degrees celcius, and only cost me $13 and its worked fine, hasnt cracked or anything. plus there is allmost any colour u want. Hope that helped
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TUF TF
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: extractors |
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when i painted mine i just went down to super cheap auto and bought that engine paint, it can withstand 550 degrees celcius, and only cost me $13 and its worked fine, hasnt cracked or anything. plus there is allmost any colour u want. Hope that helped
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Benjamin
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 5:26 pm Post subject: Re: extractors |
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I tried a bunch of heat resistant paints, all of which failed miserably and looked crap after a week or so of spirited driving. I settled on JetHot coating and have never looked back. It is expensive though 
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Gold TX Sleeper
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2002 3:01 am Post subject: Re: extractors |
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What was the wallet damage on the coating ? Did you get the chrome look finish, or black, or another color ?
And did you notice any difference in lower under bonnet temps etc.
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Benjamin
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2002 11:01 am Post subject: Re: extractors |
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The damage was about $150 from memory (don't quote me  to get en existing set coated. You can purchase extractors through them, pre-coated, which I think are Genie. The website reveals all, but for the money I spent, I don't regret.
I got the chrome look, which really isn't chrome, but I reckon it looks much better. It kind of looks like molten metal, kinda Terminator 2 like 
The underbonnet temperature is lower, and my engine does run extremely cool for what it is, it is hard to say by how much, but 5-10 degrees under bonnet once I pull up would be an easy guess. You can touch the pipes after 15 minutes.
Performance is even harder to guess, seeing as I had a round of mods made at the same time. I would guess they flow a bit better, but how much would be academic anyways.
The finish hasn't discoloured, faded, chipped, stained or otherwise in the month or so I have had them done, which can't be said for spray on crap
I spotted a set of extractors on a HX 308 down the street recently which had been done in black, looked very sweet, but suited his engine bay because it was all black anyways.
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