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I dont understand, if its primarily a track car, why are you painting it? A light coat of paint on the front will be fine, if paint was that bad for heat exchange, radiators wouldn't have been painted for all those years, XR6's and gtr's have black painted coolers from the factory, and it takes 10 years for the paint to flake off, just give it a bit of etch primer on the end tanks.

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Ok, so lets say i Anodise the FMIC...

Question: Would there be any ill effects by painting the IC piping black? Cause the stock piping are painted black...

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Ok guys, ill post up the results next week with pics after all is done...

Anodising FMIC in Matt Black - $105

Painting Piping with Hightemp Paint + Brass nipple fitting - $50

The only reason I am painting the piping is due to the chrome plating.. cant be anodised

Total = $155

Keep an eye out for the results...

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Sarkis

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have to say it looks good against the silver duco...nice one.

I cbf doing all of this so installed some mesh infront of the FMIC and painted that black which has a similar effect of dulling down the look.

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have to say it looks good against the silver duco...nice one.

I cbf doing all of this so installed some mesh infront of the FMIC and painted that black which has a similar effect of dulling down the look.

khungjeng, could post us a pic of your mesh setup?

just wanting to see how it looks.

Thanks

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Yea ill be getting my FMIC kit Anodised matt black.. its going to set me back approx $150 however the benifits are:

- Increase surface area = Better cooling

- Matt black = radiate heat better

- Will give a "stealth" look

- Anodising will strengthen the fins and core

Can't wait to get it all done.. ill make sure to post up before/after pics as well as installation pics

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Sarkis

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khungjeng, could post us a pic of your mesh setup?

just wanting to see how it looks.

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yeah no problem here u go. Its not like u cant see it...its just a bit dull with the back mesh...also helps catch any big bugs LOL

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From Garrett website:

"It is not uncommon at all for an intercooler and endtanks to be anodized black to keep attention away from the car and help it maintain a sleeper appearance. A very light coat of paint on the core and endtanks is also another option, usually much cheaper and easier than anodizing, with a negligible performance loss. "

Save a bit of cash and just paint it...

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Not sure if one should take advice from Garrett when it comes to intercoolers.

They have some very poorly designed end tanks.

But realistically a light cost of paint is going to do no worse than one that doesn't clean/flush their intercooler yearly.

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From Garrett website:

"It is not uncommon at all for an intercooler and endtanks to be anodized black to keep attention away from the car and help it maintain a sleeper appearance. A very light coat of paint on the core and endtanks is also another option, usually much cheaper and easier than anodizing, with a negligible performance loss. "

Save a bit of cash and just paint it...

its been covered a few times in the 5 pages of this post...paint it sure...but with the right stuff that wont stop any heat transfer.

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Personally i cant see how paint on the endtanks and piping can cause ANY heat soak especially when the air is travelling to thise speeds. However i can see how cooling will be reduced by having paint on the core thats why i have decided to anodise the FMIC...

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