PRL RBC In Black Wrinkle to Match 3.5 inch CAI

[hotdogjohnny]

I'm wondering how hot the intake mainfold will get at its hottest in the summer, say a 100* day. Would VHT Wrinkle paint, good for 350* be ok, or should I shop around for hotter paint? I think the black wrinkle finish would look good on that, let's face it, not great-looking manifold. The oem plastic one looks better to my eye.

What do you think? And feel free to say what you really think about my idea.
Before the CAI:


AFter the new CAI:

 

[Dar-Dar]

I wouldn't choose the wrinkle paint since the RBC manifold has that wrinkle rugged finish to it. A high heat VHT Engine Enamel (550F) black paint will be a better choice IMO. And the VHT Wrinkle Plus paints are okay with engine heat. I have my valve cover painted using the Wrinkle plus paint.

If you still end up leaning with the wrinkle black paint, they will be fine to use. They have a relatively good heat resistance.

 

[Dar-Dar]

It may turn out that normal paint will smooth the wrinkled surface of the rbc, depending on the amounts of coating used. The VHT wrinkle may be a better choice.

 

[hotdogjohnny]

I wouldn't choose the wrinkle paint since the RBC manifold has that wrinkle rugged finish to it. A high heat VHT Engine Enamel (550F) black paint will be a better choice IMO. And the VHT Wrinkle Plus paints are okay with engine heat. I have my valve cover painted using the Wrinkle plus paint.

If you still end up leaning with the wrinkle black paint, they will be fine to use. They have a relatively good heat resistance.

JK. That's a good point about the RBC rough texture. I haven't seen my RBC yet, get it tomorrow.

 

[Dar-Dar]

JK. That's a good point about the RBC rough texture. I haven't seen my RBC yet, get it tomorrow.

I think you missed my second post. Lol.

 

[hotdogjohnny]

Yeah, you posted it while I was selecting the most pathetic emoticons I could find .

 

[axion_industries]

Very similar to our setup... Looks great

 

[hotdogjohnny]

^^^I'll head over to your site and take a look!

 

[hotdogjohnny]

@axion_industries

I didn't see anything on your site that relates to this thread, maybe I missed it. Can you post a link to wrinkled items? Thx.

 

[axion_industries]

We have our intake manifd and our PRL intake done with krinkle flat black powder coat..

 

[axion_industries]

http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/axion-industries-1320-fb6.9068/

 

[hotdogjohnny]

http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/axion-industries-1320-fb6.9068/

Excellent! And you're right. It does look great!

 

[chris80i]

Nice job