anyone paint their intake manifold sti red
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anyone paint their intake manifold sti red
has anyone painted their intake manifold. i want to paint mine but i dont know which shade of red to buy. any ideas.
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Re: anyone paint their intake manifold sti red
Originally posted by stealth-wrx
has anyone painted their intake manifold. i want to paint mine but i dont know which shade of red to buy. any ideas.
has anyone painted their intake manifold. i want to paint mine but i dont know which shade of red to buy. any ideas.
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i just painted the manifold and its almost exactly like the sti red. i first cleaned the crap out of it. then i primered it with white sandable primer, then i used ford red high temp paint. its looks perfect
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It's not pink!! It's "sakura no iro" - cherry blossom color 
And yes, I'd like to see someone with a pink intake manifold too hehe. BTW, is there any difference between the STi's intake manifold and ours, other than the color? Because I've seen the STi intake manifold for sale... and who'd wanna pay $xxx for something that can be DIY? Just wondering
And yes, I'd like to see someone with a pink intake manifold too hehe. BTW, is there any difference between the STi's intake manifold and ours, other than the color? Because I've seen the STi intake manifold for sale... and who'd wanna pay $xxx for something that can be DIY? Just wondering
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There is a difference between the STI manifold and the USDMs manifold.. I have seen a few in person. Really the only difference besides the color is the absence of the TGV's, or Tumble Generator Valves, which are on our manifold to reduce cold start emissions by disrupting the air flow as it enters the combusiton chamber alowing very lean A/F mixtures to ignite etc.. Not only does the STI manifold not have these TGVs (which could be seen as a disruption to airflow even when fully closed), the STI manifold is also alittle shorter because of it.
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It goes like this:
Manifold
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TGV / SPACERS
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Head
The actual manifold is the same. The STi one is red. The TGV's or SPACERS (in STI's case) can be simply unbolted and are not part of a manifold.
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I have powdercoated my manifold "tornado wrinkle red". Looks very nice. It is textured, so looks like the head covers on Type R DC2's.
I also went through trouble of removing the TGV's from the housings, porting and polishing them.
And, I got the manifold extrude honed. Cost me ~ $250, but it is super smooth on the inside now.
- Alex
Manifold
|
TGV / SPACERS
|
Head
The actual manifold is the same. The STi one is red. The TGV's or SPACERS (in STI's case) can be simply unbolted and are not part of a manifold.
----
I have powdercoated my manifold "tornado wrinkle red". Looks very nice. It is textured, so looks like the head covers on Type R DC2's.
I also went through trouble of removing the TGV's from the housings, porting and polishing them.
And, I got the manifold extrude honed. Cost me ~ $250, but it is super smooth on the inside now.
- Alex
