View Poll Results: intercooler black or leave it alone

paint it black

52.94%

leave it alone

47.06%

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paint intercooler black or leave it alone

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Aug 15, 2005 | 08:41 AM

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Superkaioken

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keep it the chrome color chrome and black go great together....

Aug 15, 2005 | 08:44 AM

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DubtecV2

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Helped install a black Perrin FMIC on a friend's WRX.....dead sexay!

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Aug 15, 2005 | 08:55 AM

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ImportLuv

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Superkaioken

keep it the chrome color chrome and black go great together....

What? youre saying that the finish on that intercooler is chrome?
Try using punctuations, kid

Aug 15, 2005 | 10:41 AM

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fadedSTi

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Originally Posted by Superkaioken

keep it the chrome color chrome and black go great together....

the fmic is polished, not chromed

Aug 15, 2005 | 11:20 AM

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FLBigDog

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Make sure you post up some pics after you do it, should look pretty good.

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Aug 15, 2005 | 11:27 AM

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Orion ZyGarian

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Originally Posted by 4drwhore

In all honesty you should think before you give advice. What does powdercoating do? What does a FMIC do? Why would you want to put thick coats of material on a part that is suposed to be cooled down by air to metal contact?

If you want it black and just do a coat or two so that way there is not alot of material on the intercooler and it does not affect efficiency. Also with it being black it will help out the heat disapation.

See previous thread about painting intercooler black or any color....we already discussed that black is a bad color and powdercoating and blah blah, but I guess you didnt think yourself...if he was painting it at all, hes not looking for all go