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intake manifold paint keith i have an l with aluminum intake manifold the ncrs judging mannual states it is painted silver what manufacture brand is the correct color why did g m paint the manifold in the first place the aluminum is a nice look without paint want to do it once want to do right can others who have top flight cars who have done this respond thanks in advance
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Re: intake manifold paint
re intake manifold paint john mcrae kieth i have the same engine in my the area on the cylinder heads between the valve covers and the intake manifold and the lower area of the manifold is where the silver paint is applied i painted this area and just over the bolts on the manifold also the thermostat housing the car scored at carlisle with the engine compartment and engine getting lots of comments the paint was duplicolor engine paint aluminum good luck -
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re intake manifold paint brandon john you actually painted the inner sides of the cylinder head with the silver paint or did you just get a little overspray on that area now i'm really confusedComment
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Re: intake manifold paint
re intake manifold paint john mcrae brandon i got the advice from gene manno and others here is what gene said yes silver paint was applied to the manifold after the orange was sprayed the orange coverage extends around the front and rear corners of the heads up to and a little on the manifold no orange is typical along the top and machined mating surface of the intake ports this area is typically raw cast iron with overspray of silver as produced by gm many ncrs cars on the show field incorrectly paint the entire head orange then over spray the silver while painting the manifold silver coverage on the manifold should be sparse along the front rear surfaces of the block and gasket adjacent to the intake manifold should be small traces of silver overspray intake bolts water neck are in place during painting this is more or less what i did although i think i made it look a little too neat i hope this helps thanks again to geneComment
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