will painting my 3'' intercooler pipes silver affect heat transfer??
10-02-07, 09:23 PM
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will painting my 3'' intercooler pipes silver affect heat transfer??
I am having my engine rebuilt and painted all silver. While I have it sent away, i'll paint the intake mani's, front cover, and thinking to paint the intercooler pipes for thw front mount(godspeed 12''/24''/3'')as well. I think it would look so fresh to have everything the same color. I have a black t2 so i'll be able to clean the engine bay while its out and so forth. also I have a microtech lt8s so all the crap is gone, and all wires will be loomed black. What do you guys think???
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10-02-07, 09:44 PM
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thats what I think to. I could see it affecting the intercooler coreitself but not under the engine where the pipes are. What do you guys think?
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10-02-07, 10:01 PM
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If you want insulation then ceramic coating is the way to go. I got some of my intercooler piping ceramic coated black. Pics are in my 500R Vert buildup thread.
10-05-07, 08:28 PM
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If you are old enough you will remember an old arguement. If silver reflects heat, and black absorbes heat; why do they paint steam radiators silver, and car radiators black?
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If I were internal thermal energy, I would prefer the particles collide with the color red... but hey, you don't see me painting my IC pipes red. I'm tired.
10-06-07, 08:12 AM
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Yes, I think that will make a good-looking color combination. No, I don't think it will affect the heat transfer worth a hill of beans. You could use ceramic coating that has a nice silver look, and that would affect the heat transfer, although it would not make a significant difference in performance unless you are racing professionally and 0.01 second could mean the difference between winning and losing.
