View Poll Results: Appearance Options For Efini Y/X-Over Pipe
Polish
25
67.57%
Powdercoat Black
9
24.32%
Jet-Hot it
3
8.11%
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To Polish or To Powdercoat...
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From: HuntsVEGAS, AL
To Polish or To Powdercoat...
that's my question. 
I just got an Efini y/x-over pipe and I can't decide if I want to polish it or leave it rough cast and powdercoat it black. My 7 is down right now but I want to install it when I put everything back together, so that's in roughly 2 weeks or so.
I just got an Efini y/x-over pipe and I can't decide if I want to polish it or leave it rough cast and powdercoat it black. My 7 is down right now but I want to install it when I put everything back together, so that's in roughly 2 weeks or so.
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From: HuntsVEGAS, AL
Originally posted by novadan67
I agree -- *bling bling*! Besides, if you powdercoat it it will look just like the stock one, or is that what you are going for??
I agree -- *bling bling*! Besides, if you powdercoat it it will look just like the stock one, or is that what you are going for??
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From: Boise, ID
I still would go polished. I have a polished y-pipe and a black elbow (94 model) and I think it looks great. Also if you ever decide to upgrade your intercooler and/or intake pipes it will look much better polished.
If it were me I would spend the 20 bucks and powdercoat it. Polishing just seems to be a pain to get that nice luster you are looking for. Since your elbow is already black (as is mine), it would make it look more symetrical in my opinion.
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Polished parts with colored hose/connectors may look groovy when you pop the hood, although I doubt if the guy doing the smog station visual inspection will be as impressed as your friends. "hum.... just where exactly did that precat go?".
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From: HuntsVEGAS, AL
Originally posted by 93BlackFD
if you're near atlanta, i do powdercoating, i can do that pipe for $20
if you're near atlanta, i do powdercoating, i can do that pipe for $20
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From: HuntsVEGAS, AL
Originally posted by sandersja
Polished parts with colored hose/connectors may look groovy when you pop the hood, although I doubt if the guy doing the smog station visual inspection will be as impressed as your friends. "hum.... just where exactly did that precat go?".
Polished parts with colored hose/connectors may look groovy when you pop the hood, although I doubt if the guy doing the smog station visual inspection will be as impressed as your friends. "hum.... just where exactly did that precat go?".
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From: abingdon, maryland
Originally posted by HDP
Well, I stripped the silver coating off the stock elbow, so it's black now. I just thought it would look symetrical for the x-over pipe to look the same. Well, if I polish the x-over pipe, I guess I could send the elbow off to be chrome plated...
Well, I stripped the silver coating off the stock elbow, so it's black now. I just thought it would look symetrical for the x-over pipe to look the same. Well, if I polish the x-over pipe, I guess I could send the elbow off to be chrome plated...
more bling. polish it. it's not that hard since it's pretty flat. kvn
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From: HuntsVEGAS, AL
Since the X-over pipe has a smoother casting and the Y section has a really rough casting surface, I think I'm going to go half and half.... The X-over pipe will be easier to sand and polish so I'm going to polish it and powdercoat the Y section black... how does that sound?
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From: Scott AFB, IL
Originally posted by adam c
Both are a waste of time or money. Leave it alone.
Both are a waste of time or money. Leave it alone.
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From: HuntsVEGAS, AL
Well, I polished the X-over pipe today... man, I am proud of myself!!! This thing looks awesome! It took me about 6 hours to complete it. It looks so good, I'm now thinking about polishing the Y-pipe also.
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Don't chrome it - attracts TOO much heat
I jet-hot coated mine. www.jet-hot.com
You still see the texture of the metal underneath the coating, though. If I did it again, I probably would have sanded it down a bit, but it still looks good. they also have black, and the stuff i super easy to clean. You can spill anything on it and it will just wipe off.
The GOOD thing about it is that it also coats the inside smoothing out the interior of the tube. This damn thing was making me overboost! Efini -
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I jet-hot coated mine. www.jet-hot.com
You still see the texture of the metal underneath the coating, though. If I did it again, I probably would have sanded it down a bit, but it still looks good. they also have black, and the stuff i super easy to clean. You can spill anything on it and it will just wipe off.
The GOOD thing about it is that it also coats the inside smoothing out the interior of the tube. This damn thing was making me overboost! Efini -
I edited your poll