I have an FD and i see other people that have done work on there engines and they have there upper intake chromed, throttle body chromed, ect... Are they getting them dipped or buying them that way. if so where

 

they are just polished parts you can buy polishing kits on ebay lot of hard work though i think its worth paying someone else to do it if possible!

 

Yes, polish the parts and get someone else to do it. It takes a lot of work and some know how to get it done right. Dipping in chrome is way more expensive and makes parts heavier.

 

not to thread jack but arent they often powder coated?

 

chrome dipped parts FTL due to heavier weight and the amount of heat they absorb still.

You can do it yourself but it takes time, patience, and some know how to get them looking right. The internet has great info on DIY polishing of aluminum parts.

Powder coating is another option, you can chrome/polished look powder coat or you can have an unlimited choice of colors to choose from. You just have to find someone that does it locally or have to send the part away to have it done.

Even tho i'm in japan, if you got a spare UIM i'll polish it for ya for say $100 and that includes supplies with a 10 day turn around, that's just the kindness from my heart. Plus send some plugs and i'll even remove your double throttle assembly.

 

Powder coating doesn't look too bad, also ceramic coating is an option.

Powdercoated chrome on FC coil

 

FYI Aspen $100 is a good price to polish your UIM.

 

I got one done right now and another on the car that's somewhat got work done while I was on leave a couple months back, but had to throw it on early so I could drive the car to work.

I threw in the last part cause plugs are super crazy expensive over here compared to $7-9 each stateside.


Also I did forget to mention ceramic coating, if done it works really awesome at preventing heatsoak and it's really awesome to have done on the inside and outside of a downpipe.

 

im polishing my intake mani's, front cover, water pump and housing, and last but not least rotor housings, it is alot of hard work but the end result is very much worth a sore arm

 

I wouldn't bother with polishing the housings, that would be a waste of time and effort cause you can't see em anyways from top side. Plus the removal of the outer metal can make a difference in it's heat exchange and cooling capabilities. May not look like nothing but even the smaller just edges that extrude from the housing all have a reason.

But it's your engine.

Water pump you can order online, alternators you can just order the polished covers. the front cover will just get dirty as **** cause of the belts running.