Im trying to get Ideas. I dont know if I want to paint my plenum, and runners or polish them. any suggestions. If I use paint I will use the viper blue that is on my car.

 

don't pant it, that looks stupid. I have mine polished. and it looks killer, I'm also working on gettig all of my brackets and pulleys and stuff chrome plated to match. that'll make it look REALLY good then.

 

Here are my polished parts...

 

Don't paint the whole thing, maybe just the runners and polish everything else like I did.

 

bimma what did u use to polish it i want to do mine but dont really know how thanks

 

That would be me , Mike I'm almost done with the with the bolts, then I'll port the intake.

 

Hey Mike!!! Sounds great, I just get more and more excited everytime I look at these two pics you sent me. Man I cant wait to see them on the car!

 

How much do you charge to polish and port?

 

Here is my old sorta polished TPI, it's off the car now, going to pack it up and ship it out tomorrow.

 

Zepher. Glad to see you got your car painted. I guess I missed the new pics. It looks damn good in you sig pic. Post more pics.

Bimma86. What did you use to polish every thing? How long did it take. Every thing looks bad azz. Are those factory vette valve covers.

 

Bluegrassz, first off the valve covers are my stock iroc valve covers (1986) believe it or not. And I didnt do the polishing/porting, 85SportCoupeto89RS did all the work. He replied a few entries up. I would contact him to awnser some of your questions about how to do it and how long it takes. But thanks for all the compliments guys!!

 

The paint job is photoshopped.

 

You done a good job with the photoshop. Is that the color you are going with? I though you were going with the LT1 or was the TPI your old motor.

 

TPI is the old motor, LT1 is going in soon, just cleaning it up and waiting on motor mounts.
89transam photoshopped the pic, looks decent, I like it.
Car is going to be more silvery, not grey like the pic,

 

are you going with a color like flynlow or elanore from gone in 60 seconds.

 

I am going with FlyinLow's silver look. I think it will look awesome.

 

Mine is polished and painted.
The upper & lower Intakes are painted silver with clear coat on top, and the runners are polished.

 

HELP! I've got an 87 Iroc with the 5.7 350. I found a plenum, runners and a manifold from an 86 vette for sale. The guy is holding them for me until I get back to him so I need an answer relatively quickly. Will this setup work with my engine? I know there were differences with the 86 vs 87 Camaros but what about the 86 Vette? Is the MAF and all that the same? Will the manifold bolt right in? I appreciate any help you guys can lend. I know these questions may be stupid but this is my first project car so I'm just learning all this stuff.

Thanks.

 

The runners are polished now, new throttlebody, headers, wires, cap rotor coil, etc. That pic is old, right after I did the plenum by hand.

 

Not polished or painted but Powder Coated in Almost Chrome





I just did it lastnight. Gona do a 2nd Coat 2day Then the grooves in the plenum mirror black

 

The powder coat look good. It should hold up well.

I understand how to polish the plenum, it is the runners that I am having trouble with. Do you polish them with a tool or wet sand by hand. It seems like there is a spot or two that would be hard to get to.