I am going to buy some aftermarket runners and really did not want to take the time to polish them. And was wondering what it would look like if I painted them black with my polished plenum and tb. I have searched but have not found what I was looking for. So if anyone has any pics of this I would really like to see them.

 

Heres what my engine looks like now:

 

powder coat them black would look really nice i plan on doing the same thing.

 

I polished my TB...and painted only part of my runners black...looks pretty good...

 

Hmm.... Can't tell where you painted.

But I plan on painting them and not powdercoating bacuase I do not have enough knowledge or the right equipment to do so. Will powdercoating chip as easy as paint?

 

I thought about doing that, but decided to have the whole thing powdercoated.

 

I like that, but I spent many hours polishing my plenum and I am not painting that. So has nobody acually done this the way I am thinking?

 

This is my buddies car. (Wishmaster)

I think the whole engine looks great, but I'm not real fond of the black runners. If you're engine looks as good as his, I'd say you can pull it off, but if not, well, it's up to you.

Why not spray them cast silver....or powdercoat them "almost chrome". It's not as cool as polished, but it still looks real good.

My plan is to powdercoat mine to look just like when they were brand new!!!

 

...and the pic

 

i think it looks good all black, but i also like the polished and black too though

 

looks ok

 

I think I like the overall look of that on wishmaster's car.

Do you guys think black runners would be easier to maintain then polished ones?