Everytime I look at the V8 3rd gens, I cant help but notice that they are realy shinny and polished up realy good. And then when I see a V6 3rd gen, the first thing I notice is the big, dirty intake manifold and plenum. does any one here have a polished V6. I'm thinking of doing my intake manifold, plenum, throttle body and alternator this summer. What about you guys?

 

A guy on here from texarana AR polished his up, looked nice. I belive most of us here paint them. Redraif did a very nice paint job on her intake and fiero valve covers.

 

My intake looks good, and the pics do no justice. It is painted with Duplicolor anodizing paint (2 step process). The new water pump is done the same, sorry my engine isn't shiney, but the next hybrid I'm putting together will .

 

That's because the V6 crowd tends to not baby their cars. . We're real mechanics, all go no show. :P


Nah, just kidding, I have seen a few polished V6's, looks good. RedRaif's enginebay was very cleaned up. Not a fan of her car though.

 

Mine isn't exactly shiny, but its not dirty either. I like my red "X" outline on my plenum, since then I've got the middle circle chrome-red, too. I've got a red intake and red plug wires to match, also.

I like stuff with a bit of theme.

 

I polished mine up. When I'm on my desktop computer, I'll put up a pic of it.

 

Over the winter I powdercoated my upper and lower plenum-once I get it all reassembled I'll post some pics. It looks sweet.

 

i just did the throtle body and plenum on my car the throttle i hit with the wiz wheel and it looks almost new and the plenum is almost completely done in pontiac blue needs a few more coats though ill post some pics when its done

 

Sorry...couldn't find the pic on my computer but I had one on my cardomain site.



Plenty more pics of my car on there...http://www.cardomain.com/ride/471476

 

nice car man. its sounds awesome.

 

Thanks, I appreciate it...I've put a lot of work into it.

 

The picture is a little small but i like what i see! How may I ask did you go and do that and what kind of paint did you use? I'm guessing that its not spray right? I'm thinking of doing that but in black.

 

in that case can u guys post pics of your painted engines or intake manifolds???

 

I'll try to get a bigger pic, but I'm on a different computer right now. Since I took that one, I've replaced my vaccuum lines with red silicon lines, too.

I actually did use spray paint, some 500 degree rated engine enamel. Took alot of taping , and some leaked through but I cleaned it up with some cotton swabs and acetone.
I'll get that pic soon.

 

The lines don't look very clean in the picture, and the vacuum lines obviously aren't changed, but it gives you the idea.

I've also painted the center 'MPFI 2.8' center in a chromish red since that pic.

 

Here is Redraif's old (stock but ported) intake; we had a lot of time in this piece, but it was worth it.

 

and with the Trueleo (before we redid the engine compartment)

 

They do still exsist... I had wondered were you all went cause I hadn't seen any posts in a while. How's the car running? Any newer times/dyno numbers?

 

Both of us have had a lot going on the last year or so, and due to some paint issues the car isn't back together yet, so there have been no dyno #s since the last ones posted. Hopefully soon.

 

not to get off subject but is it even worth porting the intake manifold?? cuz i'm doing some porting for a friend who has a turbo'd talon but i figured while i was at it and the car wasn't on the road i'd rip the intake off and port it if there is indeed a noticeable gain... btw very nice painting on everything

 

Working on it lol

 

Mines pretty shiney. Just got the radiator hose last weekend.

 

found this on cardomain a while ago.... I THINK THIS IS THE MOST SHINE YOUR GONNA GET LOL

 

Good find, lol.

I guess if I were intersted in looks a performance, lmao.

I just need an engine, anybody got one laying around, haha???

 

Dude who did ur intake manifold looks like a v6 version of tuned port injection. How far does the engine pull as far the RPMS are concerned. I've been searching for that setup for a while.