Anybody anodize there intercooler
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full race did mine when i bought the kit for 100, came out real nice, i remember someone saying the cooling effect will be slightly increased by annodizing, dunno if its true
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I just spraypainted mine. Not the best option but it's cool where I live now. I think I will have it painted with radiator paint if I ever get a new intercooler.
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Originally Posted by passmans2kny,Jan 13 2008, 10:03 AM
full race did mine when i bought the kit for 100, came out real nice, i remember someone saying the cooling effect will be slightly increased by annodizing, dunno if its true
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anodizing your intercooler will have no negative effect on cooling. When you anodize your intercooler you're adding an extremely thin insulating layer of aluminum oxide/hyrdate which is then dyed. If you want to be technical you are also increasing your infrared radiation but neither the insulating layer or added radiation will have a measurable effect on the intercoolers effeciency
btw any anodizing shop should be able to do this for you for $50-$100 there is nothing special about an intercooler that you need to find a special shop for other than maybe the size of the tank they will need to dip it in.
btw any anodizing shop should be able to do this for you for $50-$100 there is nothing special about an intercooler that you need to find a special shop for other than maybe the size of the tank they will need to dip it in.
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Another option, if you are really concerned with IC efficiency: you can get a thermal dispersant coating done by Performance Coatings. It will actually improve upon a bare IC.
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Originally Posted by S2Kart,Jan 14 2008, 08:53 AM
Another option, if you are really concerned with IC efficiency: you can get a thermal dispersant coating done by Performance Coatings. It will actually improve upon a bare IC.
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