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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 06:50 AM
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M thinking about doing some cosmetic work under the hood in the next week or so thinkin red valve covers with a silver intake and red cold air intake tube opinions??? Trying to keep it matching the truck so no neon colors
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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 08:27 AM
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On any vehicle besides a show vehicle this looks like a 14 year old went to town with a rattle can after watching fast and furious. IMO.
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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Tackle
On any vehicle besides a show vehicle this looks like a 14 year old went to town with a rattle can after watching fast and furious. IMO.
Well I plan on keepin this truck til it quits that an it gets washed once a week so wondering if engine enamel will stick to the plastics
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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 11:34 AM
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IDK how hot those areas get, but a member here told me to use testors model car paint for my air intake, and it turned out pretty good. So far it has stayed exactly the same, no melting, no nothing.


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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Red-Ford
IDK how hot those areas get, but a member here told me to use testors model car paint for my air intake, and it turned out pretty good. So far it has stayed exactly the same, no melting, no nothing.
Is ur intake plastic or metal? Picture won't load
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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 02:16 PM
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He has a NPI 4.6 so it has a metal intake.
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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Carcrazygts2
He has a NPI 4.6 so it has a metal intake.
Ok see I'm gonna try to paint plastic valve covers plastic intake manifold and a metal cold air intake
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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 05:55 PM
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The cover I painted was plastic.
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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Tackle
On any vehicle besides a show vehicle this looks like a 14 year old went to town with a rattle can after watching fast and furious. IMO.
this
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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Red-Ford
The cover I painted was plastic.
im worried about the heat though an I'm doing it either way
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