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Frodge
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 Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:56 am Post subject: Question about intake manifold |
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This is my car.
Notice that the intake manifold has a coat of blue, now peeling coat of paint on it. Was this an oem color? Or an off brand? I always wondered about that.
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runamoc 
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Question about intake manifold |
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I don't think they were painted. Just plated.
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bluebus86
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 8:08 am Post subject: Re: Question about intake manifold |
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many stock steel manifolds were factory painted a light bluish grey color. The color shown in the photograph appears to be consistent with the factory color. For repaint use an engine enamel.
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mukluk
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: Question about intake manifold |
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See the attached pic for the slightly blueish grey VW used to paint the single port intakes. From what I can see of the blue in the original post, it doesn't look like factory paint to me.
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