if or when i decide to go turbo i would like to go for a sleeper look. since i want my car to look stock i was wondering if its possible to paint the intercooler black so nobody notices it from a far, or is the paint going to damage the intercooler? now ive heard my friends talk about this but ive never seen anyone do it so i figure ill just put it out there to hear what you guys think. thanks

 

I have heared of people using a special paint for their intercooler. Have you thought of adding a grill infront of the intercooler? That would be a good way to hide it. Just my .02.

 

Paint will not hurt the efficiency of the intercoole I wouldnt think. The only possible effect that it might have is if you put it on really thick...or if i will absorb heat, but that would be hard to do as it sits inside the bumper on most applications

 

The first thing I thought was that darker colors absorb heat.

 

my boy painted his black on is evo.

 

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...iProductID=125

 

i dont think that would affect it just b/c it sits back in the bumper, unless in some way the sun could hit just right.

if i do this i would only put a light coat of paint on the front where you could see it.

radiator paint would be perfect for it.

thanks a lot guys for your input.

 

I would still want to watch my IAT's after doing this. You know what they say about every degree cooler don't you?

 

i know what you mean, like i said if or when i do this ill try it and let everyone know the results.

 

cool, I wonder if painting it white would be beneficial?

 

i think if it was benefical probably everyone at the track would have a can of white spray paint spraying down their front mounts but you never know, people are waiting for one person to try it out.

 

Look at my GSX, I painted the intercooler(Evo intercooler) and I think it looks very good. The performance is by no means affected.

pics here(look for the Eclipse GSX):

http://evoixgrl.blogspot.com/


Carlos

 

I like that look with the painted intercooler very stealth like

 

Thanks.. it was painted with flat black. My particular set up fully exposes the full surface of the intercooler but in the case of a ralliart I would assume it would be partially covered/hidded behind the front grille.

Either way, I still think you can't go wrong with the flat black because in most cases it matches with oem intercoolers making people think is just an intercooler.

my .2c


Carlos

 

that is exactly the look i would want, thanks for the pics
i want it to where people cant see it unless they really look for it.