Hey drucea wat kind of paint are you using on the valve cover?
and prep work before you painted?

 

It's 1200 degree blue paint from autozone. Don't remember the brand, but its in the goldish can with a pic of the side of a V8 with long headers coming down. The first time I painted it, and sanded the crap out of the valve cover all over it, then wiping it all off with a wet towel and drying it, then painting it in like 2 coats. This time though, I just barely sanded it really quick and didn't even bother cleaning it. I just scuffed it up really fast and then sprayed it in 2 coats. I'm surprised it came out that smooth.

 

oh sweet man thanks, im plannin on takin mine apart here in the near future and do all that myself.
looks awesome tho, keep it up!

 

lookin good.. keep up the good work

 

Word of advice, when I first painted my valve cover, I got the car serviced afterwards and they said that when you remove it, you mess up the gasket seal and have to buy a new gasket ($79 from Mitsu). So be careful and don't buy it unless you see that it's leaking. Mine also might have been leaking because I lost a bolt for the valve cover (which they replaced for free). Also, what color are you going to go with? My friend did yellow in his Honda and for some reason, that paint (same brand and type and everything) was really watery and he had to put it on in very thin coats so it didn't run. But the flat black looks amazing, and the blue isn't bad. It can be made glossier with a couple clear coats. Good luck with it.

 

ahh thanks for the heads up on the gasket seal. ill definitly watch that when I decided to do it.
I was planning on just going with a rally red, so i can color match everything easily with RRM strut/sway bars and engine mounts.

 

Cool, post up pics when its done. should look good

 

yae definitly, ill keep yall posted on here.

 

Update on new stuff. I just ordered the Vortex Generator from SpeedElement. Hopefully that will be here soon.

 

nice pics good work

 

Hey thanks for all the comments. I checked the tracking status for my vortex generator just now. It says estimated delivery is tomorrow but update says it is on a truck for delivery right now in Bryan, TX only 1 hour away from me. So maybe I will get it in today. I'll definately have it installed and pictured as fast as possible.

 

OK, I got it yesterday. It came in perfect condition, but no sticker. No big deal. So after I get a shower and stuff, I will be putting it on. I'll get more pics after that.

 

looks better than the one i got from rexpeed, hope it fits alright

 

If thats regular double sided tape u might want to get something with more strength we use that at work and never sticks.

 

Haha, yeah I ordered the generator from them too, and was like AWW no sticker? damn. Fits great though.