What are you 3800 guys using to paint your Superchargers and valve covers for the 3800 conversions?

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they say painting the blower keeps the heat IN . you don't want that. valve covers...anything really

Thanks revin. P.M. sent to you.

Jason

quote Originally posted by revin: they say painting the blower keeps the heat IN . you don't want that. valve covers...anything really

it doesn't keep enough in to do anything, now if you let dirt cake on it it'll actually be worse as it'll hold it in a bunch more then paint.

just use high temp paint for the valve and the blow if you do it.

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3800sc Fiero crippled

[This message has been edited by LoW_KeY (edited 06-30-2005).]

quote Originally posted by revin: they say painting the blower keeps the heat IN . you don't want that. valve covers...anything really

Dont listen to this guy, hes crazy or at least acts like he is. This has been dicussed before about the heat being held in and so one. I dont think the extra paint on the SC is going to hold in that much extra heat consisdering how much heat you will have under the decklid, it gets extremly hot and fast. Use 1500 degree or higher engine paint and you will be fine. Be sure to prep the VC of the paint doesnt like to stick that well.

quote Originally posted by MstangsBware: Dont listen to this guy, hes crazy or at least acts like he is. This has been dicussed before about the heat being held in and so one. I dont think the extra paint on the SC is going to hold in that much extra heat consisdering how much heat you will have under the decklid, it gets extremly hot and fast. Use 1500 degree or higher engine paint and you will be fine. Be sure to prep the VC of the paint doesnt like to stick that well.

Steve, Spoken like someone that DOESN'T have his blower painted either !

Jason, just do what the hell you want. paint it red and be JUST LIKE ....lowfierogt, skitime, low Key, fieroX, ryan, robecky and several others!

I have even seen a yellow blower !! Just get it on the road !!!

quote Originally posted by revin: Steve, Spoken like someone that DOESN'T have his blower painted either !

WHAT!--My blower is painted, what are you thinking and it is painted RED like everyone elses.

hey mines orange

quote Originally posted by LoW_KeY: hey mines orange

Well mine is Ford Red but to me and others is is more of a dark orange color.

Well. mine is purple, and it is just regular automotive paint. I had it black for several years with no problems, so I don't think HIGH TEMP paint is necessary. My valve covers are also painted the same way. But YES, make sure the vavle covers are well cleaned and you my want to smooth the blower to make it look sleaker, like mine. It made mine 2 tenths faster.

quote Originally posted by MstangsBware: Well mine is Ford Red but to me and others is is more of a dark orange color.

same here my cars roughly the same on the exterior I get mistaken for having an orange car

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quote Originally posted by revin: Steve, Spoken like someone that DOESN'T have his blower painted either ! Jason, just do what the hell you want. paint it red and be JUST LIKE ....lowfierogt, skitime, low Key, fieroX, ryan, robecky and several others! I have even seen a yellow blower !! Just get it on the road !!!

my blower WAS polished. Now, its GONE, duh, you should know this! haha

quote Originally posted by SOULCRUSHER: Well. mine is purple, and it is just regular automotive paint. I had it black for several years with no problems, so I don't think HIGH TEMP paint is necessary. My valve covers are also painted the same way. But YES, make sure the vavle covers are well cleaned and you my want to smooth the blower to make it look sleaker, like mine. It made mine 2 tenths faster.

Dang !!! and I thought I was the only one with a Purple blower

reguler automotive paint. Painted the same time as the body.

I seen someones valve covers painted blue with an unpainted blower. I thought that looked cool. Especially on a silver Fiero. That's what I planned on doing until I sold my S/C 3800.

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got boost? L67 in progress...

LOL you guys! I forgot about the purdy purple ones
Here is my latest engine pic. No paint here.

Thanks for all the replies. I think I know what to do now. I still don't even have the engine yet , but it is on layaway and will be in my grasp in about a month or two.

quote Originally posted by 87FieroGT: Thanks for all the replies. I think I know what to do now. I still don't even have the engine yet , but it is on layaway and will be in my grasp in about a month or two.

GEZZZZ you valley boys!! get us all excited for nothing.

Well Revin, if you want to pitch into the pot your more than welcome. I have $650.00 left to pay it off, and then I can get started. I have the cradle from the 87 that I scraped so I will setup everything and just swap the cradles when I am ready. I already have a 3800 flywheel I picked up for $50.00, but I still need to have it turned down to the .840 spec. Hey, what clutch did you use on your buildup? Anyway I will post pics as soon as I start this new journey and actually have the engine in my hands.

Jason

Am I going colorblind, or does Purple Reign's (almost typed "Purple Peign," although that might be correct for his wallet) car and blower show up as a cocoa brown metallic to anyone else? (Which would be way cool too...)