brettjones Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 hi all i am thinking of same engine bling but not sure which is better polished or chromed for the cam covers and turbo pipe work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Shane_ Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 pretty much all the same to me mate, once ya get the bling effect thats all that matters imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Chrome will be alot easier to keep clean, ie no need to apply metal polish, which can be a nightmare and usually ends up in a cut or two The downside to chrome is that it keeps the heat locked in, so everything gets so much hotter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 same as above looks great but there is a lot of heat!! the duller the cooler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 how about powder coating? does that keep the heat in if its shiney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 how about powder coating? does that keep the heat in if its shiney? Yes as we are talking about radiant heat and conducted heat. Radiant heat is reflected back by the shiney metal surface (eg a gas fire usually has a silver backing plate). Conducted heat passes through solid/liquid surfaces should be better if chromed (compared to a dirty stock pipe) as dirt insulates the pipe, but powder coating will also insulate. I would guess we are talking very small changes in temp though - IMO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 My intake temps went up once everything was chromed/shiney, a bit of a downside to a bling bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 My intake temps went up once everything was chromed/shiney, a bit of a downside to a bling bay - I'm not your friend now!! LOL Seriously, with no mods, just polished and chromed? By how much and what did you have done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 - I'm not your friend now!! LOL Seriously, with no mods, just polished and chromed? By how much and what did you have done? Engine bay on this page http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=169156&page=7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Engine bay on this page http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=169156&page=7 One question matey - was the water inlet pipe to the radiator already metal or was the rubber/plastic one replaced? Surely this is the main area where water temp can be effected by polishing or replacing plastic with metal. Or am I talking testicles.... Or was your intake temp increase just air temp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 One question matey - was the water inlet pipe to the radiator already metal or was the rubber/plastic one replaced? Surely this is the main area where water temp can be effected by polishing or replacing plastic with metal. Or am I talking testicles.... Or was your intake temp increase just air temp? I just had the metal one chromed, the air temps went up, the whole bay was hotter with the bling, a few things I learnt during this single build that I would change 1. Keep the stock fan, its more efficient 2. Dont chrome/polish if you are on a quest for big BHP, the two dont really go together 3. use a lot of heat shield (it is included in the pic you see) it protects damage to cables/pipes 4. Chrome if you are going for bling, polished takes FAR TO MUCH LOOKING AFTER !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 my engine bays was totally blinged out on the blue supra with a big single, although i didnt have an aftermarket intake temp sensor my defi water temp gauge never went above 92 degrees even when spirited driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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