View Poll Results: What color should my charge piping be powder coated?
Natural clearcoat
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Silver metalic
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Bronze
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Black "mica"
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Black semi-gloss
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Flat Black (wrinkle?)
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Other
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Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 7. You may not vote on this poll
Charge piping finish/powder coating colors?
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I am getting some fabrication work done on my turbo set-up and I am looking for opinions on how to finish my intercooler piping.
The END goal will be an EFR on a Absurdflow or similar manifold in some sort of high temp finish. What finish that is I am up to debate. For the moment let's consider white...
Anyhow here is the colors of what everything is/will be and then my philosophy.
Car: Midnight Blue Mica, stock wheels, will be bronze 6UL
Valve cover: Natural/will be dark bronze like wheels
Turbo manifold: rust/will be white coated
turbo: natural/natural
Intercooler: black fab9, will be same.
From the outside of the car I want it to appear as stock as possible. Under the hood I want it to be tasteful modified. No crazy colors like bright orange/green etc. Charge piping is going to be fabricated in aluminum, but to protect the metal and make it easier to clean i'm consider having it powdercoated.
Let me know which of the colors you think would look the best or suggest your own...
While you are here, what size whould my turbo to intercooler piping be if I will be switching to EFR later? What about with my Precision 4828 (think disco potato)?
Current pics:
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The END goal will be an EFR on a Absurdflow or similar manifold in some sort of high temp finish. What finish that is I am up to debate. For the moment let's consider white...
Anyhow here is the colors of what everything is/will be and then my philosophy.
Car: Midnight Blue Mica, stock wheels, will be bronze 6UL
Valve cover: Natural/will be dark bronze like wheels
Turbo manifold: rust/will be white coated
turbo: natural/natural
Intercooler: black fab9, will be same.
From the outside of the car I want it to appear as stock as possible. Under the hood I want it to be tasteful modified. No crazy colors like bright orange/green etc. Charge piping is going to be fabricated in aluminum, but to protect the metal and make it easier to clean i'm consider having it powdercoated.
Let me know which of the colors you think would look the best or suggest your own...
While you are here, what size whould my turbo to intercooler piping be if I will be switching to EFR later? What about with my Precision 4828 (think disco potato)?
Current pics:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/124403d1411662444-charge-piping-finish-powder-coating-colors-coldside1.jpg)
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Last edited by Chiburbian; 09-25-2014 at 12:28 PM.
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The more I look at how my engine bay looks so damn dirty I am thinking anything other than silver or black would look like crap... LOL.
I am mainly thinking powder coating just for the durability in the face of engine degreasers, solvents, brake clean stuff like that.
I am mainly thinking powder coating just for the durability in the face of engine degreasers, solvents, brake clean stuff like that.
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