I would have thought that painting would decrease efficiency?? Heat dispersion would decrease?? Also, the thickness of the paint would have to be carefully applied, so as not to block air flow through fins??
regards Greg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of GREENBURY, Andrew Robert Sent: Friday, 14 December 2001 6:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: intercoolers hi adam yep you can paint intercoolers but if you prefer alloy look rather than black dont paint it "alloy" because then you'll have two layers of paint affecting its heat transfer properties. get it stripped of the black (and all the gunk which has built up over the years which may be affecting its performance also) Andrew On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Adam Jackson wrote: > When it comes to intercoolers, does it matter if they have plastic side > tanks? I bought an intercooler this week and it just arrivved and to my > surprise it has plastic end tanks. Does this cause any problems? > Also is it possible to paint intercoolers? It's black and i'd prefer the > aluminium look. > > cheers, > Adam > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
