I want to paint my intake

[gdsqdcr]

Okay ...

New motor is coming to replace the bad 3.0

With my new motor, I was thinking about getting my intake painted. But what color do I paint it? Suggestions, thoughts, comments? Got pictures to show me?

I have a 94 blue mtx w/ mocha interior.

Thanks!

Anthony

 

[yamahaSHO]

My suggestions.... Blue intake runners and valve covers w/ blank tanks. Or substitue gun metal for the black.

 

[PROPHET]

Black valve covers and runners and plenums with exact matching blue of the car.

 

[shojuan]

I'm having the same dilema. I can recognize what looks good but I have zero artistic ability. Trying to think of what will look good and have it actually looking good might be two different things for me. I'm trying to think what color intake will look good with what color hose couplers and what color vacuum hoses. Arg! Plus do I want to keep the intake one solid color? Have different colors. Make the butterflys the same of different color as tanks and runners. Blah! Plus I want it to look good in my car now and also look good if I decide to repaint my SHO a different color.

Shoot, maybe I should just try to paint it the stock color and get black hose couplers and hoses. A good clean stock engine always looked good. It's what we all fell in love with.

 

[yamahaSHO]

I'm doing the next set for my SHO all black with red letters, butterflies, and the upper inner timing belt cover.

 

[PROPHET]

I'm having the same dilema. I can recognize what looks good but I have zero artistic ability. Trying to think of what will look good and have it actually looking good might be two different things for me. I'm trying to think what color intake will look good with what color hose couplers and what color vacuum hoses. Arg! Plus do I want to keep the intake one solid color? Have different colors. Make the butterflys the same of different color as tanks and runners. Blah! Plus I want it to look good in my car now and also look good if I decide to repaint my SHO a different color.

Shoot, maybe I should just try to paint it the stock color and get black hose couplers and hoses. A good clean stock engine always looked good. It's what we all fell in love with.

It's all a matter of personal taste, me personally I like the colors to match the car color, interior color should not a play a role, black matches with everything and it's a great foundation color.

Less is better, I would think you'd want the intake to standout, if so you don't want some flashy colors on hoses to draw the eye away.

At the convention I saw cars that looked good underhood and some that the colors had nothing to do with the car, if you showed someone an underhood pic and showed another pic of the same car with hood down you'd never guess they were the same car, in my opinion that's not a good thing.

Bad color choices can **** the look of the car.

 

[shojuan]

What about those silver colored hoses Tony? Do you think those would be subdued enough to look good?

 

[PROPHET]

I think they would draw too much attention to the eye, in my opinion, black hoses are the most subdued.

Another thing to think about, a battery especially some of the more colorful ones really draw the eye away from the engine, some kind of battery cover would help the look as well, painted the same color as the fender wells.

I know that a rear mounted battery may not be the best for traction but it does wonders for the look of the engine bay.

Removal of all stickers also helps to give the engine bay the clean look.

Click here to view A link to the evolution of my underhood pics and i'm not done yet.

 

[DDakRT]

Here's mine, the valve cover will be powder coated the same green as the runner next week.

 

[92sho16]

My suggestions.... Blue intake runners and valve covers w/ blank tanks. .

EDIT: Little bit bigger picture at this link

 

[gdsqdcr]

Thanks for the pictures. I will go with the gunmetal tanks and the royal blue for the runners and valve covers. Now off to find the paint to do it!

It feels so good to get the ball moving on making her run again!!!!

 

[PROPHET]

Rick, i ran across this picture tonight of forum member HACKs engine bay and it's perfect color combo for your SHO.

 

[n8rsk8r]

hey tony, can you get it a bit bigger, or a link? Thanks bro

 

[PROPHET]

Looks sweet on Glenn's yellow SHO, now imagine a silver one.

 

[n8rsk8r]

Dang Hack, you have one hella nice engine bay!!!! yeah I second that Tony!!

 

[yamahaSHO]

EDIT: Little bit bigger picture at this link

Your timing covers stands out....

 

[Off Road SHO]

Your timing covers stands out....

"cough" polished billet aluminum "cough cough"




I agree with Tony, take away anything that is screaming for attention other than the engine. I'm liking the blue runners with the gun metal tanks and covers.

Tom

 

[shojuan]

Looks sweet on Glenn's yellow SHO, now imagine a silver one.

Yes I'm thinking that might be the way I want to go...

Shoot, maybe I should paint my car yellow too, lol! Glen's car was my favorite at the convention.