Has anyone painted thier intercooler and/or piping? What did you use and where can I get it. Also had someone tell me there is a coating that helps keep the air cooler? Thanks guys.

 

I heard that motorcycle shops can do this sort of coating.

 

Thermal Displacement Coating (TDC) is a powder coat that is more durable than paint and also improves heat transfer properties.

I've also seen some sort of "radiator paint" that can be bought locally in cans that supposedly assists in heat transfer.


I'd stay away from any traditional paint or powder coat as it defeats the purpose of having a highly efficient intercooler.

 

talk to ed from turbonetics

 

Bump.

 

http://thepowdercoater.com/gallery/d...album=3&pos=25

 

i have the black chrome piping.. its just for looks

 

Anyone have pics of powder coated blk intercooler or is that even possible w/o defeating the purpose of cooling air?

 

Nitrouz has it done on his Z. Check out his car.

 

But I don't think powder coating is good for the IC itself.

Did you paint that or order it like that?

 

Those are DBzcat's old intercooler pipes.

Here are my pipes:https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....ighlight=pipes

I pced all my pipes except the large one that goes in front of the motor. I had mike do that one and he did my intercooler endtanks as well.

 

there are a couple local shops here in colorado that do these coatings robert.

 

I know. I just want to make sure I get the right coating.

 

If you want to keep heat out of the piping, and keep the air inside at a stable temp, I'd say go with a high temp powder coat. If you want to dissipate heat (such as on the intercooler itself), I'd say go with a thermal displacement coating (as I stated above).

You could paint the intercooler, but I would never want to do anything to lower the efficiency of the core itself. They do have radiator paints that are supposed to dissipate heat but I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable painting an $800+ part with something cheap.

I'm going to be getting my intake charge piping done very soon in high temp coating due to its proximity to the turbocharger, and the fact that I want to keep heat out of that pipe.

 

Jet-Hot TDC
http://www.jet-hot.com/Pages/coatings.html (Bottom)

 

I think you & I are thinking alike. I want to keep heat OUT of the piping and lower the temp in the intercooler.

I looked at the raditor paint and just not a fan of it. IMO while it better thanregualr paint its still a paint.

 

OK... Since I finally started my TT build I grew a larger curiosity of what to use on my FMIC. Since I am going with the JWT kit I contacted them directly. They recommended Swain Tech out of NY. After contacting Swain Tech they recommend their BBE Heat Emitting Coating. Pricing is $125-$225 and they will need your IC, in house, for two weeks (+/-). Hope this helps those that are curious about IC coating.

 

I did it to mine. Heres a quick picture. I cant remember the name of the paint I used but I will figure it out when I get back home later today.

 

you could always anodize the IC black

 

I painted mine with a ceramic based paint that I bought at a local auto store. The paint is basically an engine enamel but is made for heat dissipation. If it weren't, it would trap heat and the old paint on the engine would peel.

It covered really well.

I couldn't back my car out of the garage because ts not running right now. I'll post better picks when its drivable.