02-17-2010
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Shit Rocket Pilot
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
I say skip polishing the manifold and buy a sweet body kit.
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03 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
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Originally Posted by Tachyon
Every minute you spend in your Evo, not in boost, is a minute of your life you'll never get back.
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02-17-2010
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R U DTF bro?
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
+ wood screws
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
I agree with Kracka.
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02-17-2010
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
Maybe ceramic clear coat? Is there such a thing?
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Originally Posted by Matt D.
I say skip polishing the manifold and buy a sweet body kit.
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haha
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Originally Posted by Kracka
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I hear gorilla glue holds good too lol
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Originally Posted by scheides
I swing from the nuts of cold hard data. Anything less is a guess.
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02-17-2010
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R U DTF bro?
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
R is for race.
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
I agree with Kracka.
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02-17-2010
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Shit Rocket Pilot
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
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Originally Posted by goodhart
I hear gorilla glue holds good too lol
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Long story, you didn't know his old 2g...
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"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -Mario Andretti
03 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
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Originally Posted by Tachyon
Every minute you spend in your Evo, not in boost, is a minute of your life you'll never get back.
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02-17-2010
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
The thing with ceramic coating is that it needs something to grab on to (mechanical adhesion) and if you polish the manifold, there won't be anything for it to grab on to and the first time it gets hot it's all gonna fall off.
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02-17-2010
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
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Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX
Exhaust manifold not intake manifold. Thought i would correct you so that some kid doesnt try to put an intake mani on the exhaust side.
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How about your sheet metal exhaust manifold idea? That would be nice and shiny. SMEM anyone?  |
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02-17-2010
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
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Originally Posted by ecoli
Best way is to throw it in the trash and get an FP exhaust manifold.  |
And then watch it rust, or at least look like absolute dogshit. I'm coating mine this spring. |
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02-18-2010
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: des moines, iowa
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
well i've done some cast metal polishing. u can clean it. to get it smooth your going to have to sand it down alot. starting with very coarse slowly higher and higher grits up to highest grit u can find. 3m has a wet 3000 disk. sometimes water help the high grit papers from clogging up so fast. then some sort of buffer or polisher with high speed 3000rpm least. but dont go to high. and use some heavy compond or metal polish up to a fine polish so get that shine. car parts store in body section or body supply store will have it. then i would look into clear powder coat. or sand it smooth and have it cromed or nickel coated would work too. it would probably be easier to have it coated with something after u sand it smooth. it will be hard to polish in all the little spots.
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02-18-2010
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
Ok, lets see some pics of this thing already!!
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Originally Posted by scheides
I swing from the nuts of cold hard data. Anything less is a guess.
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02-18-2010
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
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Originally Posted by goodhart
Ok, lets see some pics of this thing already!!
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Ill post some tomorrow. its far from finished. but im at a standstill with the project right now because the piston and rod havent come in, so i will have time to get the manifold nice, and make you all jealous. WOOT. then i figure after its done and if it starts to rust a bit, just grab some steel wool and wha la, back to shiney.
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02-18-2010
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
As strange as this sounds, I actually watched a guy do this at a car show. He had the engine up to temp and idling, then started spraying Armor-all on his exhaust manifolds. The Armor-all turned a charcoal grey and solid. Looked just like a ceramic coating. Craziest thing I ever saw. When the engine cooled off, it was hard to the touch and stuck like crazy glue. No bull shit, I swear, I'm not making this up.
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02-18-2010
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aka Goodbye
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
I'd be all for the Armor All idea, but I also want the heat retention a good coating can provide. The FP manifold makes the front engine area noticeably hotter than my previous manifolds. Heat dispersion before the turbo=bad.
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02-18-2010
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
Pics so far. Im getting kinda sick of doing this already. LOL
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02-18-2010
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R U DTF bro?
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
How much time into it so far?
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
I agree with Kracka.
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02-18-2010
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
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Originally Posted by Kracka
How much time into it so far?
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Days man, DAYS,...............
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02-18-2010
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
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Originally Posted by Kracka
How much time into it so far?
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Like between today and tomorrow..... about an hour and a half. maybe less than that. 
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02-18-2010
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Braaaaaaaap!
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
looks good, at least your not doing it by hand...lol
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02-19-2010
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
Still looks like a turd. FP mani for the win, Steve is right it did make the bay a lot hotter, but once I got mine coated it was a lot cooler.
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02-19-2010
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Shit Rocket Pilot
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Shoreview, MN
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Re: Polishing the cast manifold.
Have fun keeping it from rusting.
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03 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
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