Says the bottom feeder w/ no sig to tell us about his 200 hp stock LT1...or maybe even his V-6 third gen firebird .

L-M-A-O.

Thread starter: that looks killer bro...almost looks like the a/c condenser .

Jchevy: not sure how people cant see yours lol,looks killer though....very clean looking car!

 

Black emits radiant heat faster, but at these temperatures there is basically zero radiant heat transfer. A paint coating would hurt heat transfer no matter what color.

 

yeah, i wish i could have gotten it annodized lol.

But, thats why i only did a mist, and tried not to get any into the openings onto the fins, only on the outside

 

not here to start a pissing contest. by no means do i drive a stock lt1 or v6 firebird. i have a 383 heads cam car. nothing too extravagant. and a 95 formula with a 408 and s91 in the works. but what do i know right?

 

I agree.

Personally I think it's nicer to see a stockish looking car on radials that is quiet run a high 9 pass then some loud drag car on some huge tires.

 

I misted mine too about 2 yrs ago. It needs a touch up. As far as heat transfer from painting, it is negligible. There are about 20 million fins and the front 200 arent going to make a difference.

A nice shiny intercooler that is noticeable from the outside says "I have a supercharger or turbo why dont you steal me" Same thing with big amplifiers sitting in the open in the hatchback.

There is also something to be said for resale value with a stock appearing car.

 

Anodizing the entire thing wouldn't have been better than what you did, except for maybe cosmetically. What you did is fine, i doubt you altered its efficiency by any measurable amount.