Can I?

[ppfd]

Ordered a CAI and intercooler pipes, mishimoto black ones.
Almost embarrassed to ask, I got a wild idea of painting them red similar to my truck.
Can this be done? How hot do the get? Of course I'd check to see if it would kill the warranty first.

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[9zero1790]

sure can! make sure its high temp engine paint top shelf like ppg english color etc. as far as how hot i dont know. the CAI stuff likely plastic so not crazy hot. the intercooler pipes id say get good and hot and idk if id paint them.

 

[canyonslicker]

sure can! make sure its high temp engine paint top shelf like ppg english color etc. as far as how hot i dont know. the CAI stuff likely plastic so not crazy hot. the intercooler pipes id say get good and hot and idk if id paint them.

I agree not the intercooler, any more paint would act as insulation diminishing its cooling capacity somewhat. Black paint transfers heat (infrared) better than any other color. I’ve done a lot of infrared photography and can verify it..

 

[CB750F]

NO! It's illegal in all 65 states.

 

[ppfd]

NO! It's illegal in all 65 states.

Eh, that's what I thought.

Yeah, it would be the pipes only. Just kicking it around

 

[canyonslicker]

NO! It's illegal in all 65 states.

Wow I really must be old school ?

 

[RedDakooter05]

Paint em whatever you want. We drive ford's so our hoods are up often as it is.

 

[TJMarchand]

NO! It's illegal in all 65 states.

"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missouri"

You can also have intercooler pipes powder coated if you like that, or if they're aluminum anodized.

 

[Loweredon33s]

I powder coated mine but paint will be fine. They can see around 250 ish degrees I’d say.

 

[Loweredon33s]

I agree not the intercooler, any more paint would act as insulation diminishing its cooling capacity somewhat. Black paint transfers heat (infrared) better than any other color. I’ve done a lot of infrared photography and can verify it..

The Mishimoto intercooler comes completely powder coated. The areas where the paint or coating are do not affect its cooling ability. The bars and fins are only coated on the very surface of them, the actual core is very thick and cools great. I have dealt with so many intercoolers over the years and paint/coating doesn’t do anything to them unless you’re literally soaking down the actual core.

 

[Synfulz]

NO! It's illegal in all 65 states.

Thought it was 57 states? ??

 

[ppfd]

Paint em whatever you want. We drive ford's so our hoods are up often as it is.

In my case, it was the steering column hood was up ?

 

[CB750F]

Thought it was 57 states? ??

Could be.

 

[myothercarizahearse]

In my case, it was the steering column hood was up ?

did the 2021's still have the dampers on that before the hoods were entirely decontented/deleted in 2023?

 

[Motorpsychology]

did the 2021's still have the dampers on that before the hoods were entirely decontented/deleted in 2023?

My 2021 has the hood struts, but being an XL, there is no hood.

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