use HPC coating........ good for 400C. is a polished alloy like finsih.
looks great......... you can do your headers too. a good look also. have
done my offy inlet and custom pipes and no effect on them at all.....
cheers - Murray
Brisbane Aus.
----- Original Message -----
From: Frank van Dalen <frank.vandalen@fae.storkgroup.com>
To: mgb-v8 <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 7:45 PM
Subject: Inlet manifold - paint or powder coat?
> Hi guys,
>
> It's like its my birthday again! My Rover SD1 3500 inlet manifold came
back
> from the machine shop after a nice job of welding and machining - it is
now
> almost identical to the original factory manifold. Now for the finish. The
> powder coating place warned me that the manifold would probably get too
hot
> and the coating would not last (their experience on a different type of
> engine) and someone else has warned me that the manifold does not get hot
> enough for heat resistant paint to harden properly!
> Now what? I'd like to hear from anyone who has applied a coating or paint
> that has lasted a couple of years.
>
> TIA,
>
> Frank van Dalen
>
> (the world's only?) '68 Pale Primrose MGB V8 Roadster under construction
>
>
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