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Old 12-30-06, 01:11 PM
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i recently painted my spark plug cover red, because my car is red,its doesnt look that great now, because nothing else in the motor is red, haha, im working on that and with a little help from todd(rising_sun), hooking me up with some red couplings and ect..... what ya think??

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I would start out with repainting it the same color as the car... I can't stand when things are "color matched" but they are not even close to the same shade of said color...

something else that wouldn't cost a whole lot other than time would be to polish your intake manifold and compressor cover... even without coloring anything else red, that would make it stand out greatly...
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i already bought my PT61 polished compressor housing, and also im getting somepolished valve covers from rising_sun, alsothe car is being repainted......its coming, slowly but surely, thanks for the input though
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Like mitsuguy suggested, polished valve covers, compressor, and intake manifold will really make your engine stand out. I wouldn't paint too much else red cause it'll start to give it that "ricer" look. BTW: love the way you have your FPR attached
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Originally Posted by trangk
BTW: love the way you have your FPR attached
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm zip ties! get a cover 4 that t-belt yo!
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start polishing and worry about the paint later
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you like that haahahahaha it wont reach to a spot i can mount it,so hey, do what you gotta do right!!
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