Polishing A Stocker Intake - Page 2

Rory McNeil · 01-05-2014, 07:11 PM

Also, polished aluminum retains heat much more than a rougher casting. One of the intakes for my bracket car was smoothed and polished , and it gets much hotter than any of the natural finished intakes. NOT what you want for performance.

HandOverFist · 01-05-2014, 07:16 PM

Same could be said for paint/powder coating to an extent.

SSGT Mustang · 01-05-2014, 07:30 PM

Thanks guys. I appreciate the responses.

Steve

Mike Gray · 01-06-2014, 05:49 PM

n/m

01-05-2014, 07:11 PM	#11
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,306 Likes: 308 Liked 1,081 Times in 297 Posts	Re: Polishing A Stocker Intake Also, polished aluminum retains heat much more than a rougher casting. One of the intakes for my bracket car was smoothed and polished , and it gets much hotter than any of the natural finished intakes. NOT what you want for performance. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

01-05-2014, 07:16 PM	#12
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Polishing A Stocker Intake Same could be said for paint/powder coating to an extent. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

01-05-2014, 07:30 PM	#13
SSGT Mustang Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jersey Posts: 359 Likes: 35 Liked 204 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Polishing A Stocker Intake Thanks guys. I appreciate the responses. Steve

01-06-2014, 05:49 PM	#14
Mike Gray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 613 Likes: 306 Liked 684 Times in 195 Posts	Re: Polishing A Stocker Intake n/m Last edited by Mike Gray; 01-06-2014 at 05:54 PM.