Subject	dispersing heat.
Posted by	Antihero on July 30, 2013 at 8:47 AM
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In Reply To	Untested? For what dispersing heat or safety? (n/m) posted by WE350Z on July 29, 2013 at 07:54 PM
Message	These coatings work on temperature differentials. Think about an intercooler. very high surface area, low mass, very high airflow with a large temperature differential between cooling air and charge temperature. Here a dispersant works quite well. A plenum is the exact opposite of an optimal configuration for heat dispersion. The plenum is bolted to the engine which is very hot, and very massive. The plenum has a pitiful surface area to mass ratio, by itself, and if you count the engine, it goes to a negligible amount of surface area. The plenum sits in a hot engine bay with little cool air or air flow. Antihero Putting AMS garbage, and $500 ebay wheels on a Z is like dressing a Victorias Secret model in a Walmart dress and Payless shoes. You're embarrassing yourself.
Follow Ups	Black plenum hard to keep clean? - WE350Z 15:46:55 07/29/13 I have a thermal dispersant coating - vorpalZ 16:43:06 07/29/13 fyi: the effect of thermal dispersant here is untested (n/m) - Antihero 17:22:27 07/29/13 Untested? For what dispersing heat or safety? (n/m) - WE350Z 19:54:46 07/29/13 dispersing heat. - Antihero 08:47:36 07/30/13 Are you kidding me? - BlackholeZ 13:40:02 07/30/13 sigh... here we go again. - Antihero 15:45:55 07/30/13 Actually I have... - BlackholeZ 18:38:18 07/31/13 Could you please check temp of hood after drive? (n/m) - Antihero 10:49:03 08/01/13 I think that is his point. - LJZTT 15:15:48 07/31/13 same price as regular powdercoat - vorpalZ 16:18:36 07/31/13 I would agree if one was considering the wrinkle coat finish - LJZTT 17:59:21 07/31/13 errr, nope - vorpalZ 09:06:28 08/01/13 no, I mean, if you want the finish to have a gloss look - LJZTT 16:30:37 08/01/13 Not super glossy, no. More of a satin low-gloss look (n/m) - vorpalZ 00:58:50 08/02/13 Didn't know we had testing facilities (n/m) - vorpalZ 21:43:14 07/29/13 I had mine powder coated gloss black almost 6 years ago. - jschrauwen 18:43:24 07/29/13 hmm def an option - btw i like your clear timing cover (n/m) - WE350Z 19:55:32 07/29/13 Maybe we'll get to see them at ZCON... (n/m) - BoneZ (MD) 22:19:24 07/29/13 I see what you did there... (n/m) - vorpalZ 22:21:07 07/29/13 0:) (n/m) - BoneZ (MD) 22:31:27 07/29/13 I don't think there are enough tampons in the state of NH (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 06:59:33 07/30/13 True - Wonder if we could adopt a green 'S'... Similar - BoneZ (MD) 11:03:27 07/30/13 Unfortunately, not this year. - jschrauwen 07:35:54 07/30/13 Interesting... I was just in Boston last week. - BoneZ (MD) 11:00:57 07/30/13 play with fire.... (n/m) - LJZTT 14:02:42 07/30/13 You're just worried about sleeping in front of cameras again - Aqualung 14:34:52 07/30/13 Lol (n/m) - BlackholeZ 15:38:50 07/30/13 TY. I do too. :) (n/m) - jschrauwen 07:31:53 07/30/13 Did you sand it down first, or just PC over the original - ZXoltan 21:41:39 07/29/13 It was sanded down first. - jschrauwen 07:39:54 07/30/13 Who makes that clear timing cover..? - blackice98 22:22:24 07/29/13 I've not seen/heard of any available from elsewhere. (n/m) - jschrauwen 12:10:47 07/30/13 Here it comes... (n/m) - BoneZ (MD) 12:12:10 07/30/13 Don't feed the troll (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 14:44:31 07/30/13 You gotta pay the troll toll - MrOzzie5183 22:24:26 07/30/13 They look more hazy than clear IMO. (n/m) - michaell32 (FL) 16:37:00 08/01/13 Any pics of red on red? Just worried about it getting dirty (n/m) - WE350Z 19:56:11 07/29/13 It never really gets "dirty" like the valve covers do - LJZTT 20:48:47 07/29/13 I got "gloss" black. Cleans in two secs with a spray of - LJZTT 20:46:32 07/29/13 "Wrinkle" just refers to the texture. (n/m) - bartz32tt 20:52:43 07/29/13 You're "upgrading" to Z1 TB's? - spicyZ 20:54:57 07/29/13 I had to send one back to Z1 since it wouldn't shut all the> - WE350Z 21:10:26 07/29/13 RobZ remachines them- makes em a bit larger (n/m) - ZXoltan 21:42:56 07/29/13 ehh - Antihero 08:38:25 07/30/13 Re: ehh - MrOzzie5183 22:25:47 07/30/13 actually that would be throwing good money after bad - LJZTT 15:11:14 07/31/13 Smoothed the plenum and powder coated mine gloss black - SilverZXTT(CO) 05:57:59 07/30/13 That is one purdy engine bay!! - jschrauwen 07:53:17 07/30/13 Thanks, Black chrome, could not get other parts to match, - SilverZXTT(CO) 13:48:18 07/30/13 How much to redo the TB's? (n/m) - WE350Z 18:54:42 07/30/13 Re: How much to redo the TB's? - SilverZXTT(CO) 06:36:36 07/31/13 I might just stay with stock silver. The more I look at it - WE350Z 19:11:10 07/30/13 I agree, but wondering if its worth doing silver PC ? (n/m) - ZXoltan 06:24:37 07/31/13 Reflective Chrome by Eastwood may be a good match - BigTDogg (MA) 10:30:21 07/31/13 a solid "day 1" cleaning would do wonders, especially if you - LJZTT 18:01:23 07/31/13
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