Damn! You see pictures of kick-ass engines all the time, what kind of paint
do they use?
Blake
'93 LE Silver/White
4x2 Auto
5.2L 318cu V-8
-----Original Message-----
From: Wisotzkey, Rich <Rich.Wisotzkey@gsc.gte.com>
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net' <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 7:20 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Engine Temps
>Good-luck! I painted my stock exhaust manifolds once with 1200 degree
>paint. It lasted about two minutes.
>Rich - Ashburn, VA
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: William Blount Arthur [mailto:m990198@nadn.navy.mil]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 1:34 AM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Engine Temps
>
>
>I think the headers will get hotter than 500 deg. The o2 sensors have to
>be up to 600 deg to work right. So I guess all the exhaust is really hot
>up there. Also, I touched the header once and left the back side of my
>hand on it. Felt like it was hot to me...
>
>On Tue, 4 May 1999 boydmcguire@mindspring.com wrote:
>
>> I was @ AutoZone pickin up some engine paint today, and saw they had a
>> 500degree paint, and a 1200 degree paint, both dyno heat tested(whatever
>the
>> hell that is). Anyway, which should I get? I painted the battery tray w/
>> 500(think im safe there) and thinking of doing the fender wells and the
>> outside (where all the stuff is mounted) in the 500. As far as headers?
>> Valve covers? Alternator? Engine?
>> Blake
>> '93 LE Silver/White
>> 4x2 Auto
>> 5.2L 318cu V-8
>>
>>
>>
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