JelloStorm

Hey everyone

Just bought my FMIC for my turbo project and i was wondering if it would be safe to get it powdercoated black? Im going for a stealth look and dont like the silver color of it. Thanks for the help. I love this forum!

turbosocks

just paint it, alot cheaper.



i dont think powdercoating would work very well on the thin fins, it might.



it does hinder the performance (both painted and powdercoating) i believe, but you wont notice it.

JelloStorm

Im afraid painting it wont hold up to rock chips and stuff. Thats why I want to powdercoat it because it will hold up alot better I think.

Stocker

I'd like to see some research on black paint hurting the color. The voices in my head tell me that I read a regular heat sink painted or anodized black does better than bare aluminum, due to the way aluminum sheds heat.

03tibe85

Painting won't hurt efficiency much but powder coating will because its a thicket coating so it will actually trap in the heat rather than let it out.