Valve cover options

[ILiveToDrift]

What should I do with my valve cover.

Powercoat?

Polish?

Chrome?

What should I do? Post pics of any of the three, or anyother kind. I finaly have money and need to spend it. thanks.

[Dousan_PG]

powdercoat it pink
beef did that. looks SOOOO GOOD

[ILiveToDrift]

Well then, show me the beef. I'm not sure about pink but if I see it may make me a new man, but lets hope not. Beef or someone show me your cover.

[Dousan_PG]

everyone who has seen it tells me its FAR better in person

http://a7.cpimg.com/image/13/74/18407187-6492-028001E0-.jpg
http://a0.cpimg.com/image/4C/A7/18408780-4c08-028001E0-.jpg
http://a8.cpimg.com/image/F8/5A/18414328-7179-028001E0-.jpg
http://a1.cpimg.com/image/E7/83/18415591-a657-028001E0-.jpg


Full thread on it...and his car.. (http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB9&Number=67380105&Forum=UBB9&Words=beef&Match=Username&Searchpage=0&Limit=800&Old=1year&Main=67380105&Search=true#Post67380105)

[Steeles]

dude I swear I'm painting my whole car pink when I reach 400+rwhp lol

[scandalcat1]

polish the top. looks good that way. chrome, i guess. if you are going to chrome the entire engine, more work keeping up with cleaning however

[legendarysnail]

I'd suggest having it powdercoated to whatever color you want, then sand the tops of the words/letters down to bare metal...either that or polish the tops...looks very attractive.

[Red]

I duno about you but I'm doing mine eather Black with red letters or Red with black letters..

I do drive a Ultra Red 240 tho.. (I am going with the Red and Black theam on/in my car.)

[ILiveToDrift]

That pink is surprisingly mesmerizing :drool:. But I must resist, how much does powdercoat usualy cost vs chrome. I say chrome instead of polishing because I saw one at Injen racing, the one that shows an example of thier S14 intake. Its pretty purdy. Also it still looks good without anything else chromed, besides the intake. If I did want to chrome more than just the valve cover what else could I do. I know it may seem like a wast of money but what price might we be looking at? My KA ony has 25K on it so I hope to hold onto it a while.

[SiL1480]

Originally posted by Steeles
dude I swear I'm painting my whole car pink when I reach 400+rwhp lol

Im am so with you on that Steeles!

I mean, whats worse then getting raped by a pink car at the light?

NOTHING!!

:bowdown:S13 240SX:boink:

[Brian]

powdercoat it neon yellow. totally '80's style.

[RedlineRacer]

Where is Zelda at? He just did this to one of his engines. It looks really nice. A nice deep purple.

[CoasTek240]

LIGHT BLUE
My pdm stb's end pieces are light blue, my ignition wires are light blue, my custom short-ram intake tubing and conefilter is light blue, and i'm bout to powdercoat my valve cover light blue and sand off the letters.
i think it'll look nice

[Steeles]

Originally posted by SiL1480
Im am so with you on that Steeles!

I mean, whats worse then getting raped by a pink car at the light?

NOTHING!!

:bowdown:S13 240SX:boink:

my thoughts exactly! leave all those guys that were just laughing at your pink car :cry: cuz they just got their :mrmeph: tore out by it :D

plus chicks dig guys in touch with their feminine side. and what says "I'm secure in my masculinity" more than driving a pink car?

[the head]

I media blasted mine with glass bead and then polished the raised letters will post pics this weekend

[ILiveToDrift]

Good, I want to see that. Anyone else too post pics of your vavle covers.

[assmunke]

haha i sprayed foamy engine brite on mine, and its purty and clean- does that count?

[Kid Zelda]

Originally posted by RedlineRacer
Where is Zelda at? He just did this to one of his engines. It looks really nice. A nice deep purple.

for those who haven't seen it

:cool:

[ILiveToDrift]

Kid Zelda, your valve cover still kicks ***. Have you done anymore of your valve covers besides that one?