Panty Hose

[shaggy240sx]

I know based on the title of this thread most people are going to think one of 2 things. Either this doesnt belong in the Tech section, or I just gave it that title to get more people to look at it. Believe it or not, I do have a question about Panty Hose, and as far as I can tell, tech is the best place for it.

Now that my SR swap is slowing coming together (6+ months and counting)I am starting to think of ways to keep it a sleeper. I plan to keep stock wheels, and stock bumpers and everything (atleast for a while), but my problem is hiding my FMIC without affecting its performance. Well, out of no where I came up with this odd-ball idea. What if i was to get a pair of black panty hose (or just a section of fabric if they sell it) and stretch it from the top of the bumper to the bottom??? Would the fabric reduce air-flow to a noticable level??? Would it look like ass???

Yes, I know I would run the risk of getting runs in my Panty Hose, but I want a sleeper, and that is the best idea I have come up with so far. Anyone have any better ideas?

[Muzzy]

black radiator paint or some crap.
a similar question has been asked b4.


i thought u were gonna say pany hose over the filter to make it last longer:D :D

[shaggy240sx]

I heard about going the paint route...or not really paint, but some word starting with an "A", but as far as I can tell that is expensive. As you could probably figure out from my Panty Hose idea, I am looking for a very cheap solution.

And as far as a similar question being asked before. I am pretty confident that I am the first person on this site to referance Panty Hose, atleast pertaining to hiding a FMIC.

[Muzzy]

granted..but about the sleeper look..its been asked and radiator paint was the answer

...black dye????
would that even stick???


ooohhh the "A" word...anodize.(spelling??) yea..anodize it black someone said

[WilloW]

Some of the Honda guys uses black pantyhose, and from what I heard it doesn't effect cooling. Not to steal your idea but I'm going to do the same thing, I think it's a good non-permanet solution. Good luck.

[gh6o6]

im not sure if you can do it on a IC but what about powdercoating?

[masta]

I figure the pantyhose would get dirty really easily or start ripping.

You can probably get some type of mesh or chicken wire to cover the bumper area and paint the stuff to match your car.

Also painting the FMIC the same as the radiator will help hide it.

[misnomer]

I'd imagine powder coating would be too much of an insulator. Anodizing would likely be best, but you should be OK with radiator paint.

[Halz]

..so when you lose a street light race, try not to get your panties in a bunch..

har-har

[andrave]

swain coating would actually increase your IC's cooling abilites but it costs a lot. I'd say just use black radiator paint, its less ghetto than panty hose.

[Pudula]

Radiator paint actually helps keep the FMIC cooler whereas anodizing it doesn't help this and will still be shiny, but black.

[DJ Machine]

You do NOT PAINT AN INTERCOOLER.

The whole point is to cool air by dissipating heat through the fins.

If you INSULATE the fins with anything (paint, powder) you are losing performance and ruining your intercooler.

[Muzzy]

...then why do they paint radiators???

[Evil S14]

ive never seen a full radiator painted, just a logo painted on

[Muzzy]

u have never seen a black radiator b4??
or a black condencer?

[russian]

if you want cheap but not nessecery look like ass, get some mesh for the bumper, spray it flat black. i think it will look ok.

[Muzzy]

i though about that but not the painting part..but it will restrict air flow...slightly..wont it?

[Evil S14]

Originally posted by Muzzy
u have never seen a black radiator b4??
or a black condencer?

yes i have on factory vehicles. but i dont think its just spray painted on there

[Muzzy]

well how do u tink it got on there...dipped??...by hand??...with a stick??? splattered on it???

[Flybert]

Whatever you do, don't use your mom's panty hose cuz she's got built in holes in the crotch and that will show off that shiny aluminum intercooler.

[russian]

blacksprayed mesh in the bumper. if not, then fuck the sleeper look bullshit.:boink:

[S13Grl]

A layer of paint will restrict the metal's capability to release heat and may clog some of the air passages. Pantyhose gets dirty easy but it gets clean easy too. I'm not sure how youre gonna make it fit though, they're usually really small. And I don't think that they sell just the fabric.

I'm not trashing the paint routine, it all depends on how much boost you'll be running anyway. Talk to people have done it, see what they think of it, that's your best bet.