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From: Albemarle, NC
the intake tube is actually just a section of exhaust pipe that i had in my storage building. i had a 4" mbrp kit, and i kept the last section (from muffler delete to tip) in case i needed or wanted to fabricate something with it. i used the last bend which is roughly a 45 and cut accordingly. i had to clean the dogcrap out of the inisde since there was soot inside, but some brake cleaner and shop rags, got it all clean and smooth. i used duplicolor brake caliper paint from autozone on all the piping and the spider. i think i need another coat on the spider, since it isn't as bright as the pipes. i was going to buy a section from here: Mandrel Bent Pipes & Accessories, Aluminized Steel | RacePartSolutions.com, but decided to use what i already had.
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Well, after reading this thread all day at school, i went to my dad's shop and pulled the spider, two IC pipes, and the little piece of 4" exhaust for the 6637 and primered and painted them. I used just a generic sandable primer and one coat of Plastikote engine enamel (Ford Red of course), and man do they pop!!! Will post pics this weekend when i get it all put back together. Hotwheelbill: i used a lighter just to see what it would do, and the fuzz will burn, but you'd have to let the tubes be lit on fire for the glue, which i didn't think would be good (melting or deforming the tube maybe, not sure). Sorry for the long winded post but i wish i had painted when i did the wicked wheel, it makes a world of difference. Ahh PMS you beotch
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Yea, i used the lighter for maybe 2 mins and gave up (my girlfriend enjoyed taking the fuzz i pulled off and burning it though... blonde moment). I used a wire wheel and WD-40 and this past time i used brake cleaner and it was clean.
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From: Rochdale MA
Well, after reading this thread all day at school, i went to my dad's shop and pulled the spider, two IC pipes, and the little piece of 4" exhaust for the 6637 and primered and painted them. I used just a generic sandable primer and one coat of Plastikote engine enamel (Ford Red of course), and man do they pop!!! Will post pics this weekend when i get it all put back together. Hotwheelbill: i used a lighter just to see what it would do, and the fuzz will burn, but you'd have to let the tubes be lit on fire for the glue, which i didn't think would be good (melting or deforming the tube maybe, not sure). Sorry for the long winded post but i wish i had painted when i did the wicked wheel, it makes a world of difference. Ahh PMS you beotch
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From: Indianapolis
I did mine when I swapped injectors and had them clean in about 20 minutes- I used a MAPP gas torch inside the tubes to melt the glue w/o burning it and scraped it right off. I got the residue off with goof-off and shop rags. Painted them Ford Red and they looked really good till I blew one off at 26 psi and scratched it a little. They're good and tight now LOL.
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Hey Mongo75, that looks pretty sweet. I did want to mention that from my view it looks like your coolant is a little low and summer is coming. Thanks for fighting for us.
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