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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 01:25 AM
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would removing the engine cover cause any problems for the spark plugs wires?
Old Oct 28, 2008 | 05:10 AM
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i dont think so
it should be save there are other wires more exposed then the spark plug wires
i will see though
if anything ever does happen i ll let you know
Old Oct 28, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by DAILYXB-TYPE-R
would removing the engine cover cause any problems for the spark plugs wires?
not at all. its only there to dress up the engine compt a bit.
Old Oct 28, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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That turned out very cool. I like it.
Old Oct 28, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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thanks limitz
Old Oct 28, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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So how is the duplicolor 1200 holding up? That looks great
Old Oct 28, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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That is what I used on the strup peice and it was on there for about 3 months if not more. Still looked good. I drove it to Vegas and back many times so I would say the durability on it is great.
Old Oct 31, 2008 | 03:03 AM
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Here is mine a week later. Looks like new still.

Old Nov 27, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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Sharp!! I checked website and it only shows chrome. Do they have it black?
Old Nov 27, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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naw these are painted headers
Old Nov 27, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by vettereddie
Try Eastwood. They have a lot of brush-on header coatings. Umm, it ain't cheap though, $70 / 8 oz.

For the turbo:
Turbo X black

They have a few other ones a bit cheaper, for a matte silver finish, $26.
Matte silver can
you have to make sure that you follow the directions exactly with this stuff, or it will not stick. Also It seems to work better on brand new parts, than older ones, i painted the whole exhaust in my ranger with the silver stuff, it stuck well to the downpipe, and first cat, which was new, but flaked off the header, which was not new, but well cleaned and applied by directions. so yeah, the silver stuff at least is hit or miss.
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