Pommy Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Thought you lot would appreciate this video 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 They do make me laugh these guys :) Did your Mx5 come with a hair dryer ? ;) Now wheres my black paint :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaulson Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I honestly didn't think that was going to work, might have to do it now! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash007ks Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 makes sense given that black keeps the heat in really, watched this on fb, some of there stuff is quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin959 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 So, if you paint the intercooler in black... you will gain HPs? xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 If I understand the geek right it would benefit the car and give a very small noticeable difference :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Pete Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 All I got from that was it would help when sat in traffic, when the car is moving they perform the same as the cooling is governed by the airflow when over the IC. Has everyone forgotten that stock IC's are black anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I saw this on fb as well as the results seemed conclusive but , im still sceptical though as there wasn't any heat near the core or pipework nor was there any simulation of weather conditions and outside temps . As under normal conditions the rad / engine would emit heat behind the core and warm air or rain would affect average intake temps .imo a coat of paint might affect the conducting of heat in different conditions . Would love to see some back to back tests on a rolling road with both cores on the same car , as I'd prefer to paint my fmic for added stealth [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Pete Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Yeah engine bay temps were mentioned on another forum, as well as weather. Also wouldn't the black one get heat soak quicker as it would absorb heat quicker than a silver one? You could go into so many levels on this, would the type off primer make a difference? It's acting as an insulating layer. Thickness of paint, type of paint, alternative coatings? Ie anodised, powder coated. Maybe we need the real Mythbusters to invesitage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_gr7 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Love these two, some of the comment moog comes out with are fantastic. this is one of my faves, go to 4.54, (i cant seem to link at the specific point in the video) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 A Has everyone forgotten that stock IC's are black anyway? mine was silver - surprised yours is black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Pete Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 mine was silver - surprised yours is black Yeah I went and checked mine and its silver, it seems modern STI's are Silver and WRX's have always been Black. My Classic WRX was Black as was the Sti version I upgraded too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 saves cost of paint leaving it bare metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin959 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Yup... my wrx is from 97 and it has it black xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 All classic uk turbo and wrx intercoolers are black whereas the sti ones (which flow and cool better) are silver [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Pete Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I'm sure classic STI's were black as I had an upgrade to an STI ic on my classic and that was black aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 V1 & v2 (slanty type) are as my brvs v1 sti had one fitted and Here's my old v3/v4 factory sti tmic And a friend's wrx bug eye had a black tmic and he upgraded to a factory silver sti one . will admit I'm not 100% sure about the v5 / v6 sti one's being silver but, the v5/v6 uk and wrx one's I've seen have been black , so I assumed the sti ones were silver as well like the other ones I've came across . Back to the op I still thought it was a good vid but ,won't be spraying my shiny hdi fmic untill I see some rr results with proven power gains Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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