Polishing A Stocker Intake

Alan Roehrich · 01-05-2014, 12:59 PM

Your problem will be that there will be a question of whether or not you polished the outside in order to disguise illegal cutting, welding, and/or grinding, or other alterations.

I'm with Lee. Make little effort, and spend little money, upon appearances until the car is very competitive. It need only be presentable and not embarassing. There's nothing wrong with wanting it to look good. But not at the expense of making it faster. If you're polishing the intake yourself, there are other things to better spend your time on. If you're paying someone to do it, there are other things to better spend your money on.

Rory McNeil · 01-05-2014, 07:11 PM

Also, polished aluminum retains heat much more than a rougher casting. One of the intakes for my bracket car was smoothed and polished , and it gets much hotter than any of the natural finished intakes. NOT what you want for performance.

HandOverFist · 01-05-2014, 07:16 PM

Same could be said for paint/powder coating to an extent.

SSGT Mustang · 01-05-2014, 07:30 PM

Thanks guys. I appreciate the responses.

Steve

Mike Gray · 01-06-2014, 05:49 PM

n/m

01-05-2014, 12:59 PM	#1
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,115 Likes: 1,572 Liked 1,829 Times in 414 Posts	Re: Polishing A Stocker Intake Your problem will be that there will be a question of whether or not you polished the outside in order to disguise illegal cutting, welding, and/or grinding, or other alterations. I'm with Lee. Make little effort, and spend little money, upon appearances until the car is very competitive. It need only be presentable and not embarassing. There's nothing wrong with wanting it to look good. But not at the expense of making it faster. If you're polishing the intake yourself, there are other things to better spend your time on. If you're paying someone to do it, there are other things to better spend your money on. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

01-05-2014, 07:11 PM	#2
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,311 Likes: 317 Liked 1,104 Times in 302 Posts	Re: Polishing A Stocker Intake Also, polished aluminum retains heat much more than a rougher casting. One of the intakes for my bracket car was smoothed and polished , and it gets much hotter than any of the natural finished intakes. NOT what you want for performance. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

01-05-2014, 07:16 PM	#3
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Polishing A Stocker Intake Same could be said for paint/powder coating to an extent. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

01-05-2014, 07:30 PM	#4
SSGT Mustang Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jersey Posts: 359 Likes: 35 Liked 204 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Polishing A Stocker Intake Thanks guys. I appreciate the responses. Steve

01-06-2014, 05:49 PM	#5
Mike Gray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 617 Likes: 311 Liked 687 Times in 198 Posts	Re: Polishing A Stocker Intake n/m Last edited by Mike Gray; 01-06-2014 at 05:54 PM.