CURTIS

I know chroming is electroplating, but can this chroming be applied to extractors and the inlet manifold and still be able to witstand heat and still maintain its specifications such as the flat part of the manifold that bolts onto the head and the inside of the pipes of the extractors and inlet mainifold????

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EA Falcon, 5 Speed Manual.
2.5 Inch Exhaust, lowered 3 Inch's,
17 Inch Wheels, SuperCharged 10Psi.
Ported Polished Head, XR6 Valve Springs,
Bigger Valves, Stage 2 Cam. Water Inj.
350hp EA

EFFalcon

Personally i think you'd be better of polishing it rather then chroming.

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SmokedEB

Hmmm, it might hold, but why chrome parts of your engine bay? polishing would be better i believe also.

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92 EB Fairmont - Retired POS!

monty.v8

if you chrome your extractors, the chrome will turn blue/yellow after a short while, and you wont be able to polish out the discolouring. it looks bad.if you do chrome them, the plating wont go inside the pipes. if you must do something with your pipes get them ceramic coated, or something similar.
as for the manifold, get it polished, or paint it. it costs an absolute fortune to plate aluminium, and only a handfull of places in OZ do it. polished manifolds look sweet, but that too can be expensive. (but a sh*tload cheaper than chroming!)
p.s, i used to work at an electroplating company :)

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EB au6cyl,

juarez

Chroming? Drugs are bad, mmmkay?

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LWRDEF

Dont Chrome 'em heat proof them instead!
you won't be disapointed with them, they withstand the heat plus can reduce underbonnet temps due to less heat leaking though the coating's also helps keeps intakes cooler too!
http://www.hpcoatings.com.au/
cheers
Nev

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Walkinshaw

Phil, what would be the cost of polishing (almost mirror) a BBM manafold and rockercover?

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Ill take it as a complement i think.............

psycho chicken

You don't want to chrome extractors. Chrome conducts heat in a big way.

barry_v

chrome everything that you can see :)


alluminium polishing you can do yourself, just need a lot of spare time. for the extractors i would simply paint them.

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CURTIS

so how do u do aluminium polishing????

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EA Falcon, 5 Speed Manual.
2.5 Inch Exhaust, lowered 3 Inch's,
17 Inch Wheels, SuperCharged 10Psi.
Ported Polished Head, XR6 Valve Springs,
Bigger Valves, Stage 2 Cam. Water Inj.
350hp EA