any idea how much that would cost for a solid polishing ofthe upper plenum?

 

if you know of a shop in tampa or orlando that does this I'd appreciate the name of the shop. I can call them and give a quote. Thanks

 

http://www.intensepower.com/inmopoinma35.html

 

that should help you.... if not it could help you price out what you want.

 

thanks. Also this would be for the inside of the plenum. Not certain if I would do the exterior but if I do then I'd prolly do it myself

 

WOW!! 285 and I bet that is just the exterior.

 

If you polish aluminum, be prepared to keep it polished. Uncoated aluminum oxidizes and turns dull easily, especially when wet.

 

I paid alot for the exterior of my APS plenum to be polished but it makes a world of difference in aesthetics.

 

I think I am going to do it myself

 

You can do it yourself. Start with sandpaper, coarse to fine grit, and then start hitting it with a polishing wheel. There are several out there that mount to an electric drill. Sportbike owners used to do that a lot on their aluminum frames before they all began to come painted black.

 

Thanks Sean. I am considering have it coated once it is done to help seal the buffing work. But that is a little down the road. The other problem is works space. I will have to do this at my grandmothers garage in orlando. So I will probably spend a couple of days there jsut working on it all day long.

 

Give us a shout when you are in town.

Maybe one of the guys that has a Crawford plenum will trade upper plenums with you. You polish theirs and give them yours when you put it on your car.

 

yeah you bet I will. I have to make a beer break at some point.

Not sure if I follow you on the trade scenario though...

 

let us know how it turns out when your done

 

I am going to try to set this up so that I can test an unpolished against a polished. I will try to do the dyno same without coming off the rack ut time and money being a driving factor I dont knwo if I will be able to get that kind of latitude. So at the least I will try to dyno same but remove the car from the dyno to change the parts and then re test hopefully the enviromental variables will remain rather consistent.

Whatever the result I can walk away with a little experience and a lot of me time with my G... Lovin you is easy becasue youre so GGGG GGGG GGG35ful... ooo oo ooo! ooooooooooooo!