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1000whpTSi · 11-11-2009, 10:43 PM

I have my turbo off right now while my head is at the shop so I decided to grind down the casting marks and sand it smooth. I figured I would polish it first to see what it looks like. How does it look?

I like the look of the polished finish,but this is not very efficient. My uncle's drag car has his turbine housing done with Swaintech thermal coating,than it's sprayed with a Flat black thermal coating,than there is a DEI carbon turbo blankets on it. You can literaly put your hand on it while the car is running.
What do you guys think?

superskaterxes · 11-11-2009, 10:49 PM

i never heard of people polishing the turbine side. i would be more concerned with heat management like your uncles car before u worry about showing this puppy off.

SvicksTc · 11-11-2009, 10:56 PM

looks legit....

Forc3 F3d · 11-11-2009, 10:57 PM

take it to jet-hot coatings and get it done in "chrome" it looks polished, its functional, and there is some sort of guarantee with it that it will look good for YEARS

1000whpTSi · 11-11-2009, 11:04 PM

Like I said,I had to sand it anyway. This took me 5 minutes.

I've seen polished turbine housings. Several,infact thats why I polished mine. I had just recently seen one at a car show last summer. Ever since than I wanted to see what it would look like on mine.

Those DEI turbo blankets are over $250. Between that,the Swaintech,and the flat black the total should be somewhere near $300! I just spent $50K building the car. I'm trying to work on a budget on the last few things.

I'm not worried about a few HP. It's an 8 second car no matter which way you look at it. I do want it to look somewhat aestheticaly pleasing.

1000whpTSi · 11-11-2009, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Forc3 F3d

take it to jet-hot coatings and get it done in "chrome" it looks polished, its functional, and there is some sort of guarantee with it that it will look good for YEARS

It's called Sterling. Yeah,it's not bad looking. Little more expensive than the Swaintech.

1000whpTSi · 11-11-2009, 11:09 PM

I'm trying to keep costs down guys. That being said,I saw a guy on LS1tech.com that used a thermal blanket for a furnace thats rated for 1700 deg. It actually looked pretty good.

Forc3 F3d · 11-11-2009, 11:10 PM

thats it!! my buddy has ALL his stuff done in sterling on his turbo'd 5.0

it looks pretty good. pretty sure he got the headers, downpipe, I/C piping all done for around 300-350 which i thought was pretty good.

1000whpTSi · 11-11-2009, 11:12 PM

I know all the pros and cons of what I'm doing here guys. I've been building cars for 20yrs. I'm just trying to get an opinion on how it LOOKS.

1000whpTSi · 11-11-2009, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Forc3 F3d

thats it!! my buddy has ALL his stuff done in sterling on his turbo'd 5.0

it looks pretty good. pretty sure he got the headers, downpipe, I/C piping all done for around 300-350 which i thought was pretty good.

Yeah,it's nice for sure. I had my downpipe on my GN done in sterling. It was'nt cheap. Looked very nice though.

1000whpTSi · 11-11-2009, 11:23 PM

This is the machine I polish on. It's a nasty little machine. It'll rip a 1G intake manifold out of your hands and send it clear across the shop if your not careful. It took the factory finish off the turbine housing and made it look like it does in the photo within 2-3 minutes.

I had Swaintech on my 93' Talon's Turbonetics manifold and PTE SC-6152E. Worked well,but as you can see was not very pretty.

BOOSTTECH · 01-22-2010, 08:08 PM

looks ni ce... that must have taken a min

**TROLL** · 01-22-2010, 11:51 PM

looks pretty cool but isnt it going to rust really bad?
the turbo blankets i've seen are more like $150 and you really don't have to use anything else with them if you dont want. i agree though, the sterling coating would look nice and be functional... if you spent so much building the car, why not do this properly as well, especially when it comes to heat management and efficiency? that will have an effect on performance too...

p.s. i wish i had that polisher!

Underpressure · 01-24-2010, 07:48 PM

looks good

SoStock92 · 01-24-2010, 08:05 PM

Looks like a caswell polisher to me

mumby · 01-25-2010, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TROLL

... if you spent so much building the car, why not do this properly as well, especially when it comes to heat management and efficiency?

These were pretty much my exact thoughts.

Eclipse GSX 61 · 01-26-2010, 02:53 AM

I don't know how long that will hold up but damn that manifold is gorgeous!

mr_eh · 01-26-2010, 10:42 AM

i approve! going to blanket the rest of it under a heat shield...

dr. intake · 02-11-2010, 12:06 AM

I work in a metal finishing shop that does chrome plating and powder coating based in ne philly and i would say it depends what your going for. The exhaust side is cast iron and even if polish will rust farely quickly, so if your looking for some kind of coating, i would recomend a jet hot coating (a silver ceramic metalic coating). But if your talking about the intake side they look really good polished. At my place it would cost about 50-75 for a show quality polish.

11-11-2009, 10:43 PM	#1
1000whpTSi Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY Member #8766 My Ride: 1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD iTrader: (0)	Polished Turbine housing? I have my turbo off right now while my head is at the shop so I decided to grind down the casting marks and sand it smooth. I figured I would polish it first to see what it looks like. How does it look? I like the look of the polished finish,but this is not very efficient. My uncle's drag car has his turbine housing done with Swaintech thermal coating,than it's sprayed with a Flat black thermal coating,than there is a DEI carbon turbo blankets on it. You can literaly put your hand on it while the car is running. What do you guys think? __________________ 92' Talon TSi-Drag car - GT4202 / Shearer top mount / Shep Dogbox / Haltech E11v2 / Weldon 2345-A / Hogan custom SMIM / Wilson Billit 90mm TB / J&S SAFEGAURD-Individual cylinder knock controll system / DSS Level 5 axles / DSS 3.5" HD Driveshaft /

11-11-2009, 10:49 PM	#2
superskaterxes Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: DC Metro Member #10675 My Ride: 2006 Mazdaspeed 6 iTrader: (0)	i never heard of people polishing the turbine side. i would be more concerned with heat management like your uncles car before u worry about showing this puppy off. __________________ GT3076R BITCHES ~ TXS BOV ~ 3" MAF SRI ~ AP PROtune'd ~ MBC ~ Custom FMIC w/Treadstone TR8 Core ~ CPE DP ~ DNP Mani w/Tial 38mm MV-S EWG VTA'd~ CPE BT TIP ~ TWM SS ~ CPE RMM ~ TTFMM ~ CPE RDM ~ BC CO's slammed ~ SPC BJ's ~ EBC Red's ~ Stoptech's ~ Technafit SS Lines ~ Autometer Boost & STRI EGT ~ 20% Tint ~ LED Tails ~ Denso ITV-24's ~ CPE Dual CBE ~ Whiteline RSB ~ PnP'd IM ~ CDFP Internals ~ labonte meth kit ~ VC tapped OCC

11-11-2009, 10:56 PM	#3
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11-11-2009, 10:57 PM	#4
Forc3 F3d Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawaii Member #10186 My Ride: Evo iTrader: (2)	take it to jet-hot coatings and get it done in "chrome" it looks polished, its functional, and there is some sort of guarantee with it that it will look good for YEARS __________________ '97 eagle talon tsi -sold- '95 purple people eater -parted- '92 gvr4 -sold- '06 IX -DD-

11-11-2009, 11:04 PM	#5
1000whpTSi Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY Member #8766 My Ride: 1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD iTrader: (0)	Like I said,I had to sand it anyway. This took me 5 minutes. I've seen polished turbine housings. Several,infact thats why I polished mine. I had just recently seen one at a car show last summer. Ever since than I wanted to see what it would look like on mine. Those DEI turbo blankets are over $250. Between that,the Swaintech,and the flat black the total should be somewhere near $300! I just spent $50K building the car. I'm trying to work on a budget on the last few things. I'm not worried about a few HP. It's an 8 second car no matter which way you look at it. I do want it to look somewhat aestheticaly pleasing. __________________ 92' Talon TSi-Drag car - GT4202 / Shearer top mount / Shep Dogbox / Haltech E11v2 / Weldon 2345-A / Hogan custom SMIM / Wilson Billit 90mm TB / J&S SAFEGAURD-Individual cylinder knock controll system / DSS Level 5 axles / DSS 3.5" HD Driveshaft /

11-11-2009, 11:09 PM	#7
1000whpTSi Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY Member #8766 My Ride: 1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD iTrader: (0)	I'm trying to keep costs down guys. That being said,I saw a guy on LS1tech.com that used a thermal blanket for a furnace thats rated for 1700 deg. It actually looked pretty good. __________________ 92' Talon TSi-Drag car - GT4202 / Shearer top mount / Shep Dogbox / Haltech E11v2 / Weldon 2345-A / Hogan custom SMIM / Wilson Billit 90mm TB / J&S SAFEGAURD-Individual cylinder knock controll system / DSS Level 5 axles / DSS 3.5" HD Driveshaft /

11-11-2009, 11:10 PM	#8
Forc3 F3d Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawaii Member #10186 My Ride: Evo iTrader: (2)	thats it!! my buddy has ALL his stuff done in sterling on his turbo'd 5.0 it looks pretty good. pretty sure he got the headers, downpipe, I/C piping all done for around 300-350 which i thought was pretty good. __________________ '97 eagle talon tsi -sold- '95 purple people eater -parted- '92 gvr4 -sold- '06 IX -DD-

11-11-2009, 11:12 PM	#9
1000whpTSi Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY Member #8766 My Ride: 1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD iTrader: (0)	I know all the pros and cons of what I'm doing here guys. I've been building cars for 20yrs. I'm just trying to get an opinion on how it LOOKS. __________________ 92' Talon TSi-Drag car - GT4202 / Shearer top mount / Shep Dogbox / Haltech E11v2 / Weldon 2345-A / Hogan custom SMIM / Wilson Billit 90mm TB / J&S SAFEGAURD-Individual cylinder knock controll system / DSS Level 5 axles / DSS 3.5" HD Driveshaft /

11-11-2009, 11:23 PM	#11
1000whpTSi Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY Member #8766 My Ride: 1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD iTrader: (0)	This is the machine I polish on. It's a nasty little machine. It'll rip a 1G intake manifold out of your hands and send it clear across the shop if your not careful. It took the factory finish off the turbine housing and made it look like it does in the photo within 2-3 minutes. I had Swaintech on my 93' Talon's Turbonetics manifold and PTE SC-6152E. Worked well,but as you can see was not very pretty. __________________ 92' Talon TSi-Drag car - GT4202 / Shearer top mount / Shep Dogbox / Haltech E11v2 / Weldon 2345-A / Hogan custom SMIM / Wilson Billit 90mm TB / J&S SAFEGAURD-Individual cylinder knock controll system / DSS Level 5 axles / DSS 3.5" HD Driveshaft /

01-22-2010, 08:08 PM	#12
BOOSTTECH Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Philadelphia Member #15401 My Ride: 02 GTI 1.8T, 05 RSX Type S, 99 Civic Si iTrader: (0)	looks ni ce... that must have taken a min

01-24-2010, 07:48 PM	#14
Underpressure Noob-Jersey Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Member #15529 iTrader: (0)	looks good

01-24-2010, 08:05 PM	#15
SoStock92 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1721 My Ride: 92 BMW 525, 95 BMW 525, 87 BMW 325, 95 BMW 530 iTrader: (0)	Looks like a caswell polisher to me

01-26-2010, 02:53 AM	#17
Eclipse GSX 61 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Perkasie, PA Member #7996 My Ride: 14' Mercedes C300 iTrader: (2)	I don't know how long that will hold up but damn that manifold is gorgeous! __________________ 97 GSX (sold) 05 SRT 4 ACR (sold) 02 RSX

01-26-2010, 10:42 AM	#18
mr_eh Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Member #1149 My Ride: Zenki S14 - Sold the SRT4 iTrader: (1)	i approve! going to blanket the rest of it under a heat shield... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. no thread for current s2000.

02-11-2010, 12:06 AM	#19
dr. intake Noob-Jersey Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Philadelphia Member #15703 iTrader: (0)	I work in a metal finishing shop that does chrome plating and powder coating based in ne philly and i would say it depends what your going for. The exhaust side is cast iron and even if polish will rust farely quickly, so if your looking for some kind of coating, i would recomend a jet hot coating (a silver ceramic metalic coating). But if your talking about the intake side they look really good polished. At my place it would cost about 50-75 for a show quality polish.

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