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Old Jul 14, 2003 | 07:59 PM
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What the hell is happening...

When wiping down my engine today I noticed that the coating on the top of the engine is starting to bubble. What can I do about this?
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Old Jul 14, 2003 | 08:08 PM
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mine too....gonna take it out and paint it (red probably)
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 02:58 PM
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You can either watch it bubble some more or beat the system and paint it. I did this the the engine on my 190E and it looked much better. I recommend painting it red or yellow for the HP boost.
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 03:07 PM
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What did you use to strip it and what type of paint did you use? How much HP oes Yellow add?
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 03:49 PM
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Originally posted by BenzMan1
What did you use to strip it and what type of paint did you use? How much HP oes Yellow add?
tell me this question... at least the part about hp was a joke... lmao! benzman, ur the **** bro! they have motor paint...
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 04:07 PM
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Sweet, Where do I get it and what is the best brand? It's just the gray part that is starting to bubble the red part is fine. I think yellow will look awesome with the red center. I can also paint the kompressor letters yellow...now that would be the S***t!
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 04:09 PM
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I used engine paint. Yellow dynoed at +12 HP, Red was only +10.
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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Well that must have been "Fly Yellow" dogg...
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 10:11 PM
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Anyone have any pictures of their painted engines?
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 09:11 AM
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Originally posted by BenzMan1
Sweet, Where do I get it and what is the best brand? It's just the gray part that is starting to bubble the red part is fine. I think yellow will look awesome with the red center. I can also paint the kompressor letters yellow...now that would be the S***t!
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Old Jul 17, 2003 | 06:28 AM
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Mine needs to be painted too...
Hmm...I'm going for blue tho...since its dyno at 15+ HP!
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