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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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painted surge tanks
I have already done some searching on the forum and it looks pretty straight forward to paint the surge tanks. Take torx screws out, remove clamps behind them..prep, primer and paint; then reverse order with new gaskets. Is there anything else I need to watch out for? I am just a bit nervous pulling apart this car and then run into a snag...

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Some of the bolts are different lengths so I was super **** and numbered them once removed.
I also sanded the tops of the bolts so they were nice and shiny next to the red tanks

Good luck, this is a great weekend project.

Painting the super charger case ceramic silver really dress things up as well.
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Painting the super charger case ceramic silver really dress things up as well.
Did you paint this while it was attached?
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Yes. I just taped it off. The surge tanks hide a lot of it once installed

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Yes. I just taped it off. The surge tanks hide a lot of it once installed
That does looks good, thanks for your help!!
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nooo dude take them off and dont over-spray your whole engine bay... they are easy to remove
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Berti.....read a little closer

I was saying leave the supercharger off. The op already said he was going to remove the tanks.
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Originally Posted by Worth the wait
Some of the bolts are different lengths so I was super **** and numbered them once removed.
I also sanded the tops of the bolts so they were nice and shiny next to the red tanks

Good luck, this is a great weekend project.

Painting the super charger case ceramic silver really dress things up as well.
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