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Old Apr 3, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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I have been thinking about anodizing my TB, Plenum, and UIM. Does anyone know the specific alloy used to cast these parts?



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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 12:45 PM
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Anyone?
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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nope, it might just be straight aluminum?
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 12:18 AM
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Its crappy Al. It doesnt weld that well so its gotta be a mild grade or just leftovers.
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 12:56 AM
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anodizing looks really cool but can be easily scratched off, i'd go with powder coating
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 11:36 PM
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Meh, Ill take a random spare part and throw it in my freinds anodizing setup, but it looks like powder coating is the way to go.



Thnx guys
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which one is lighter wieght wise? i know powder coating would most likely last around 2 times longer than the other stuff.
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I think that anodizing would be lighter, but you wouldn't be able to tell the difference, powder coating would add about the same amount of weight that painting would.
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