painting intercooler?

[Fenvy]

the purpose behind it is to hide my bling bling WHEN I get my motor swap

I would probably want it something liike black/dark gray primer. Maybe some kind of high temp paint?

I did a search and they said black will attract heat, one suggestion is to use radiator paint, another person said to andioze it

hm..... so what's your take on that?

[kim]

I think painting the intercooler will lower your cooling rate by probably 5%-10% not sure but seemed like that when I painted an oil cooler. If you do paint it don't do to many layers. Try to do one layer only.

[Naro182]

im looking into swaintech for my intercooler, when i get one. someone emailed them and asked how much it would be, i think it was only around 50 bucks. but yeah thermal coating to help your intercooler perform better and its black to avoid attention...

[pampadori]

Garrett showed no ill effects on efficiency when an intercooler is painted black. they did the testing themselves from what i remember. i wouldn't worry about at all. just light black spray paint coat.Shaun

[silkk]

i heard radiator paint will work.

[C-Kwik]

Mine is painted with flat black Krylon. Unless you build up some thick coats, the effects should be minimal. I would explore the idea of a specialized coating as they are supposed to be better at transferring heat. It may stick better as well, considering I chose not to put primer on mine to keep the layer of paint thin. It has rock chips all over, but it still looks pretty much black, even after 2 years.