Polished intake manifold

[yokotabrat]

Figured I'd post some pictures of some recent polishing I did. I went ahead and shaved and polished an intake manifold I have. Turned out pretty good, although not perfect. Since the manifold is cast, there were a couple of pin holes that showed up later on in the sanding that I apparently didn't get out completely during the initial rough sanding. I'm hesitant to redo it since this manifold is extrudehoned and I don't want to mess it up.

Anyway, let me know what you think. I've got more things I'll be polishing here in the next few weeks. Hopefully these pictures show up and are sized correctly.

 

[DSMunknown]

Very nice Bert. I like how you only polished the plenum. Kudos!



If you could perhaps do your own writeup on the polishing process, it would be helpful for those of us who aren't familiar with polishing techniques. Sure, we have one here, but I'd like to hear your take on it (in case you have some different tips you would like to share).

 

[yokotabrat]

Thanks Anthony! I spent quite a bit of time on it. I ended up trying two different methods, basically without and with a 3/4hp buffer. The buffer ended up being a better finish than hand sanding and polishing compound. I'll take some pics of the setup once I get it finalized and write something up.

 

[Project2G]

Came out clean! Very nice

 

[kmoore]

wow! very nice. I did my RRE strut bar so I know how hard it was (Although, I am sure yours was A LOT more complicated). Great job

 

[edenTSI]

that looks really nice. great job

 

[bomexe]

nice job that looks really good.

 

[Mitsu725]

From a professional standpoint, That LOOKS awesome keep up the good work

 

[AndrewD5418]

Looks killer!.

Where did you get it extrude honed?

 

[yokotabrat]

Thanks for the comments. It still looks pretty good. I was expecting it to oxidize more than it has.

I bought it from someone on here used, but I'd assume it was done by extrudehone, but I'm not 100% sure.

 

[Defiant]

Holy crap, people. Check the dates.