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That'll work great. I ran the AM brand on my 1996 v6. I'd do it again the same way
 
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It's nice to clean up the engine bay. Gains are very minimal but you get a little whistle at higher RPMs (which is fun when dumb people ride with you). It will rust after a while, especially if you drive in the rain and snow a lot (but most of the rust is just on the plate holding the filter in the fender). I got bored and painted mine a few weeks ago (was tired of the rust look)

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That's good lookin McQueen....I've wanted to paint my UPR cold air to match redfire but alas, I am noob. D: I wish somewhere would sell em' pre-painted.
 
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BML99 said:
That's good lookin McQueen....I've wanted to paint my UPR cold air to match redfire but alas, I am noob. D: I wish somewhere would sell em' pre-painted.
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It's not as hard as you think ;) I'll probably end up doing a little write-up on it, but I want to see how the paint holds up on the chrome first. It's still looking good so far.
 
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Awesome, I'll keep an eye out, as I have heard that can be problematic.
 
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ya that CAI is great. All those other more expensive ones...your just paying for the brand name mostly.
 
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I can vouch for the CAI from American Muscle. Works as well as any other, no real gains but you'll feel a slight bit difference in throttle power, etc. It's a nice, cheap addition that you'll have fun with for a while.
 
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UnrealAce123 said:
That's nice Mcqueen. never thought about doing it white. Why dont you use high engine enamel? might hold up stronger then the doller rattle can paint. or 5 doller primer can then doller can paint lol.
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That air intake tubing itself doesn't get all that hot so I imagine the Krylon I used will handle the heat just fine. But I've heard that it's difficult to get paint to stick to chrome which is where I may or may not run into problems. So far it's holding on well. Went over the engine bay with a pressure washer a week or two ago and it didn't pull any of the paint off :dunno
 
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In addition to this you may want to do a accelerator pedal mod. Costs like $2 and takes a whole five minutes to do yourself. I'll find the link and post it give me a second. Found it, Mustangworld - 99 - 00 Gas Pedal Adjustment tip
 
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mcqueen said:
That air intake tubing itself doesn't get all that hot so I imagine the Krylon I used will handle the heat just fine. But I've heard that it's difficult to get paint to stick to chrome which is where I may or may not run into problems. So far it's holding on well. Went over the engine bay with a pressure washer a week or two ago and it didn't pull any of the paint off :dunno
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Mines been painted for a while and was fine, I didnt like chrome from the start so I just did flat black, its held up through winter.

Just make sure you sand, prime, and do a couple coats and it will be fine
 
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