Chroming engine components

All this talk about painting and polishing fans and engine components got me thinking.... what about chrome? If any of you have seen the cover of the Automotion/Performance Products you know how nice it looks for the valve covers and fan.

Any experience with this? I'm sure any harley (aluminum air cooled engine) dealer will be able to reccomend a place to have it done but I'm curious about the concequences of doing this to valve covers (upper atleast) and the fan (no shroud).

Thanks fellas

Adam Roseneck

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1978 911SC 3.0
roseneck@cyberbeach.net

aluminum covers take a polish well, but alloy stuff fades fast. try it, but it may look too chevrolet.

Sure does dress up an engine bay...

Check out this link to see my chrome plated air box http://www.pelicanparts.com/ultimate/Forum12/HTML/002803.html

And my polished Intercooler

http://www.pelicanparts.com/ultimate/Forum12/HTML/002784.html

The Valve covers are also polished

David

"Chrome don't get ya home"


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Doug
'81 SC Coupe (aka: "Blue Bomber")
Canada West Region PCA
members.home.net/zielke/911SC.htm

"Chrome don't get ya home", exactly! On an air cooled engine, it's better just to paint the whole thing flat black for better heat disipation. It's been suggested that chrome parts reflect heat back into the engine, with all of the obvious disadvantages associated with this. It does look nice, though...

Have any of you actually seen the Perf Products cover page? The one with the engine with the red shroud? It looks incredible, and VERY Deutch. No chevy on that puppy.

As for heat dissapation, that is a good point, but why would harleys be known for chroming. They air cooled too right? I'm taking the valve covers and fan in to have it checked out fo pricing, those are two parts that I don't think will effect the heat of then engine very much.

Thanks for the pics, keep the info and suggestions comming.

Adam Roseneck


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1978 911SC 3.0
roseneck@cyberbeach.net

Adam, there are Harley owners that never take their wheels past the boulevard. Those are the ones you see dipped in chrome. This year, several models actually come stock with flat black motors. It's another kind of fashion statement, but at least they will run cooler than the chrome engines.

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Doug
'81 SC Coupe (aka: "Blue Bomber")
Canada West Region PCA
members.home.net/zielke/911SC.htm

I really don't think that a little bit of chroming will seriously hurt the dissipation of heat.Its your car and if you like chrome then do it.Chrome looks clean and a little wipe with a soft cloth once in a while and it stays clean.The last thing someone is going to think about when they look at your engine is a Chevy.

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Grant 75 911 targa

Hi Adam!
This winter I took the engine out of the car and refresh everything. I painted the engine (valve cover black). But I had the fan and the shroud professionaly done, it looks very nice. But be careful the fan and the shroud are magnesium I tried to put some clear on and it didn't stick. So I have hand polish once in wile to keep it nice. But it works.
Daniel

Just a sugestion, don't waiste your time on the lower valve covers since you will not see them anyways. I would have them powder painted in a silver...they will look good for a long time and will wipe clean easily.

David

Good call on the lower valve covers... They'll get gumed up from road grime anyways. I have to find somewhere here that power coats. To be honest, I'm not huge on looks but I figure that while i'm in there, I might as well make it look like a million bucks (cause thats how much this is gonna cost me). Thank God its a labour of love!

Very true about the harleys not getting much seat time a a 'real' Porsche. They guys were meant to be driven, not to be put on display (in my opinion).

Adam Roseneck