These pictures
show the throttle bodies. They were first disassembled & then the bodies
were sent off to be bead blasted & the other components chromed. On return I
smoothed the ridges from the leading edge & also matched the body to the
inlet manifold so no steps are present.
Chargecooler Polishing
Here is the chargecooler, at first you can see that its not only covered in a horrid wax
coating but also a very poor top finish. By hand polishing the unit with
T-Cut brings it to a very nice powder coated finish found underneath.
Chargecooler, Air Box Cleaning
Here again is
the chargecooler unit, like the throttle bodies the ridges have all been smoothed in the inlet
& exits of the chargecooler. Also cleaning of the wax coating was carried
out on the air box & the silicon boost hoses.
Inlet Manifold Polishing
Here is the
inlet manifold, as seen above with the chargecooler unit the coating was in
poor condition & covered in wax. By a lengthy process of hand polishing with
T-Cut brings the underlying powder coated finish back to life. Step by step
as seen in the photo's it gradually gets better with time.
Inlet Manifold
A few more
pictures of the inlet manifold work. In addition all the inlet & exits were
machined & matched to their corresponding components to leave absolutely no
steps in the inlet path which will improve the gas flow through the engine.
Matching of Inlet
These pictures
show the matching between the fuel rail & the head & also the fuel rail
against the inlet manifold. The last picture shows one of the throttle
bodies against the inlet manifold.