Testors paint is enamel based. Once it has cured, it can handle the heat generated from the calipers with no problem or discoloration.
The paint is very effective and can be applied without having to remove the caliper from the car.
Certainly...What I would recommend is:
Clean the calipers with non-chlorinated brake cleaner.
Once dry, brush Ospho onto the components where rust has formed or can form. Ideally wait 24 hours for the Ospho to dry and convert any iron oxide to iron phosphate.
Using a small brush, paint the...
Apply Ospho to the surface rust. It converts iron oxide to iron phosphate. You simply apply and let it work its magic. Converted rust changes to a black color.
When installing the HKS intercooler piping kit, everything fits like a glove however, minor trimming of the passenger's side brake duct bracket is needed to fit the larger intercooler inlet elbow (cast aluminum). Here are before and after PICs of the bracket showing the required trim area:
You...
After installing the HKS intercooler piping kit, I am impressed. Internal dimensions of the piping from turbo outlet to the throttle body inlet pipe are larger than stock on both the hot and cold sides.
OEM turbo outlet: 50mm ID, OD connects to a 55mm ID rubber hose connection
OEM...
I am looking to replace the cast aluminum OEM upper charge pipe to get rid of another unnecessary heat sink under the hood. Any aftermarket suggestions for that specific part by itself?
I've already replaced the 5.6 pound cast aluminum OEM turbo inlet pipe with a carbon fiber Eventuri one that...
Thanks and good to hear that you replaced all three wires instead of just the one...On my old FG2, I was using the Buddy Club Racing Spec Condenser. That device provides a common electrical bond for all three ground wires. The car had a lot of other modifications done around the same time so I...
Thanks and NP…Just sharing information as a means to help others in their decision process.
Overall, I think the HKS Intercooler and charge pipe kit is a sweet deal. The HKS Intercooler by itself is a significant improvement over OEM. Adding the HKS charge pipe kit makes it even better by...
FYSA for those curious. Here is a PIC of the OEM intercooler port where the shape is elliptical (internal port measurements are 59.75mm height x 55.5mm width (same on both sides)):
The HKS and J's Racing Intercoolers maintain the same elliptical shape (PICs from video in first post):
As for...
HKS Intercooler Pipe Kit arrived. There was no customs fee charged I guess because the box is not large or heavy. Let me know if there are an questions about measurements or something else before I install the kit.
Not to worry...Looks like remanence of grease used to simply push the bushing into the part during the assembly process. Similar to when you see grease on rims when tires are installed. There is no grease fitting on the OEM or aftermarket RMM.