# Arts and crafts with my LS1 Trans Am; a pictorial adventure **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 9, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453 "2008-12-09T13:05:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/1 "2008-12-09T13:05:44Z")
I have a FAST 90/90 intake manifold on my TA. These are proven to add 20+ rwhp on a setup like mine (i have seen dyno sheets of cam only cars gaining 20-25rwhp and H/C cars over 30 rwhp) This is how it came: ![http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/0.jpg](http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/0.jpg) It is impossible to keep clean, and i am very anal about the under hood of my car. It is kind of bland looking and kinda blends with the blah paint under the hood: ![http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/mine1.jpg](http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/mine1.jpg) I stared by sanding it down. This eliminated all the texture of it (bumpy) which i thought looked like crap. ![http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/1-5.jpg](http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/1-5.jpg) After giving it a good cleaning, i gave it a few coats of adhesion promoter, followed by coats of Charcoal Gray Metallic. _![http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/2-8.jpg](http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/2-8.jpg)_ Following that, it got a few coats of clear and i used a sponge brush to color in the FAST logo as it was when new, here is the finished product: ![http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/5-5.jpg](http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/5-5.jpg) And together mocked up with the other 3 pieces of the manifold: ![http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/4-5.jpg](http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/stanggang1892/4-5.jpg) All in all it came out well i think, in person it looks professional which surprised me. Hopefully it doesn’t blow in half the first time i hit the bottle! :roflpicard: ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/2 "2008-12-09T13:07:08Z")
looks good ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/3 "2008-12-09T13:08:08Z")
Cosmetic mod you must be hanging out with Pat to much… Looks good :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/4 "2008-12-09T13:09:36Z")
looks great man… never liked that dull grey color they came in ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/5 "2008-12-09T13:11:51Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Cosmetic mod you must be hanging out with Pat to much… > > Looks good :tup: HAHA truth, hes the one that gave me the idea. ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/6 "2008-12-09T13:13:46Z")
deff looks good jim :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/7 "2008-12-09T13:15:55Z")
so it looks like you had enough time to go to jury duty, study AND paint your intake? lol ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/8 "2008-12-09T13:18:55Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > so it looks like you had enough time to go to jury duty, study AND paint your intake? lol My number group didnt get called yet! lol… i felt like shit last night, went to bed at 7pm, woke up at 4am, started playing with that, took a break to get and then put up my Christmas tree, studied a bit, then finished the manifold… keepin busy! ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/9 "2008-12-09T13:24:59Z")
ricer. i think im gonna paint mine pink omg! pink valve cover and intake manifold! im doin it. urs looks nice tho, if u didnt paint the FAST logo it would look :snky: stock kinda ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/10 "2008-12-09T13:26:04Z")
nothing wrong with appearance mods! not bad foo ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/11 "2008-12-09T13:32:25Z")
is that composite? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/12 "2008-12-09T13:33:53Z")
looks like it ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/13 "2008-12-09T13:37:50Z")
Much better. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/14 "2008-12-09T13:40:59Z")
> [@newman](#): > > is that composite? i belive they are FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/15 "2008-12-09T13:43:26Z")
thanks for telling me what FRP stands for. 😛 that’s what it looked like. It’s probably ultem1000 or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![larryr50](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/larryr50/32/5056_2.png) [@larryr50](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/larryr50)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/16 "2008-12-09T14:04:33Z")
nice mod :tup: deffinately looks better than the textured off gray. ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/17 "2008-12-09T14:08:26Z")
Looks very good i wouldnt have thought you could pull this off so well! j/k good job cant wait to see it on the car. ---
**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/18 "2008-12-09T14:11:08Z")
Looks nice. ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/19 "2008-12-09T14:17:33Z")
> [@Red00WS6](#): > > Looks very good i wouldnt have thought you could pull this off so well! j/k good job cant wait to see it on the car. and you had no faith! :meh: ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453/20 "2008-12-09T14:48:15Z")
now i have ot paint mine when i get it…damnit. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arts-and-crafts-with-my-ls1-trans-am-a-pictorial-adventure/59453.md?page=2)