# intercooler coatings that drop temperatures? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 5, 2007, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052 "2007-04-05T10:50:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![discoSol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@discoSol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/discoSol)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/1 "2007-04-05T10:50:25Z")
I have heard of a flat black coating (never found it) that avtually helps dissipate heat… anyone ever heard of this? in most cases i have heard intercoolers coated with anyting actually coole worse than they origonally did. im just trying not to catch all the attn in the world with my ginormous front mount i just got. and if i can make if flat black… sweet… unless it makes it less effective. any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![gsxgate24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/76d3ee/32.png) [@gsxgate24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gsxgate24)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/2 "2007-04-05T11:03:21Z")
i dont see how its possibly to make it better. your coating it and not letting flow air. you can do a real nice dusting over it to make it look grey and throw a mesh over it and paint the mesh black…i wouldnt paint it solid tho ---
**Author:** ![SlowCivic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@SlowCivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlowCivic)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/3 "2007-04-05T13:25:50Z")
Coatings do hinder cooling effects. ALTHOUGH if you MUST have a black cooler then use radiator paint… it is designed to allow to cool as much as possible while still coating. ---
**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/4 "2007-04-05T13:31:22Z")
How about the SR71 blackbird coating? ---
**Author:** ![imported\_SINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sinister/32/5970_2.png) [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/5 "2007-04-05T13:34:40Z")
> [@JackdUp"](#): > > How about the SR71 blackbird coating? yeah i got a whole gallon of that ---
**Author:** ![stinkbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stinkbox](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stinkbox)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/6 "2007-04-05T14:12:46Z")
i remember garrett or spearco actually did a test on this, pretty sure it was just general flat black spary paint and they found it to not harm cooling at all. ---
**Author:** ![discoSol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@discoSol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/discoSol)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/7 "2007-04-05T20:18:52Z")
interesting thoughts… i like/ kind of thought of the mesh idea, i was thinking about putting like window screen in front of it. some may call this preposterous, i call it stealth mode. just to get an idea what we are working with here… [![http://inlinethumb61.webshots.com/4092/2989042250100777095S600x600Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb61.webshots.com/4092/2989042250100777095S600x600Q85.jpg)](http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2989042250100777095rLjPtK) yea yea yea, all kinds of too big, haha just trying to tame it down a bit. ---
**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/8 "2007-04-05T20:26:14Z")
> [@Hoosier R6 Tires For AutoX](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hoosier-r6-tires-for-autox/29257/15): > > yeah i got a whole gallon of that Actually in your position, I thought I’d ask you to procure me a gallon or two. ---
**Author:** ![grandamld9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@grandamld9](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grandamld9)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/9 "2007-04-05T21:25:46Z")
[http://www.johnnyracecar.com/](http://www.johnnyracecar.com/) this guy use to sell black intercoolers, but hasnt sold anything in some time, i think hes from butler or something. ---
**Author:** ![2000gsr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/ecccb3/32.png) [@2000gsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2000gsr)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/10 "2007-04-14T16:46:40Z")
[http://www.full-race.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=896\_196&osCsid=3896327dd35150d975c0be3a6bdd1368](http://www.full-race.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=896_196&osCsid=3896327dd35150d975c0be3a6bdd1368) Full-Race coats intercoolers. As with everything else they sell it’s extremely pricey tho. You’d be better off doing it yourself. If you contact them you might be able to weasle out of them what exactly they coat them with. ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/11 "2007-04-14T16:56:37Z")
paint that shit black with krylon I made 443hp on a 2 year old beat on johnny race car i painted 3 times! acually I think slammedcivic has my IC now ---
**Author:** ![rickoner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a587f6/32.png) [@rickoner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rickoner)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/12 "2007-04-14T18:07:04Z")
> [@my run in with the cheektowaga police](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-run-in-with-the-cheektowaga-police/29487/5): > > paint that shit black with krylon > > I made 443hp on a 2 year old beat on johnny race car i painted 3 times! > > acually I think slammedcivic has my IC now shhhh. it’s it hanging in my wall of fame. cough cough, it’s sitting in my basement, any takers? ---
**Author:** ![xfrankx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@xfrankx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xfrankx)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/13 "2007-04-14T22:57:55Z")
> [@Gas Prices?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices/29475/36): > > shhhh. it’s it hanging in my wall of fame. cough cough, it’s sitting in my basement, any takers? `10$? ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/14 "2007-04-15T01:39:21Z")
just paint it black if you want it black and run a C02 spray cooler ---
**Author:** ![discoSol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@discoSol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/discoSol)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/15 "2007-04-15T18:38:52Z")
i dont feel like spending money… i mean like the money for a Co2 sprayer. its either gonna be some flat black primer or ill just throw some window screen in front of the sum bich. ---
**Author:** ![TeamWRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@TeamWRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TeamWRX)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/16 "2007-04-15T21:03:15Z")
[http://www.crucialracing.com/products/coating.php](http://www.crucialracing.com/products/coating.php) i believe this is the coating you are talking about. i bought my uppipe and downpipe from them. and you can really tell the difference with the pipes, litterally after running the car hard, once turned off and let alone for 5 min i can come outside and touch my uppipe or downpipe without burning my hand off. this company deals mainly with wrx’s. i know they are coming out with a intercooler for wrx’s that has this coating on it. but if you send a email to crucial you might beable to send them your intercooler and have them put the coating on it for you. i dont know what the price would be though. ---
**Author:** ![paNX2K\_SE-R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@paNX2K\_SE-R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/paNX2K_SE-R)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/17 "2007-04-16T19:10:51Z")
^^^ That stuff is for keeping heat in, the opposite of what he wants. ^^^ Swain black emitter coating is what you want. It _works_ [http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10968](http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10968) ---
**Author:** ![Heart4Audio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d9b06d/32.png) [@Heart4Audio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Heart4Audio)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-coatings-that-drop-temperatures/189052/18 "2007-04-17T06:07:02Z")
i’ll paint your intercooler with a damn roller and some por15