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Old 05-13-2025, 10:15 AM   #1
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Default Re: Painted or natural cast exhaust manifold

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Blockhead, That is a beautiful engine. Did the plugs come with the copper tops or did you add those?
Haha, Busted. Those are Champion W18 Plugs with copper pipe caps that I polished to dress up the engine for car shows. "Faux" 3X's.





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Old 05-20-2025, 07:16 PM   #2
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Haha, Busted. Those are Champion W18 Plugs with copper pipe caps that I polished to dress up the engine for car shows. "Faux" 3X's.





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Very cool, love it!
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Old 05-21-2025, 05:17 AM   #3
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http://www.advancepainttech.com/

They have an incredible hi temp coating. Used it on three vehicles including my A. I think they do some coating for Snyders.

Nice people and great coating.
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Old 05-21-2025, 09:30 AM   #4
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Haha, Busted. Those are Champion W18 Plugs with copper pipe caps that I polished to dress up the engine for car shows. "Faux" 3X's.





Thanks for the compliment.
D - did you polish the brass spark strips too? 😉 Way too much time on your hands.

I have to admit to being hit with a dose of practicality. As cool as the original cap and strips are, a couple of weeks ago I installed a modern cap and wires to try to reduce RF interference with the CB I use on tours with the club. Too early to tell if it’s effective, haven’t been out on a tour with anyone to talk to yet.
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Old 05-21-2025, 07:46 PM   #5
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D - did you polish the brass spark strips too? 😉 Way too much time on your hands.
I have been told the more than once...
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