chrome carbs...

sxviper32

sxviper32

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would there be anything wrong with chroming carburetors? of course i would de-assemble and take all the stuff out and just the bowl and top and none of the needles or stuff. but would the gas affect the chromes adherance over time? just curious, thanks!!!
 

I don't think so but let us know how it worked out for you. I painted the tops of my carbs red and it's still the same red 4 years later. I would think a good chrom job would last longer than paint. My only concern would be that they did not chrome the inside of the carb, if they did I hope it was bored a little over first. Or, get them chromed and have them bored a tiny bit later. Gas would not effect the chrome at all. Doug
 
kinda like this (mine). I painted them last year blue and they held perfectly and now I have chromed them (end of last year) and they are perfect and will hold up to conditions.
 

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sxviper32 said:
would there be anything wrong with chroming carburetors? of course i would de-assemble and take all the stuff out and just the bowl and top and none of the needles or stuff. but would the gas affect the chromes adherance over time? just curious, thanks!!!
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only thing I can think of is the higher specific heat capacity of chrome, and how that'd effect your fuel charge temperature, plus your overall underhood heat, never experimented with it tho, so I really don't know. strikes me as abit of a waste of time/money tho
 
strikes me as abit of a waste of time/money tho
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it is!!! ;):D pretty much its cuz i can and wanted to be different. i plan on keepin the sled till i die (or run into extreme debt) so thats why i feel like makin it look good as well. thanks!!!
 
Junior said:
only thing I can think of is the higher specific heat capacity of chrome, and how that'd effect your fuel charge temperature, plus your overall underhood heat, never experimented with it tho, so I really don't know. strikes me as abit of a waste of time/money tho
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If it dont make it faster Junior wants nothing to do with it :Moon:
 
ya, but what do you expect from a die hard racer. heck ya i want it to go, but i'm for all for looking good as well... "If you look good, feel good, and play good, then you'll do good..." Walter Payton
 
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