in regards to your engine parts. i know aluminum stays cooler but it is such a pain to keep looking good. especially on the intake manifold. wich do you guys prefer and why?

 

alum all the way chrome rust and corodes easily alum u can take some sand paper to and buff good as new

 

plus aluminum is lighter

 

Depends on the part. Both have a place in my engine compartment.

 

true some chrome is nice but i cannot stand it when the intake is chrome the air cleaner the valve covers the water pump the radiator the alternator the powersteering pump the ac the batter and anything else that could possibly be chromed has chrome

but i like a chrome export brace mc bar and the top of my air cleaner everything else is black or ford blue

 

Chrome - like most things in life - is great if not done in excess.

I purchased my car with a large amount of engine chrome and crowds gather whenever I open the hood. I must admit against black paint the contrast looks very good (although I would never has spent the thousands of dollars it would take to duplicate what the previous owner had done).

 

rmodel65 look up something called zoop seal it keeps polished alum and stainless shinny for months i have used it on rims for a while works great. theres some parts like a arms you never want to chrome the chrome can weaken them

 

Not a big fan of Chrome, and often I will paint aluminum heads and intakes the same color as the block. If you see chrome valve covers or air filter lid on one of mine, it probably came on the car as opposed to me putting it on there.

My feeling is chrome dont make it go. So if it doesnt help it go faster or more efficiently, I really dont need to spend the money on it.


The old adage is if it dont go, Chrome it.

 

Chrome looks good on the outside of the car, but IMO, painting the engine looks a lot better and will save you a lot of money to put into the engine to make it go faster.

 

I prefer stock looking components, painted engine and VC's, painted pulleys, etc. I do like the look of natural aluminum though. In fact, I left my timing cover and water neck natural. Generally, I do not use chrome in the engine compartment. However, if you like it, do it. Just rember, less is more in some situations.