Your opinions on Painting Cubs?

[06BaNsHeE]

I want to get my cubs painted black for the sleeper look.But I read on here something about they overheat faster or something like that.And I never really see Cubs in anyother color but grey or polished.So Whats the problem with painting them black?Or is there anything else that can be used?

[WALLACE84]

Pm Fouledout421. His cubs are powdercoated blue. He said that powdercoating them can damage the nikasil. He was told that after he did it though and nothing happened. He should be able to answer your Qs

[375hp banshees]

I believe 91banshee's are painted also?

[06BaNsHeE]

Yea all the Cubs around me are painted black.But I read somewhere that they Like overheat or something and everytime I try and search it says board message.

[06BaNsHeE]

ANd online there mostly grey.So i was wondering if it was for a reason

[shanYE west]

You shouldn't have any problem with them overheating.. Never had a problem with mine. But I'm on alky too.. I was told by cascade that the ovens temps for curing the powder damages the nikasil. So I called millenium about it and they said that temps over 350 changes the molecular stucture or somthing like that in the nikasil and creates waves in the bore.

Edited October 18, 2007 by Fouledout421

[FireHead]

I want to get my cubs painted black for the sleeper look.But I read on here something about they overheat faster or something like that.And I never really see Cubs in anyother color but grey or polished.So Whats the problem with painting them black?Or is there anything else that can be used?

I painted mine black. :thumbsup:

[badassbanshee479]

I have seen many cubs painted black, and non of them have overheating problems.

 

stockers are painted. :shrug:

[FireHead]

I have seen many cubs painted black, and non of them have overheating problems.

 

stockers are painted. :shrug:

As far as heat rejection goes, a sand cast aluminum surface is best, but a good black epoxy paint job is pretty close behind. :geek:

[dawarriorman]

If temperatures over 350 damages the nikasil, then how do they handle the heat of combustion when the engine is running? That just doesn't make sense.

[06BaNsHeE]

Yea Just going to paint them black.I shouldnt be overheating anyways with alky

[FireHead]

Yea Just going to paint them black.I shouldnt be overheating anyways with alky

I would not assume that just beacaue you are running alcohol for fuel that you cannot overheat your engine. It's actually very easy to do if you wind up being lean, which most people seem to do. :geek:

[06BaNsHeE]

Yea I know that but when its dialed in it will run cooler on a 90-100 degree than gas.And Im going to run a fatter pilot..And the rest is going to be Dyno tuned by Nate McCoy and were going to leave it on the safe side. :geek: (Had to put it)

[shanYE west]

Yea I know that but when its dialed in it will run cooler on a 90-100 degree than gas.And Im going to run a fatter pilot..And the rest is going to be Dyno tuned by Nate McCoy and were going to leave it on the safe side. :geek: (Had to put it)

 

If Nate is setting up your carbs they'll be pretty much spot on when you get them.. maybe a lil' fine tuning but thats about it. I think the jetting that Nate sets you up with is going to be more then safe for ya.. I'm sure he'll talk to you about it.

[shanYE west]

If temperatures over 350 damages the nikasil, then how do they handle the heat of combustion when the engine is running? That just doesn't make sense.

 

I couldn't tell ya... Give millenium a call I'm sure they'll explain it to ya.