Valve cover color?

[qab5b]

Well you could not do anything to the valve cover and acheive some things like: one: save a small amount of money, and two: not let any of your competition know you put some money in your engine. The whole psych-out factor and stuff.
If you do end up making it look better, you can go the old-school BMW Motorsport route, and powdercoat the valve cover black, and then brush and polish any lettering on the valve cover.
Stripes could be cool too, or you could paint it to match/reveal the inner workings of the head.
Personally, I would spend the money eslewhere, like towards some more sets of Hoosiers!

[b-b00gie]

hmm.. powder coating a valve cover is only around $50-70 if you dont get ripped off..


i dont really see this as a waste of money

[G22DET]

another alternative is that you dont really have to get it powder coated...regular paint for the body would be just fine as far as VC goes. dont worry about it getting too hot or anything, your hood gets pretty much the same amount of heat as the VC....so that's one way to go...but either, as b00gie said, it would only cost no more than $100USD to get the VC painted.

P10DET - it depends on what kinda car we gonna get...right now we're working a deal on a EVO 3, so if we race that, it would most likely run int he ITE class..but that's a very very competitive class, cuz u know how there's a whole bunch of restrictions and then based on these restrictions, they place u in the a class...well, in ITE, if they cant find any cars that's comparable, they'll throw you in the ITE so imported cars most likely run in that class. dont know if you seen him, but i have a friend who runs inthe ITE class, baby blue integra Type R with JDM headlights running with a B16b (not a typo)...well, WAS..cuz he blew it in sears point...12700rpm he's really fast...and the car is VERY nice...a yummy cwest carbon fiber spoiler...hmm..but cant tell you much hehe, it's top secret!!!

[G-Forces]

Originally posted by qab5b
Personally, I would spend the money eslewhere, like towards some more sets of Hoosiers!

Well you're not going to get too much Hoosiers for what it cost to powdercoat your VC. It cost me about $60 CND plus I had a couple brackets done at the same time. Powdercoating resists oxidation pretty damn good also so I saw it as an investment.

[qab5b]

$75 dollars to me is three oil changes, or three tranny oil changes, or three diff oil changes. I am poor, so 75 is alot to me!

About running in ITE: it is very uneven, at least here on the east coast.
Cars in that class are: Corvettes (the most competitive), e30 m3's (they aren't competitive), Mercedes 190 2.3-16valves (not competitive either), and other dumb ass cars. the e30 m3 and 2.3-16's have more power and a bit more handling than the G20, and still aren't very competitive. Its just a stupid class. No-one can compete with the Vettes, and other big motor cars. In some regions you may be competitive, depending on the cars that usually show up, but overall I dont think you want to run in ITE if you want to win. You will be running against cars with much more engine. If you do end up running in ITE, then your "interpretation" of the rules may need to be a bit loose

[G22DET]

well, on the west coast is a bit different...i've seen a few R32 and a R34 as well as some Griffins and TVR (it's like granturismo but real life) but i do agree with you that it's not a good idea to run in that group, it'sjust that if we do import over the EVO 3, that'll most likely be the group we'll be running. However, racing is fun for me and since this is for testing purposes as well as promoting Digi-R and KS Development, winning would be nice but more for personal joy hehe..cuz most likley i'll be the driver

[primera man]

Valve colour.......anodize it in a blue or red

[qab5b]

I am the same way: I would just race for the fun of it. The good thing about ITE is that since it is a wide variety of cars and performance abilities, you would end up having your own race within ITE with some cars, while still being beat by the vettes and stuff.

[P10DET]

Originally posted by G22DET
another alternative is that you dont really have to get it powder coated...
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as b00gie said, it would only cost no more than $100USD to get the VC painted.

Nah, don't do that. Al Abadilla (PrimerAl) will powdercoat it for about $60 IIRC. Check his website.

P10DET - it depends on what kinda car we gonna get...right now we're working a deal on a EVO 3, so if we race that, it would most likely run int he ITE class..but that's a very very competitive class, cuz u know how there's a whole bunch of restrictions and then based on these restrictions, they place u in the a class...well, in ITE, if they cant find any cars that's comparable, they'll throw you in the ITE so imported cars most likely run in that class.[/b]

Man, ITE is tough. It's pretty much where they throw cars they don't know what to do with. The competition can be very tough. We have a turbo Supra in our region that often sets FTD. It's outrageous. We also have a couple of supercharged Cobras.

dont know if you seen him, but i have a friend who runs inthe ITE class, baby blue integra Type R with JDM headlights running with a B16b (not a typo) [/b]

Nah, not likely I'd see him. I'm in Texas.

[P10DET]

Originally posted by qab5b
About running in ITE: it is very uneven, at least here on the east coast
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Its just a stupid class. [/b]

I agree from what I've seen.

OTOH, a B13 SE-R or NX can be a very competitive ITS car. We are still developing our car, but it gets better every time out. There is plenty of development left and I think next year we can compete at the front.

[qab5b]

I agree: ITS is a better class fo the G20 . RIght now on the east coast, it is mostly E30 and E36 325is and second gen rx-7's (non turbo) that win. A G20 can be competitive in this class because the G20 can handle as well as these cars and can make up for the power difference though smart suspension tuning and rule interpretations. The weight to power ratio and the engine size and output of the G20 would make it a much better match in ITS. I would petition SCCA to run a G20 in ITS rather than ITE, and get the weight reduced (the G20 DOES weigh more tha the SE-R which is in ITS) to maybe 2600 lbs. I think that the SCCA wouldn't have too much trouble putting it in ITS. The SCCA refused the numerous requests to reclassify the e30 m3 (2700 lbs 195 hp) to ITS because it would be too dominant, but a 2600lb 140-145 hp G20 would not have that much hp advantage, so it should go though pretty easily.

[P10DET]

Originally posted by qab5b
I agree: ITS is a better class fo the G20 .

Actually, the G20 isn't even classified by the SCCA. I'm driving a Sentra SE-R in ITS. I don't think the G20 would do so well in ITS. It's a better handling car than the SE-R (I also own an SE-R as a road car), but I don' t think the handling would overcome the weight.

Originally posted by qab5b
The weight to power ratio and the engine size and output of the G20 would make it a much better match in ITS. I would petition SCCA to run a G20 in ITS rather than ITE, and get the weight reduced

I've heard rumors of the G20 being classed as low as ITC. I find that hard to believe though. It would be most appropriate in ITS, but if it were classed in ITA it would kick bootie. I was on the track with last year's national championship winning ITA 240SX and the SE-R blew it away. I think the G20 could as well. Moot point though because eventually I think it would end up in ITS.

Also, the SCCA does not adjust weights for competitive purposes in IT.

[G22DET]

well, i wont be racing the G20...like i said, we are importing something over from japan.

[qab5b]

sorry, i sometimes skip words/sentences/paragraphs/pages/etc...

[GtRider]

planning to paint my vavle cover soon.
wanted to know what grit sandpaper to use to scuff up the valve cover before i spray it?