Pro tip: Better to hang the manifold from a wire or bungee to easily access all surfaces in one coat. And it's much better to bake it. You can even speed cure by using a heat gun and heat it from inside out. That will ensure you get the wrinkle finish. Done many of these using VHT and powder coat finishes over the years.
👍👍 Great advice!!! You are totally correct 100%. Actually playing with the heat gun and thinking of doing a quick follow-up video to discuss that option - but I didn’t think to use the heat gun from the inside!!! That’s really clever!!! Thank you!! 👊
I bought me a pair of orange gloves at Lowe's that won't fall apart with mineral spirits. 100% worth it. Great video. I'm about to tackle this myself. Have an extra STI manifold lying around that definitely needs a refresh.
Well done with these videos, there is a lot of Subaru content on RUclips but but very few talk about the important small details, miss steps in a process and often waffle on about irrelevant crap. The small details that other RUclipsrs gloss over is what makes the difference with your videos being comprehensive.
This video is perfect & spot on & very informative and helpful.. I’m about to strip my flakey dull red STI inlet down to re paint.. big thanks & subscribed!!❤️😎
There is also wrinkle red powder coating that look about the same. As well you won't have to worry about paint scratches. But if you diy you will need an over about 22in long or tall.
That's a really nice and well done finish. I am wondering though, that, if you are going to go to so much trouble to make the intake look good, why didn't you deburr and grind off all the casting marks? This is something I do routinely to all engine and tranny element in my builds. I like the look better and it has the added benefit of being smooth if I need to get my hands or fingers into tight places.
Hi bro, thanks a lot for the detailed clip. I need to do mime, please advice how many spray cans do i need for this? Is one enough? please let me know because I will order from far.
Great question! I probably should have mentioned that - I actually use two half empty ones, so not 100% sure one can would have it. To be safe, I’d pick up two cans to make sure you can complete the job! 👊
Any idea where i can get actual subaru crystal black silica d4s paint online? Need enough to do my whole back passenger door. Ive found spray cans of it on scratch wizard but not sure if thats the best way to go. Any help is appreciated Thanks guys
I commented on your last video but I didn’t expect you to see it. I would like to know from someone like you who has a lot of knowledge on Subaru’s. I’m buying a 2.5 rs and want to do a 205 swap but everywhere I look says I need different things to do it. Can you give me a list of bare essentials to do this swap ?
Hey man. Thanks for checking out this one too! I actually provided a fairly detailed reply to your last comment just a few minutes ago - check that out now, it should be posted. Cheers buddy and good luck!!! 👍
SubaruONLY yea I have ordered the wrinkle paint it’s on it’s way. Will be checking up on your tutorials to make sure I put it all back together correctly hahah.
22:06 also not eating so much salsa with your burritos trust me.lol jk but I also painted mine a while back but dosent look as good as this.i can't wait to see the polished valve covers I've been wanting to do this so I wanna see how you will complete it.nice build man my fave Impreza has always Bin gc8.love your vids.
Ha - thanks man! Yea, I love the polished valve covers too. Think it looks real clean and stays looking good for long time too. That one will be right around the corner!! 👊
Off topic, but................. I'm looking to buy an older WRX as a project car / daily driver. What years would you recommend? I'm open to anything from 2004 up to 2016.
Awesome to hear! And good call - these cars are a great investment and if you can do a little wrenching at home, they have a very modest cost to maintain. I like the 04-07 WRX models the most and think they are the best bargain at the moment - mechanically they are all very similar, so I’d just get one that was well maintained and has the body style (AND color) that appeals most to your taste! One thing to note is the engine platform changed on the WRX for the 2015 MY, with the introduction of the FA motor design - I think the older design, the EJ (which was retained for the STi models), is design that has more aftermarket parts and has had all the kinks worked out; so I prefer the EJ design more too. You’ll probably be looking at cars with over 100K miles, so look for one that has had the timing belt done and hopefully the head gaskets redone. Those are the two big maintenance items that will need to be done for most 10+ Subaru vehicles. Good luck and let us know what you end up getting!!!
@@SubaruONLY I am assuming I'll do the head gasket/timing belt/water pump unless it has been done (and documented) recently. The problem will be finding a non-modded car with little rust up here in Maine.
Whoa, great eye man! It’s actually the little round plastic clips I was using to cover the bolt holes, that one slid out a little and I didn’t catch it before continuing to paint. Caused a little red paint to cover the top area but I’ll just touch it up with sand paper to remove the light dusting of red paint.
Ha - I totally did! Good catch man! Those gloves stick to the tape and make it super annoying! lol..But i did wipe it down again with mineral spirits right before the paint. 😁😁😁
May as well toss that original turbo inlet! Those suck. No problem to break. If you're getting to it like that, should swap it for a better aftermarket silicone one
@@SubaruONLY ah yeah. Im in WA, they quit doing emissions here like 1-2yrs ago. They said it wasn't worth it... lol I was definitely happy not to hassle with that anymore!
It is common for the factory turbo inlet to break when you're trying to take it out, also they tend to fail where they connect to the turbo, and leak there. The flow is not as good as aftermarket ones. Smaller I think & also having the ribs
I’ve only seen the little rubber connection points torn - like most of the time - don’t often see any other areas that fail. And yes, the flow is not great with OEM tube, at least for HP, smaller tubes are good for low end torque and that’s good for daily city driving, but if you want HP above 3K, need a larger ID and smoother inner surface, as you point out! 👊
I hear you, good recommendation for sure! For this swap, I’m keeping it stock to pass emissions requirements and then will be replacing the short block with a full closed-deck block, which will be stronger than any OEM block semi-closed designs. But I’m with you for sure, thanks for the comment - good advice! 👊
@@SubaruONLY I recomend you buy a jdm ej207 from 2001 or newer. That is the strongest oem subaruengine, it has a plenty strong block for at least 500 hp, you don't need closed deck unless you want more. I would recomend you just go with a stock 207 the first time, it shouldn't be a problem with emissions either
Thanks man. I’ll check out the prices on those. Could be a good route to go for intermediate stage. Eventually, yes more than 500HP, 600-700 range is target.
SubaruONLY youre much better off with a cosworth 2.1 setup for those power figures, i won’t even trust a 207 for 500whp maybe a 20g from the early liberties but 20g’s are such a mixed assortment its hard to find out if you have a good one or not.
Great advice! This is a ways out but I’ll take a very close look at the Cosworth options too. They are one literally one of the companies I trust the most for long term R&D with the Subaru platform.
Pro tip: Better to hang the manifold from a wire or bungee to easily access all surfaces in one coat. And it's much better to bake it. You can even speed cure by using a heat gun and heat it from inside out. That will ensure you get the wrinkle finish. Done many of these using VHT and powder coat finishes over the years.
👍👍 Great advice!!! You are totally correct 100%. Actually playing with the heat gun and thinking of doing a quick follow-up video to discuss that option - but I didn’t think to use the heat gun from the inside!!! That’s really clever!!! Thank you!! 👊
SubaruONLY if you do a follow up video, add a close-up shot of the wrinkle finish👌
I like to preheat the part I'm painting. Really helps set it in quickly and as stated, promote the wrinkle effect.
Great videos!
Just stripped down my manifold. Those push pins are a great idea. I decided to go with the VHT wrinkle black. Love the attention to detail here.
Thanks buddy!!!
LUKE = THE FORCE IS WITH YOU AND SUBARU !
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I bought me a pair of orange gloves at Lowe's that won't fall apart with mineral spirits. 100% worth it.
Great video. I'm about to tackle this myself. Have an extra STI manifold lying around that definitely needs a refresh.
Sweet!!! Hope this helps and maybe adds some motivation! Cheers buddy! 👊
Well done with these videos, there is a lot of Subaru content on RUclips but but very few talk about the important small details, miss steps in a process and often waffle on about irrelevant crap. The small details that other RUclipsrs gloss over is what makes the difference with your videos being comprehensive.
Thanks! I try to make them somewhat useful. Appreciate the comment big time. Cheers! 👊
You got a lot of patience and have great attention to detail. That's why I love these videos. Keep it up. Thanks for the hard work.
Makes me feel confident to take mine apart to paint and remove the Tumble generators. Great video, new sub here!
Sweet. Glad it helped - Thanks man! 😁
This video is perfect & spot on & very informative and helpful.. I’m about to strip my flakey dull red STI inlet down to re paint.. big thanks & subscribed!!❤️😎
There is also wrinkle red powder coating that look about the same. As well you won't have to worry about paint scratches. But if you diy you will need an over about 22in long or tall.
Relatively warm conditions... but jacket and beanie 😂
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Thank you for taking the time explaining all the small details! I still wouldn’t try it myself but love the way it looks! Great job 👍
Thanks man! 👊
You should put those body clips @15:25 on your Amazon shop! Been looking for the ones that fit subaru
Luke! Great video as usual. I wish I had this tutorial when i did mine last summer :'( Keep up the AMAZING work! Love all of your videos.
Big huge thank you!!! Much approached. This one took every free second to get done in a week!!! 😁😁😁
Thanks for the motivation now I’m 100% confident on doing it on mine
Legit. Awesome to hear!! 🤙
Good tip with the clips! Keep em coming.
Thanks man! Working on some stuff. Will share soon!
That's a really nice and well done finish. I am wondering though, that, if you are going to go to so much trouble to make the intake look good, why didn't you deburr and grind off all the casting marks? This is something I do routinely to all engine and tranny element in my builds. I like the look better and it has the added benefit of being smooth if I need to get my hands or fingers into tight places.
im not sure about the "benefit" but i agree it looks a lot nice to clean up casting artifacts/flash
I love this video series !
great video and great work well done
Can this help with cooling for engine if painted lower intake manifold?
Where did you get that tray of snap clips
Btw love all your videos .. very thorough and educational (subscribed)
It was an Amazon item. I’ll add some options to the SubaruONLY Amazon Shop!
@@SubaruONLY yes please!
Where did you get the assortment of bolts?
You're a beast! Thank you for all the time you take to explain in detail!@#@$@#$!@#$ hell yeeeeh
Hey Luke, awesome video!
2 years on, how did the wrinkle coat hold up?
It’s held up really good so far!!! Think the base coat helps a lot.
@@SubaruONLY Awesome!! Thank you for your help and great videos
Thank you! Hope they keep helping! 👍
Hi bro, thanks a lot for the detailed clip. I need to do mime, please advice how many spray cans do i need for this? Is one enough? please let me know because I will order from far.
I’d get at least two cans to be safe. Good luck and thanks for the comment!!!
Quick question, how do you take off throttle cable on version 6 ??
That sucker looks great. Were you able to do that with 1 can of paint?
Great question! I probably should have mentioned that - I actually use two half empty ones, so not 100% sure one can would have it. To be safe, I’d pick up two cans to make sure you can complete the job! 👊
Perfect
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new sub, great vid man
Thanks! 👊
I've just got a spec c manifold to do this 😁
Sick 👌👌👌
Any idea where i can get actual subaru crystal black silica d4s paint online? Need enough to do my whole back passenger door.
Ive found spray cans of it on scratch wizard but not sure if thats the best way to go.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks guys
I commented on your last video but I didn’t expect you to see it. I would like to know from someone like you who has a lot of knowledge on Subaru’s. I’m buying a 2.5 rs and want to do a 205 swap but everywhere I look says I need different things to do it. Can you give me a list of bare essentials to do this swap ?
Hey man. Thanks for checking out this one too! I actually provided a fairly detailed reply to your last comment just a few minutes ago - check that out now, it should be posted. Cheers buddy and good luck!!! 👍
Subscribed!
I put primer on mine... but I haven’t put the red on yet... thoughts?
Primer should only help, I’d hit it up with the red wrinkle coat. Bet it will look awesome!
SubaruONLY yea I have ordered the wrinkle paint it’s on it’s way. Will be checking up on your tutorials to make sure I put it all back together correctly hahah.
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22:06 also not eating so much salsa with your burritos trust me.lol jk but I also painted mine a while back but dosent look as good as this.i can't wait to see the polished valve covers I've been wanting to do this so I wanna see how you will complete it.nice build man my fave Impreza has always Bin gc8.love your vids.
Ha - thanks man! Yea, I love the polished valve covers too. Think it looks real clean and stays looking good for long time too. That one will be right around the corner!! 👊
Off topic, but.................
I'm looking to buy an older WRX as a project car / daily driver. What years would you recommend?
I'm open to anything from 2004 up to 2016.
Awesome to hear! And good call - these cars are a great investment and if you can do a little wrenching at home, they have a very modest cost to maintain. I like the 04-07 WRX models the most and think they are the best bargain at the moment - mechanically they are all very similar, so I’d just get one that was well maintained and has the body style (AND color) that appeals most to your taste! One thing to note is the engine platform changed on the WRX for the 2015 MY, with the introduction of the FA motor design - I think the older design, the EJ (which was retained for the STi models), is design that has more aftermarket parts and has had all the kinks worked out; so I prefer the EJ design more too.
You’ll probably be looking at cars with over 100K miles, so look for one that has had the timing belt done and hopefully the head gaskets redone. Those are the two big maintenance items that will need to be done for most 10+ Subaru vehicles. Good luck and let us know what you end up getting!!!
@@SubaruONLY I am assuming I'll do the head gasket/timing belt/water pump unless it has been done (and documented) recently.
The problem will be finding a non-modded car with little rust up here in Maine.
Yea, hear that. Maybe road trip time... 😁😁😁
On 23:46 I see what it looks like to be a crack where the bolt goes through on the right side of the picture??? Let me know if I'm wrong
Whoa, great eye man! It’s actually the little round plastic clips I was using to cover the bolt holes, that one slid out a little and I didn’t catch it before continuing to paint. Caused a little red paint to cover the top area but I’ll just touch it up with sand paper to remove the light dusting of red paint.
You gave up on the gloves 🧤 anyway I do like your tutorials, good job 👍 thanks 🙏
Ha - I totally did! Good catch man! Those gloves stick to the tape and make it super annoying! lol..But i did wipe it down again with mineral spirits right before the paint. 😁😁😁
EJ25 ? Intake Manifold
May as well toss that original turbo inlet! Those suck. No problem to break. If you're getting to it like that, should swap it for a better aftermarket silicone one
Will be... but gotta have the OEM one first to pass all State Inspections to make car street legal. Then I’ll ditch that junk factory one!!! 👍
@@SubaruONLY ah yeah. Im in WA, they quit doing emissions here like 1-2yrs ago. They said it wasn't worth it... lol I was definitely happy not to hassle with that anymore!
It is common for the factory turbo inlet to break when you're trying to take it out, also they tend to fail where they connect to the turbo, and leak there. The flow is not as good as aftermarket ones. Smaller I think & also having the ribs
That’s awesome. The regs in CA are ridiculous and only getting worse - cheers!
I’ve only seen the little rubber connection points torn - like most of the time - don’t often see any other areas that fail. And yes, the flow is not great with OEM tube, at least for HP, smaller tubes are good for low end torque and that’s good for daily city driving, but if you want HP above 3K, need a larger ID and smoother inner surface, as you point out! 👊
No sanding? No primer? No clear ? :(
100 commenter👌🏾
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If only I had a dollar for every time he said “sucker”...
It’s bad. I know.
Was just thinking there are not enough suckers in this video. Love the channel. I'm in the UK and have a 2005 Wide Track STI.
Anyone here do theirs in a different colour other than red? I'd love to do mine blue one day
Sorry for the late reply, this one got totally missed man. I like blue or green - cheers!
my manifold is blue.
Nice!!!
Nothing like shaving a cast aluminum part with a razor blade ....
“That’s how you avoid having the runs” hahaha I’m immature I know
Lol nice 👍
Well look at that, it looks like you never had those heat shields 🤷🏼♂️
The ones covering the fuel injectors?
Process of coating was funny...every coat was painted in every direction not like what you were saying😅
Lol. I try.
I always avoid having the runs
Lol 😅
Why do yo wear sunglasses?
Much better if you actually did it on the car. Not the same
The red colour is too bright. Also your ' reverse coolant mod' is 'standard' on alot of ej20 models.
Comes out weird on his camera I used the same vht it’s kind of orange not as pink as this looks. I wouldn’t call it factory sti
I agree. It’s a slightly deeper red color than OEM color. Cheers!
The ej205 is not a good engine should've got a sti ej207 instead
I hear you, good recommendation for sure!
For this swap, I’m keeping it stock to pass emissions requirements and then will be replacing the short block with a full closed-deck block, which will be stronger than any OEM block semi-closed designs. But I’m with you for sure, thanks for the comment - good advice! 👊
@@SubaruONLY I recomend you buy a jdm ej207 from 2001 or newer. That is the strongest oem subaruengine, it has a plenty strong block for at least 500 hp, you don't need closed deck unless you want more. I would recomend you just go with a stock 207 the first time, it shouldn't be a problem with emissions either
Thanks man. I’ll check out the prices on those. Could be a good route to go for intermediate stage. Eventually, yes more than 500HP, 600-700 range is target.
SubaruONLY youre much better off with a cosworth 2.1 setup for those power figures, i won’t even trust a 207 for 500whp maybe a 20g from the early liberties but 20g’s are such a mixed assortment its hard to find out if you have a good one or not.
Great advice! This is a ways out but I’ll take a very close look at the Cosworth options too. They are one literally one of the companies I trust the most for long term R&D with the Subaru platform.
Lol you’re dressed like it’s 30* outside
Lol. It’s was cold as shot that day!!! 😁
I hate to say this but this is not how you wrinkle paint.
I’m no pro. I admit it. Just f’ing around. But it looks real good, to me at least.
So, "painting" is "modifying"?
Stop pandering to children.
Why not? Seems like modifying something is just changing it. Cheers - thanks for watching!