Rattle Can | DIY Candy Apple Red Painted Valve Cover! 

Sounds about right!

Thanks brother! I certainly took my time.

Thanks brother! For long term abuse I suggest a 2k clear two part can from Amazon.

Thanks brother!

Yes watch till the end

Thanks man! You would probably be fine but it’s hard to say as there are many variables. Worse comes to worse it doesn’t workout and you have to strip it again. I tried wrinkle paint on this valve cover and it didn’t come out well so I stripped it and did this 👆🏻

@@thestateofreal2533 awesome dude thank you I’m gonna go ahead and give it a try then

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@@borderlineiq I know for an engine block you can use a hammer to score the tape, I'm hoping its a trick like that cause I don't have the patience or skill to get that precise lol

Paint over everything and take a small grinder where it’s DOHC and VTEC

Hitting these aluminum valve covers with a hammer to cut the tape will dent them. I used a razor. Perfection takes patients most times 😣

I did that before and it caused some of my paint to chip off 🙁

It all comes down to what motor and cams (aftermarket cams) you have and what ecu your using. First check mechanical timing between the cams and crank to make sure all of the arrows are aligned properly. Next if you have an obd2 stock ecu you need to jump the blue service plug connector (under the glove box) with a paper clip and get a timing light to shoot at the flywheel right by the transmission. You adjust the ignition timing by loosening the bolts on the dizzy and rotate it one direction or the other to get the cross hairs to match the TDC line. Then you tighten the dizzy up and the obd2 ecu automatically adjusts everything else. The operation is similar for obd1 except you have to set your own ignition advance to about 15-17 degrees (there are lines on the fly wheel for this) then tighten down the dizzy. For obd1 with Hondata, there is a provision in setting that you have to select to set ignition timing (after mechanical timing is set). Hondata does not require you to jump the blue service connector.

Look into setting timing by engine vacuum

Hey Brian thank you for the input! Engine vacuum timing is only for say my 390 FE motor with a carburetor as you know. We were talking about fuel injected engines that come with an externally ignition coiled distributor instead of the more common internally coiled distributors. Certain ECU’s automatically change ignition timing based off other electronic inputs like crank and or cam position sensors, rpm, and air fuel ratio. A lot of us like to revert to an OBD1 distributor because it has an internal cam sensor that replaces the crank position sensors that go bad due to stone stokes and are super annoying to change, it’s internally coiled and there is more aftermarket coils available, and it cleans up the engine bay and allows more room for aftermarket upgrades. This is a more reliable and economical step before moving to an expensive coil on plug waste spark setup or sequential spark ignition.

Lol OMG

He carries it well, doesn't he?

😂😂😂

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No issues so far! Everything is holding up great!

Yes. Spray far away…almost like your wasting it.

@@thestateofreal2533 thank u 🙂

Holding up great! No change at all.

So the concept of running a breather from the valve cover is to allow crank case ventilation. With a positively pressurized engine setup (not under engine vacuum) from a turbo charger or super charger you want crank case ventilation because the intake and combustion chamber are filled with dense air and some of this makes it past the rings into the crank case. If you didn’t have this ventilation you would be blowing crank seals, valve cover seals, cam seals as the engine fills with air. You also don’t want to use the pcv for similar reasons as the pcv will most likely not function properly and bleed of air under 10+psi making it hard for your engine management components to have consistent pressure/airflow.

Because the gold gives it a base metallic color and metallic flake. The anodized spray paint is more “see through” than paint…was looking for a rich red candy color. You can do the same with metallic grey but the shade of red will be different.

If I wanted a darker color I’d go with a darker chrome right?

Yes

Good so far. I have been babying it!

@@thestateofreal2533 Awesome, I'm getting ready to paint the frame of my motorcycle. Its just a little chopper/bobber I built. Im just curious how durable/hard it actually is, but if its lasting under your hood it may be fine for me. Thanks for the reply bro.

I used gold because I was looking for a darker red similar to the JDM red. The red I used is a anodized red which is a lot lighter so the gold allows it be assume a darker share with a warmth to it.

@@thestateofreal2533 yeah, i was curious why the gold, i ordered anodized green so will see how that is. Thanks!

@@charltonarmstrong9022 good luck man!

@@thestateofreal2533 thanks man! And your VC still looking clean? Heat not affecting it?

Hahaha thanks brother. I will tell you what, these Tesla surprise you. They feel like cars when almost nothing on the road can keep up. At the end of the day I love to drive and they make it uniquely fun.

Self etching rustoleum primer.

Wish I had one for you but I sold them all