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Can someone tell me the length of the bolts that fasten the intake on a genIII? Are they all the same length? I am going to be installing a polished intake and want to purchase ARP bolts to finish it off. I already used them on the valve covers which look great.

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I would like to know also. I know a guy that is selling polished intakes. He is buying them used and getting them polished and selling them. I bought one through him and will be getting it installed soon. It looks great. I cannot wait. Let me know about the bolts as I would like to do the same thing Nader. PM me if need be. Thanks
 

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Call Arrow Race Engines, DC, Partsrack, Woodhouse, etc. JonB may even have a set.
 

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If I recall they are an inch...I just did mine about a month ago.

Nadar can you PM me a link to the ARP bolts you are thinking of using for the intake, and the ones you've already used on the valve covers
 

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Might want to slap on a new set of ignition wires on while your at it. The bolts are all the same length and size, one inch. And they are kind of a pain to un bolt. Patience,patience,patience. By the way I get a lot of complements on the Billet brackets for my Motons you sold to me. Cleaner than zip ties.
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Yeah,

New Moton mounting brackets are very cool.

Bolts were a bit long for the 2009, both bolts could have been 3/4 inch shorter, had to cut the one on the driver's side.

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I bought them from Summit. 1/4 inch twenty 1 inch long.

ARP 400-7508 - ARP Valve Cover Bolt Kits-Overview – SummitRacing.com

I am going to pull an intake bolt to see how long they are. I am sure they are 1/4 20 as well.

Intake is on its way back to me. I still cant believe how well it came out.

Mirror Finish polishing did the work. I highly recommend them. If interested talk to Terry.

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If I recall they are an inch...I just did mine about a month ago.

Nadar can you PM me a link to the ARP bolts you are thinking of using for the intake, and the ones you've already used on the valve covers
 

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Do they coat this with anything after the polish so it will remain "mirror" like? Will engine heat cause any problems?
 

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Are these intakes actually polished or is this just the new crome paint everyone is using on plastics and so on.
 

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The website says they are polished. Looks great, I have never seen a polished intake that mirror like. I just wonder how it will hold up to engine heat?
 

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Tom I almost shed a tear that bad boy looks so good. I tried to copy the install out of the manual and ran into some probls on my laptop. It was trying to send you a 35mb file :) I am going to bring the CD to work and try from here and send you the install removal instructions. Dang that thing looks good!:2tu:
 
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Nader,

It has been a pleasure doing business with you. I just wanted to let you know that your intake will be arriving either today or tomorrow. Everything is wrapped really well and also wanted to let you know that the intake was re-boxed because I didn't trust the original box as it felt too unstable. Once you get everything mounted back on the car definitely shoot over a couple photos...that intake is going to look really nice especially when mounted in the engine bay.

Inside the box in addition to the intake you will find your invoice and my business card both for your future records.

Let us know if you need anything else and we will certainly take care of you no problem.

Thank you for choosing Mirror Finish Polishing...we appreciate your business.


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Whats the cost? How long did they have your intake? Is this your 1st time using this vendor? Thx...

It took roughly 3 weeks since I had the entire intake done. Tony put some extra effort to ensure it would be smooth as glass. Yes it is my first time using Mirror Finish and will not be my last.


Are these intakes actually polished or is this just the new crome paint everyone is using on plastics and so on.

It is polished.


The website says they are polished. Looks great, I have never seen a polished intake that mirror like. I just wonder how it will hold up to engine heat?

I am sure there will be some maintenance to keep up the shine but that doesnt bother me. I cant beleive how great it looks also. On my black Mamba it is going to look sick.
 
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Do they coat this with anything after the polish so it will remain "mirror" like? Will engine heat cause any problems?

Good afternoon,

The engine heat definitely will not take away the shine from our custom polishing services although we do offer a coating service as well at the customers request. It really depends on the situation to warrant getting the parts coated as I will explain in a little more detail below.

If the part that is being polished gets dirty all of the time, wet all of the time, not cleaned very much, etc then we would recommend going with our coating service on the part after the custom polishing.

However; I do not like selling customers something they do not need, so in Naders particular case he will not need the coating services as he keeps everything very clean all of the time. Again, engine heat will not be an issue at all...the shine will still remain. :)


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Shandon thanks again for selling me your intake. I had the luxury of buying a second intake so I didnt have to send mine. Mine will be for sale shortly. I really appreciate the help with the install instructions. I really would like to do the install myself but certainly will need guidance. I hope you had the chance to install the new brackets as they will look great with the polished intake.

Shandon you are first class! The disk would be great. Expect a call sometime soon to talk through the install - thats unless you feel like flying to NY to help:)





Tom I almost shed a tear that bad boy looks so good. I tried to copy the install out of the manual and ran into some probls on my laptop. It was trying to send you a 35mb file :) I am going to bring the CD to work and try from here and send you the install removal instructions. Dang that thing looks good!:2tu:
 

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Good afternoon,

The engine heat definitely will not take away the shine from our custom polishing services although we do offer a coating service as well at the customers request. It really depends on the situation to warrant getting the parts coated as I will explain in a little more detail below.

If the part that is being polished gets dirty all of the time, wet all of the time, not cleaned very much, etc then we would recommend going with our coating service on the part after the custom polishing.

However; I do not like selling customers something they do not need, so in Naders particular case he will not need the coating services as he keeps everything very clean all of the time. Again, engine heat will not be an issue at all...the shine will still remain. :)


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Thanks for the information. The intake looks great!:2tu:
 
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Ordered the 1inch 12 point ARP from Jegs. Summit didnt have them. I will send the part numbers later today.


If I recall they are an inch...I just did mine about a month ago.

Nadar can you PM me a link to the ARP bolts you are thinking of using for the intake, and the ones you've already used on the valve covers
 
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Funny I guess that guy is you....


I would like to know also. I know a guy that is selling polished intakes. He is buying them used and getting them polished and selling them. I bought one through him and will be getting it installed soon. It looks great. I cannot wait. Let me know about the bolts as I would like to do the same thing Nader. PM me if need be. Thanks
 
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Thanks for the information. The intake looks great!:2tu:


No problem at all and thanks for the kind words. We take pride in everything we do here at Mirror Finish Polishing and quality is #1. We actually just finished up another Dodge Viper intake manifold (have 2 more to do for customers and then I will have one in stock after tomorrow). This one was the same as Nader's...2003-2006 intake. Here are a couple photos of the results and this one will be shipping out here shortly:


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I'd REALLY like to know what this costs (out the door price with shipping, etc...)
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PM or email or just post it so that I may begin 'selling' it to the wifey.
 
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The total i paid was $557 which included shipping. Remember I elected to have the entire intake polished, top to bottom. I talked to Tony who mentioned he will offer different packages depending on how much you want polished. Believe me $557 is a bargain for the amount of work that goes into polishing it. Remember he first has to sand it smooth prior to any polishing begins.
 
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Okay now i need some tips on the removal and install... Shandon If it is okay I am going to give you call Saturday.
 

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That is without a doubt the best intake polish job I've seen. Congrat's. I've never considered doing this, never been blown away by the ones I've seen before, but this looks like it's chromed, amazing.

Makes me think about the top polished and runner area black, hmmm. Like I say, I'm really not a engine compartment guy, keep it clean & add parts that make it faster, but, wow, you hit the jackpot on this one. I'm thinking what this would look like with a nice set of Abs plug wires .... ohh so tempting. Post those pics when done, good luck on the install, can't wait to see it.
 

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