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**Jason Banks** · 09-13-2018, 06:29 PM

The intake and valve covers were not high heat. Most powdercoat melts around 400° which is hotter than what your engine should ever see. Even where the AC brackets bolt to the manifold shouldn't be a problem. I had at least one SBC with the AC bracket powdercoated and never noticed a problem.

09-13-2018, 06:29 PM	#11
Jason Banks Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: TX Posts: 1,670	Re: Powder Coating - stuff The intake and valve covers were not high heat. Most powdercoat melts around 400° which is hotter than what your engine should ever see. Even where the AC brackets bolt to the manifold shouldn't be a problem. I had at least one SBC with the AC bracket powdercoated and never noticed a problem.