Postby Jimefam » Fri May 20, 2011 6:08 pm

Ok well here is a tiny update. I picked up my valve covers that were being powder coated but I hadn't noticed the dent that comes from the factory since the intake manifold crosses over the engine. Since my aftermarket intake manifold eliminates this I will have to figure out a way to fix this as it looks terrible. I'm thinking of stripping them and welding some aluminum in there and then repowdering them. Anyway here they are:I'm getting my exhaust manifold ceramic coated so here is a picture of the progress. I was supposed to pick it up today but it wasn't coated yet so I took a picture of it just blasted. Here it is stock:And blasted:I also dropped the rear subframe so that I could strip and get it powdercoated as well and Install solid aluminum bushings. I'm currently replacing every bushing in the car with either solid aluminum or polyurethane.I got my fuel rail back but since I haven't received my intake manifold yet from getting ported they still need it to create the brackets to hold the fuel rail. Once that is done I will have it anodized. Theres the stock fuel rail in the pic also for comparison:Also I got a few things in but I'm still waiting on a ton more. Here is one half of my fuel system but I'm still missing another A1000 pump and Filter plus they sent me the wrong FPR as this one is too small.And here is my Greddy E-01 Boost Controller, this will be ultimately controlled by my haltech.I also ordered my turbo today, after much debate I decided to go with the Precision PTB 7685B. This will allow me to run in most of the import classes as this was the max inducer size I could go but it will put me at a disadvantage if I decide to run some of the bigger boys in the more powerful classes. I think that this will allow me to get to my goal and then also figure out the best way to get traction out of this chassis. More pictures to come in a few weeks as I will be leaving to houston for like three weeks so everything will be put on hold.