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machine work brings in another cost variable.

don't know, but i ordered a set last week or the week before, can't remember... it was too much alcohol ago. i'll be getting the skirts coated, and shooting for about 500hp, i'm sure they will hold up, if people are running the stockers at 500

1 weekend 1 case of beer leave the shop out of the equation

oops wrong place, can a mod move this to the buildup gallery?

making thread to keep track of all my crap. right now i'm just working on polishing stuff while motor is at the machine shop valve covers before: valve covers after removing ridges and polishing: stock ct-26 compressor housing after removing lettering and polishing...

yeah i talked to him a few weeks ago, but it's not the 125mph that scares me.... it's getting the ticket for going 125+ if i wanna go fast, i'll just hop on the motorcycle, i've been clocked at over 160 before, cops usually don't even waste their time :evil2:

does anyone ever hold speeds over 125 for an extended period though? i wouldn't even think you would do that in road racing

do it everytime it rains in my cobalt, the filter is no more than 14-15" off the ground in the fenderwell, right behind the foglight. never once ever had a problem, and i can see all maf/injector/timing and about 40 other readouts in realtime.

yep... the only time it happens is when the consumer over oils the filter

i'm selling this turbo.. shiney stuff sells easier

6" 3m radial 50 grit (green) disk -- these are actually made for jewelers, but work amazing on any type of soft metal, then 220 silicon carbide sandpaper on an orbital to smooth everything out, then the 3m disk again, then dremel everything out with a 180 grit abrassive disk, hand polish with...

so you're looking to get an override switch wired in, or just an on off switch?

upgraded intakes, headers, k&n filters... all those things are proven to help out with power and the big guys don't even consider it. there are hundreds of things manufacturers could do to cars, but they don't for cost reasons. (i'm not siding with the spark plugs, just stating facts)

ty.. next on the list is the factory heat shield, it's made from crappy potmetal with alot of impurities, but i'll give it a shot anyways :biglaugh:

i figured since the valve covers looked good after grinding off the ridges and polishing, i would do the same to the turbo. i ground off all the lettering on the turbo and polished it too. this turned out very nice imho

the same reason i ground mine off in the first place... aesthetics

great stuff window foam in a can :biglaugh:

finally got them done before: after:

what boost guage is that? that looks almost stock and exactly what i'm shooting for

hey man i had one like this on my old streetfighter zx6r, it worked great (was a different type but it had everything in one gauge)