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New motor is being painted and then dressed. Old engine/trans are out so I can do 20 years worth of cleaning. Car is in surprisingly good shape when you add up the 230k miles of road grime and abuse.
A new, local powder coating shop opened up and I'm really thinking about having the intake manifold and compressor housing done while the engine is still on the stand.
On my list now is a bunch of cleaning and maintenance items. Hopefully ordering the Clutch Overhaul Kit from 949 as well as their Hybrid Motor Mounts. Might snag a fuel pump from them, too. Water pump and timing assembly will be changed, as well. I'm really on the fence about a billet oil pump, though. Any good reason not to do it?
Such a mess.
A new, local powder coating shop opened up and I'm really thinking about having the intake manifold and compressor housing done while the engine is still on the stand.
On my list now is a bunch of cleaning and maintenance items. Hopefully ordering the Clutch Overhaul Kit from 949 as well as their Hybrid Motor Mounts. Might snag a fuel pump from them, too. Water pump and timing assembly will be changed, as well. I'm really on the fence about a billet oil pump, though. Any good reason not to do it?
Such a mess.
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I'm honestly not certain if this intake manifold would even benefit from the extra rpm's.
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I have the 949 mounts and not really that bad on the street. The internals were balanced when I build the motor though. My buddy thinks it's smoother than his 1.6 on Mazda comp mounts, I think he's lying and think the balance was the magic. I can't vouch for the Blackbird ones, but looking at the design I would probably go with them. Same basic design with more softness.