Current Engine bay pics everyone

[rednecks_r_us]

cardboard, the optima was too short to reach the stock battery clamp so I put some under there until I could get something that looks better.

That is why I made my own battery tie down. Go to home Depot and get a flat steel strip. If you don't have a lot of tools a hacksaw will cut it.

Cut it to what ever length you need and bend it down as it leaves the strut tower then bend it level when it reaches the battery.

Drill holes for the mounts and paint it.

 

[Ryoga28]

Updated engine pics

 

[MSP#735]

the vacuum block, how beneficial is it? lookin good!

 

[Ryoga28]

the vacuum block, how beneficial is it? lookin good!

It's just more organized. No performance increase.

 

[CWiLL]

heres my ugly engine bay

 

[MSP#735]

where do all of your lines go to?

It's just more organized. No performance increase.

 

[Ryoga28]

where do all of your lines go to?

The vacuum block is tapped into the brake booster line, from there it goes off to the diverter valve, greddy bov (with atp anti stall module), wastegate, greddy ebc, and a boost gauge.

 

[sephiroth]

got my headder installed today(you're the best ken!)
took about 3-4hours, mostly because the EGR valve didn't line up with the OBX headder correctly, and the EGR piping was very hard to bend outwards in order to make it fit( it wasen't off by alot, mabye 3mm or so). Then one of the headder bolts got stripped. Re-painted my valve cover, chipped it a little when I was installing my headders, but w/e it still looks crappy.


btw, if you can believe it these pictures were taken in pitch black darkness..

super camera flash ftw!

 

[kudakev615]

header looks good but its started to discolor already? my ractive header took a week to get that color.

 

[DeanSweet]

here's mine from last night.

 

[RaiderMS3]

I would degrease it with Simple Green asap, it looks like that is what happened.

EDIT: not you, Dean, the post ^^

 

[RaiderMS3]

Dean, your motor looks sweet!

Oh, looks like time for a coolant change...

 

[Kansei]

header looks good but its started to discolor already? my ractive header took a week to get that color.

my ractive never did

 

[sephiroth]

I would degrease it with Simple Green asap, it looks like that is what happened.

EDIT: not you, Dean, the post ^^

yeah, I degreased it right after I took the pictures.

 

[DeanSweet]

yeah, it looks that way doesnt it? What coolant do we recommend around here for the P5?

 

[RaiderMS3]

I just took it to a shop that had a machine flush it. Looks like this now, except for the fixed positioning of the intake, and the red valve cover:

 

[02PROTEGE2.0]

i wish ehaders didnt change color... =( i liked it when it was still shiney...

 

[L8R]

Nice engines guys :]

 

[LinuxRacr]

Still dirty, but..

..looking better. Now that my car is running again, I can concentrate on the cosmetics. Here is a before picture below. After shots coming soon:

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

..looking better. Now that my car is running again, I can concentrate on the cosmetics. Here is a before picture below. After shots coming soon:

god that manifold is amazing...