scmp3's build thread:start to...it will never be finished

[bthai]

nyce sir

 

[SCMP3]

Picked these beauties up from Scratchnsniff ...

Also halfway done with the grounding kit. Will take pics when finished

 

[SCMP3]

picked this up today.....

 

[kamon8404]

Looks good.

 

[Spiced MSP]

nice, how much did the coating cost you? Thinking about doing it for the downpipe and the exhaust mani

 

[SCMP3]

$40....I could hook you up...and that is black ceramic coating....not powder coat.

 

[bikingpro5]

ceramic coating looks great

 

[SCMP3]

Thanks. Dropped the brackets for the fogs off to. Gonna get sandblasted and powder coated black. Mainly to get rid of the rust. Plus its only $5 lol

 

[justanothermp5]

yea that s*** looks hot...i shoulda had him coat my flex section too, oh wells

 

[thepope540]

The black coating looks awesome. And $40 is cheap. Is it someone you know or just a really good deal?

 

[SCMP3]

He's just my coater. Haven't known him for super long.

 

[SCMP3]

update....silvia turbo is in, pope dp is in, relief cuts were made, wastegate plumbed in the right way

silvia exhaust side next to msp exhaust side. msp on the right

pope dp next to stock

relief cuts being made....

wastegate plumbed the right way

 

[justanothermp5]

coolios, so how does the car run now?

 

[SCMP3]

better. really loud. love the whistle lol

wants to die at idle...but not all the time...but my maf is covered in oil....need to clean that..

 

[justanothermp5]

yea, that would help lol I got some MAF cleaner at my house just fyi.

 

[SCMP3]

well had i not just blew the head gasket again.....

 

[justanothermp5]

dam dude, for real? that blows

 

[SCMP3]

yeah.....got another motor for $100 with 115k miles on it

 

[destineal]

you just blew the headgasket again?

 

[mazdaspeedp]

how much boost were you running? did you have the upgraded oilpump?