Latest Engine Bay Pics from my IX ... 56K ok
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the radiator cover i bought from a guy off of ebay for $30... but i wouldnt deal with that guy again, even if it did save me money. Then i painted it in a flat black.
The bov hose is a piece of radiator hose i bought at autozone that was in the shape and size i needed... had to remove a piece off of both ends in order to get it to fit properly but it works great now. Just not sure of the look yet to me.
The emblem is 3M red reflective tape cut to the size and shape of the mitsu symbol on the front and back. You can see a piece of it still sitting on the ground from when i did it 2 weeks ago...lol, i need to clean the garage again.
The throttle cable i didnt notice any difference at all. My idle is still the same and the response seems the same. I have been tuning my car for a couple weeks now and no issues at all. I took the bracket that held it in place in the front and rerouted the cable to the back without disconnecting it from the bracket where the throttle cable connects to the manifold and then mounted the front bracket upside down to the back fire wall from one of the existing bolts.
I am trying to find a heat shield now, just not sure what i want to do turbowise yet and dont want to buy one twice. Im thinkin of just going with the buschur 20G and porting and polishing my stock mani and in which case the heat shield i buy should fit. Im actually also polishing some steel now trying to fab one of my own.
Im also wanting to powder coat my VC a dark blue, almost like the EB, but still leave my MIVEC TURBO letters polished.
The bov hose is a piece of radiator hose i bought at autozone that was in the shape and size i needed... had to remove a piece off of both ends in order to get it to fit properly but it works great now. Just not sure of the look yet to me.
The emblem is 3M red reflective tape cut to the size and shape of the mitsu symbol on the front and back. You can see a piece of it still sitting on the ground from when i did it 2 weeks ago...lol, i need to clean the garage again.
The throttle cable i didnt notice any difference at all. My idle is still the same and the response seems the same. I have been tuning my car for a couple weeks now and no issues at all. I took the bracket that held it in place in the front and rerouted the cable to the back without disconnecting it from the bracket where the throttle cable connects to the manifold and then mounted the front bracket upside down to the back fire wall from one of the existing bolts.
I am trying to find a heat shield now, just not sure what i want to do turbowise yet and dont want to buy one twice. Im thinkin of just going with the buschur 20G and porting and polishing my stock mani and in which case the heat shield i buy should fit. Im actually also polishing some steel now trying to fab one of my own.
Im also wanting to powder coat my VC a dark blue, almost like the EB, but still leave my MIVEC TURBO letters polished.
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i hate the yellow mitsu emblem, its ugly as hell.
i love the spark plug cover, very nice.
nice torque dampener
only way that paint will stay on your heat shield is if its ceramic coated or almost full ceramic paint that is black and has a powdery consistency. your shiny paint will NOT last more then a few month, trust me. if you dont wanna waste time, go send that off to jethot and see what they can do.
i think you should dump that ghetto open filter on the catchcan... only with a closed system will you have any decent vacuum pulling the blowby vapors along
oil cap looks like such an ebay rice piece
i love the spark plug cover, very nice.
nice torque dampener
only way that paint will stay on your heat shield is if its ceramic coated or almost full ceramic paint that is black and has a powdery consistency. your shiny paint will NOT last more then a few month, trust me. if you dont wanna waste time, go send that off to jethot and see what they can do.
i think you should dump that ghetto open filter on the catchcan... only with a closed system will you have any decent vacuum pulling the blowby vapors along
oil cap looks like such an ebay rice piece
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wow... mifesto... you are late...... here goes me
there is no yellow mitsu emblem...it is red, you are looking at red 3m reflective tape which when from whatever angle looks red or glows as well whenever you take a picture of it like its showing in the ones i took.
the heat shield is temporary until i find one i want to buy and/or i get with another member on here who made his own and i get the dimensions from him.
catch cans are generally a dress up item, but i dont think mine is any different then the members who just put a filter on the valve cover, either way im sure vapors are leaving, but i see your point.
the oil cap is directly from lancershop, not ebay, so it being a knock off i'd say is highly unlikely. rice would be in my opinion as well as most peoples... a non functional part. The oil cap has a function, it keeps oil from splattering everywhere and looks better then the stock "mobil 1" piece.
thanks for your time though to critique
there is no yellow mitsu emblem...it is red, you are looking at red 3m reflective tape which when from whatever angle looks red or glows as well whenever you take a picture of it like its showing in the ones i took.
the heat shield is temporary until i find one i want to buy and/or i get with another member on here who made his own and i get the dimensions from him.
catch cans are generally a dress up item, but i dont think mine is any different then the members who just put a filter on the valve cover, either way im sure vapors are leaving, but i see your point.
the oil cap is directly from lancershop, not ebay, so it being a knock off i'd say is highly unlikely. rice would be in my opinion as well as most peoples... a non functional part. The oil cap has a function, it keeps oil from splattering everywhere and looks better then the stock "mobil 1" piece.
thanks for your time though to critique
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wow... mifesto... you are late...... here goes me
there is no yellow mitsu emblem...it is red, you are looking at red 3m reflective tape which when from whatever angle looks red or glows as well whenever you take a picture of it like its showing in the ones i took.
the heat shield is temporary until i find one i want to buy and/or i get with another member on here who made his own and i get the dimensions from him.
catch cans are generally a dress up item, but i dont think mine is any different then the members who just put a filter on the valve cover, either way im sure vapors are leaving, but i see your point.
the oil cap is directly from lancershop, not ebay, so it being a knock off i'd say is highly unlikely. rice would be in my opinion as well as most peoples... a non functional part. The oil cap has a function, it keeps oil from splattering everywhere and looks better then the stock "mobil 1" piece.
thanks for your time though to critique
there is no yellow mitsu emblem...it is red, you are looking at red 3m reflective tape which when from whatever angle looks red or glows as well whenever you take a picture of it like its showing in the ones i took.
the heat shield is temporary until i find one i want to buy and/or i get with another member on here who made his own and i get the dimensions from him.
catch cans are generally a dress up item, but i dont think mine is any different then the members who just put a filter on the valve cover, either way im sure vapors are leaving, but i see your point.
the oil cap is directly from lancershop, not ebay, so it being a knock off i'd say is highly unlikely. rice would be in my opinion as well as most peoples... a non functional part. The oil cap has a function, it keeps oil from splattering everywhere and looks better then the stock "mobil 1" piece.
thanks for your time though to critique
no prob... was nothing personal, just a straight forward feedback....
red emblem, sweet. goes well w/ white evos
