More Bling

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:13 am

I've got a car show coming up next weekend so I thought it was a good excuse to get my cam cover polished.

I also gave them the polished intake manifold to spend some extra time and get into the details a little better.

To match I ran my DIY pod heatshield though the buffer

And the Mazda Exhaust Header Heatshield

I also took the insulation off the blingtake so it will look good for the show.

To match the shine i've got some socket head bolts and stainless washers

timk · Postby **timk** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:49 am

Got any pics with the bling fitted?

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:58 am

saboteur wrote:Got any pics with the bling fitted?

X2

Looks the goods Okibi!

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:03 am

yeh ah ha i like it...

how much that intake pipe cost?

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:31 am

I think about $150 or so. I had to buy 2 mandrel bends, a reducer and a straight pipe.

Pay someone to do the welding for me and polish the pipe up.

Gramps · Postby **Gramps** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:44 am

Exquisite Okibi :!:

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:59 pm

Your trying to catch up with Andrew aren't you! :wink:

KIJIMA · Postby **KIJIMA** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:46 pm

I hope you used a new cam cover gasket, looks Great dave!

Uncle Arthur · Postby **Uncle Arthur** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:28 pm

Ahhhh ha - a bling challenger.....

I accept!!!!!

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:11 pm

no pics of it installed I don't have a lens for my camera yet.

I still need to remove my intake, put all the bits that was missing on from the intake I bought onto it.

I don't know how much of a bastard that job will be

KIJIMA · Postby **KIJIMA** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:20 pm

Next dave will be posting his car on boostcrusing! :lol:

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:02 pm

not sure if this applies to you, but just happend to read this recently

\"If you do replace the factory intake plumbing with an aftermarket or a DIY system then make sure to keep the (anti)resonance chamber. It has been dyno proven to provide 4 ft lbs of torque from 3000-4000 rpm. If you cannot use the OEM piece then use the stand-alone unit from the 90-93 Protege/91-93 Ford Escort GT\"

quote taken from this page
http://members.aol.com/solomiata/CheapHP.html

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:05 pm

I designed the intake to have a little more volume than the standard unit.

It (together with a few other mods) made it the most powerful NB (nat asp) in our club at the last dyno day, so I assume it's working for me.