Yeah After searching, there sure doesnt seem to be much of a gain. ALthough a hone/polish couldnt hurt, the coating is what truly counts though

 

yup! totally agree with that.

 

bobby,

1st of all, my hats off to you for the cleanliness and tidiness. now the only way i can 'make myself feel better' would be telling myself that my car is 3 years old, it cant be that clean afterall....

do you have a pic of the main wiring harness that you've done? mine is in a mess now and wished to get it done..

thanks.

 

You can kind of see how it is routed here.....






Also, I explained how to do it in a few posts above this in the thread.

 

thanks dude.... am using a dialup now and the pics size is killing me.. hahaa.... just kiddin.... this means i can use the original plastic clips (that holds the harness) and turn it upside down?

 

Possibly. But Id recommend removing the tabs and and brackets, and just pushing the harness between the head and the intake mani, right on top of the fuel rail. There is a perfect amount of space there, and seems to work out nicely.

 

and it will just stay there? hmmm... so now i dont need the clips and brackets.... hmm.... thanks dude

 

Pretty much.

I used the little Engine Hoist Hook to secure the harness down. By loosening its fastening bolt you are able to turn it down onto the harness, and retighten it leaving the hook holding it down

 

I messed with the throttle wire and coulnt figure how to move the plastic wire housing down, Here is some pics , but is the way its bending is that a bad bend ?

 

that bend, in both cars, looks pretty extreme. It'll hold up for a while, but eventually it'll rub through the housing. The analogy to Mountain bike brake cable was used earlier. Being a mountain bike racer, and INSANELY OCD about my bike, if i had a brake cable like that i'd kill myself. I'd leave it as it came. there is a whole bunch of friction in the bend of that cable, and over time it will wear out. I had my housing on my 1987 Pontiac 6000 LE snap before and the throttle stuck open on the highway. just reached down and pulled it up and then idled to a stop... fixed it with a dr. pepper can actually. pretty ingenious. but yeah, long story short, i'd change it back if I were you...

 

Great Job. Clean.

 

questions:
can you just use the high temp duplicolor engine paint on both the heat shield and pipe?
polishing/honing is smoothing out the inside of the exhaust mani, correct?
what is porting? I've heard of a port and polish, but never thought as to what the port would be.
how much does a ceramic coating cost roughly?

 

Well i like it , it looks alot cleaner then stock, evey one who has scene it says it should be ok.

 

i did the vac lines and thats awsome i dont understand y the didnt route it like this in the first place i still dont understand the throttle cable or main wire harness yet....... ill look around a bit at it more and c if i can figure it out lol



evoisdream

 

did u put a high temp clear on ur Manifold heat sheild?