JoeInOregon

I replace the pivot ball also

Yepper and I went with forged replacements , cost was roughly 80 dollars more than new OEM

Fyi when discussing options with my shop it was mentioned that even if I kept stock configuration I would need to replace the bolts along with a new dual mass flywheel The shop if the flywheel has never been changed there is a good chance some of the bolts would be stripped and require grinding to get a good purchase to remove Their strongest suggestion was ditching the dual mass all together , alternative is new dual mass with a different kind of hardware so it can easily be removed next time. I went with a single mass My shop is truly very good , if they say they often have a bitch of a time getting those bolts out , I imagine you may as well

Really need that intake manifold ,I'll pm you my address let me know cost on shipping and I'll Venmo ya

I have been suffering from a dry dipstick for years now, to be fair it's because I'm married. YMMV

Less than it should it be , but these cars only appeal to a shrinking group of buyers and the millage , mods , and color narrow it even further .

You are a mad man ! Thanks needing this , rough morning

Is the dam d wheel 05-07 fit or 08+

Need corn juice

How awesome and difficult do I want to make this build ? YES

You are going to find tuners with more experience on the vf52, plus replacement turbos and associated parts will be much easier to find . A jmp vf52 will likely set you back about 8 or , possibly a bit more , or less a brand new one someone horded and never used sold on here for like 7 something last month . If I was going to do something jdm and difficult for no reason I would do a twin scroll

If you are going aftermarket you have tons of options , nearly limitless . Not long ago someone and here took on a similar project . There is lots of light controllers that can be triggered a bunch of ways and stay on for a preset amount of time You might be able to run an inline tap on the dome light wiring to a relay to power other lights, but in my experience on a few different cars , ecus, and control modules get weird when you tap into their wiring

What a bummer man , every time I start getting the bright idea I can rebuild a engine I see a post like this and am reminded I have no place going down that road

Option for post and pre facelift USDM numbers. Can we get some picks and links of what jdm can be made to fit on what USDM bumpers , most the information is dated or buried at this point. Thanks

Ya I have seen that somewhere but I think that is for post facelift , mine is is pre facelift 05 thinking I have seen this work on pre facelift bumper but never seen anything specific