RonnieRenaldi

My black intercooler and huge Meziere pump





CF steering wheel (paddles already installed btw, will take pics later):

shardul

iTrader: (1)

Ronnie if you have access to a fab shop, have them remove the drain valve on the ic and weld the opening shut. Without the valve you will have no clearance issues with the front bumper.

overZealous1

^ i just used a plug. if you use an allen head one it will sit pretty flush.

looks good ronnie.

RonnieRenaldi

What kind of plug? Can I buy it somewhere?
Thanks btw.

kustom2k1

Ronnie, can you post pics of the Mez pump mounted and give your opinion on the pumps noise level. Thanks.

latemodel21

aluminum NPT (probably 1/2 or 3/8)

here is an assortment that would have you covered for $9

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g1484

edit ... looking at the picture a little more closely, I'm going to guess again and say it looks to be 1/4 NPT ... your local speed shop should have these (hanging on the wall next to their aluminum AN fittings)

Chris

overZealous1

i am pretty sure it is 1/4 pipe thread. i think i just used a square head brass one from home depot, lol. the allen head one would sit almost flush though.

latemodel21

i just pulled a FB HE out of the box and can confirm that the plug is a 1/4-NPT

considering the "heft" of this HE ... steel or brass seems in order.

I would go for a flush style plug (allen or square-drive ... 2 plugs on left in pic)

latemodel21

Ronnie,
one more idea for your H E drain/plug .

if you have the flexibility in your mounting area relative to the vendor installed mounting tabs (or you are removing the mounting tabs and welding on more application-specific tabs like I am) ... you should consider mounting your HE with the drain bung UP (see pic I shot yesterday right before I removed the "Tabs"). this way the bottom of your HE is clean AND you can use the hole to bleed out the air on your initial fill of the system.

Chris

latemodel21

on second thought (what was I thinking?) i would source aluminum plugs (both the 1/4 NPT for the drain AND the 1/8 NPTfor the temp sensor bung) AND I would recommend aluminum hose-barbs. Steel is not so good here and .... Brass and aluminum together in a cooling system can (will) lead to aggressive Galvanic Corrosion issues. It would be a shame to bugger up the IC (mounted under the supercharger) due to saving a few bucks on fittings.

Chris

RonnieRenaldi

Thanks for all the input guys, I forwarded these to my mechanic. He's doing the install this week.

RonnieRenaldi

SC is out...

RonnieRenaldi

Got my new CF shift knob with custom leather with red stitching boot, but the base of the boot is wrong!
Now need to find a good upholstery shop to swap the boots.

overZealous1

that sucks. not even close to right. have you checked to see if knob fits correctly. do that first. atleast it is bigger and not smaller. should be an easy fix.

RonnieRenaldi

Good thing the new knob fits perfect, I just found a local upholstery shop that can do the boot swap for $65.

0veRRateD

Looks good, Ronnie!

SaMaS

Love the upgrades... car looks stunning !

RonnieRenaldi

82mm TB:







BWK:

overZealous1

looks good man. thats the audi one correct? you will probably have probs getting the stock intake tubes to fit. i couldn't get mine to work and the main reason i had to fab up the silicone couplers.

jagata

2 words, GARAGE CABINETS. JK

Love MARS RED.

RonnieRenaldi

Don't know, I bought the 82mm TB kit from Shardul.

RonnieRenaldi

Some recent pics:

RaFFi ///AMG

Looks great, when are you getting the new mirrors installed?

SpiritR230

LOL RaFFi, you're all about the details~ I know you're just looking at it and thinking about yours, right?

AmmarYasirA

MMMM, tasty, the updated mirrors + black headlight inlays would set the car. it'd be all done.

But if you dont want the inlays, you could put a dab of chrome on your grill. Like the 3-fin you showed us with the chrome slits, EXCEPT- make the silver part black.... IMO- the car would be finished..