Modified exhaust back from Jet-Hot. Now ceramic coated and ready to fit.

I changed it to a "long runner" design, secondary lengths now identical to OEM blacktop pipe. Also welded on a bracket for rear engine block hanger (fabricated from 2.5 mm plate).

Seems a shame to hide it away under the car!

Yes, although the coating is mainly to avoid cooking the driveshaft cv boot.
Silver is actually their cheapest colour !

Exhaust all welded & painted - pics tomorrow.

In other news : My oil cooler has re-appeared !

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Your item cleared customs in AUSTRALIA at 6:06 pm on October 27, 2010. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.

Detailed Results:
Out of Foreign Customs, October 27, 2010, 6:06 pm, AUSTRALIA
Into Foreign Customs, October 27, 2010, 5:56 pm, AUSTRALIA
Arrived Abroad, October 27, 2010, 5:55 pm, AUSTRALIA
International Dispatch, October 09, 2010, 8:54 pm, ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)
Arrival
Acceptance, October 08, 2010, 4:46 pm, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204

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I don't know where it was for the 18 days between "International Dispatch, October 09" and "Arrived Abroad, October 27", but it hasn't disappeared forever !


4 day weekend coming up - finish the car, or fish ?

It's here !

Exhaust is in at last :




A snug fit, but pretty discreet :

BLACKTOP IS GO !

Started engine today. Still have some wiring and cooling issues, but tomorrow is d-day.

Nice, very snazzy oil cooler.
I should look for one too while the $ is stills strong.

Car is now back home. Lots of tidying up to do, but the operation has been a success.

Rob - oil cooler seems very nicely made. It cost me around $300.

I am getting a custom 90 deg takeoff made up for the cooler lower oil line, so I can set the cooler just above the rear chassis rail.

For now, I'm running without a cooler, while I get the mounts made up, and replacements for the prototype filler neck.
When all the bits arrive and are welded up, I'll re-do the cooling layout and plumb in the cooler.

First dyno runs : as installed, not yet tuned.
95 kW at the wheels (est. 116 at flywheel). Happy me :)
Tacho ratio not quite right - it's a couple of hundred RPM low at the top end.






Now to sort out the dip at 6500 RPM.