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[SkortchGT]

Well as most if you know, my car died last year on the way back form ECG06. A valve lock popped off one of my valves which caused a roller rocker to come loose and a valve to hit a piston. After just turning over 160k miles on the way down to ECG06, I decided it was time to re-build almost the entire car. I did this in my driveway, as my 2 car garage has to much stuff in it to fit another car in. Before you read all the below items, keep in mind I plan on keeping this car until I die or become so old I am no longer able to push in a clutch, which is why I replaced everything I did. I also wanted a reliable street car with good power, nothing crazy. I'm going to list everything that I replaced since April of 2006, since the car only ran for about the month of April06 into ECG06, then died. I bought this car on March 8th, 2003. I had an SL before it.

NEW parts (not used or rebuilt)
-New Gaskets, Seals, etc......
-New Short block
-New oil pump
-New oil filter housing
-New oil cooler lines
-New water pump
-New pulleys (All of them except the actual A/C compressor pulley)
-New timing covers
-New belts
-New battery wiring harness (positive & negative cables)
-New Exhaust manifolds
-New Clutch Master Cylinder
-New Clutch Slave Cylinder
-New Brake Master Cylinder
-New Clutch fork
-New Fulcrum ball
-New Throwout bearing
-New 2nd gen Rotors all around
-New Brake Pads all around
-New 2nd Gen Calipers all around
-New hoses
-New Radiator
-New Coolant temp sensors (all of them)
-New Thermostat
-New Oil pressure low level sensor
-New Knock sensor
-New Oil pan
-New axles (front)
-New wheel bearings (front & rear)
-New transfer case input spool
-New control arms (front)
-New Thottle body (includes new FIAV, IAC & TPS)
-New Sparkplugs (NGK BCP7ES)
-New 3rd Gen Lifters

Rebuilt Items
-DR Stage I Heads (pretty much just like stock, just a valve job)
-Rebuilt Power Steering Rack
-Rebuilt Tranny by Northbend Tech (shifts like butter, includes new syncros, seals, new cryotreated OS, cryotreated shift forks & rails)
-Rebuilt Alternator
-Rebuilt Starter

Mods (New)
-New RPS Flywheel
-New RPS Streetmax clutch
-New Ebay Downpipe (really good quality for cheap, you should get one)
-New PTE 550cc injectors
-New 3SX clutch booster delete kit
-New Autometer C2 gauges (boost, EGT, oil pressure, water temp)
-New AEM wideband
-New Greddy Profec Spec-S Boost Controller
-New Solid Shifter Bushings
-New Engine dress-up kit
-New Maximal performance adjustable control arms & solid mounts
-New TEIN FLEX coil over suspension
-New IPO Hotwire kit
-New AEM FPR
-New 3SX Fuelrail loop
-New Underhood FP Gauge

Other new & pre-existing & Misc mods/parts
-TD04L 13gs
-Apexi SAFC
-Apexi SITC
-Walbro FP
-DSM ICs
-3SX SS braided clutch & brake lines
-Pocketlogger
-Vac delete
-Maximal performance powder coated upper & lower intake malifolds, fuel rails, thermostat housing, valve covers.
-5Zigen 18x8.5 FN01RCs (bronze, +30 offset)
-PS Pump replaced with a used one (although this used one is making noise now)
-New coils and PTU about 2 years ago
-MSD spark plug wires
-Ground wire kit
-Borla Catback
-PST 1pc CFDS
-ARC2 w/ big mas


I'm probably forgetting some things, but you get the idea. There are still 4 things I REALLY want to get which are a 1 pc CFDS, cat back, a paint job, and new interior leather and foam, however those will have to wait. I am extremely happy with this car, and it will be alot of fun. I dynoeed 364awhp so far at 16 psi with a very conservative tune (rich) and no knock. I'll try and post some pictures this weekend after she is clean & ready for ECG. She's really dirty right now, especially the engine bay.

Currently I have a bad speed sensor that is causing my ABS light to come on, and my A/C compressor decided to stop working. It's always something, lol.

There are many people to thank for all of ther help, but mostly I would like to thank Hans (GZP), Greg (monochrome), Aaron (Good2go), and Jason (JR4) for all of their help and advice.