Ain't that the truth.

Thanks roger!

 

Worked on the lower intake manifold today.

Painted with the same color to match my Upper Intake Manifold



Cleaned and partially reassembled




And of course, a comparison picture of the two engines side by side

 

I see now, one is missing the oil filter, nice upgrade

 

Question... Why not a oil filter relocation while at it?

 

Haha, I took off the oil filter from the old motor to give room for when I yanked it out of the bay. The new motor just has a filter covering the holes so no debris goes in.

No plans to do a oil filter relocation because it is already very easy to remove with my Upper Intake Manifold. I do not want to add more lines, whether hose or braided, as my goal is to get rid of much of that as possible.

 

you sir are a connoisseur

 

Why do I feel like I would have to remove my shoes before entering your garage??

 

That is not all - NGO has a decontamination tent as an entry into his gge .

 

The garage is also under positive pressure.

 

So - you have BOOST in your gge ? Awesome !

 

Man....... i'll let u handle man-handle my car anytime

 

hey man is your block polished???

 

Yup! That extra airflow would give me monster horsepower if I could dyno in my garage!

The block is painted. I did not have the patience to polish it this time, but if the paint does not hold up well I will consider polishing the other engine when I tear it apart.


Some work I did yesterday.
Take a close look... yea, went a little overboard. lol

 

it's going to be a shame to install that motor as it'll only get dirty.
That's gotta be the sexiest RX-8 motor I've ever seen.

 

Indeed. Just make sure to get many pictures of it so you remember how clean it "was" before you actually stared driving it.

 

The first time you spill oil filling it up..... :

But for now it looks soooooo good!

 

yep sadly enough---that is really a very good looking engine dude.
i polished the entire LIM and the vacuum stuff too--just like that. It does tarnish after a while.
I wish there was some rype of inexpensive coating you good put on it to help make it last.
Sweet.
OD

 

Wouldnt a something like a high temp brake caliper clear coat work ?

 

yea that paint is nice, i was thinking of polishing my next motor....

 

Danny, either you have an affinity to shiny stuff or get bored and take the boredom out on your 8. Very nice!

There are several powered clear coats that will handle this environment.

 

I think I would cry....

 

Haha, Thanks Dave. It really is a 'that does not look good, so lets make it shiny' ordeal.

 

It's not if.... it's when....

 

Definitely a matter of time.

Hopefully that time won't be for a few months. I'd like to see how things hold up instead of messing it up myself. haha

 

it's so fluffy!!!!! i mean shiney