Studiogeek

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OCD Works is the nicest I have seen. Have a look (for fun, LOL) at this! $899 right now.

Ali SC3

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Yeah you guys are def right just haven't had the time to get around to making it look super nice yet.
tt valve covers would be a nice addition, those OCD works look amazing for sure and its funny how they managed to casually fit 4 supras in the background. at that point I think I would just buy a whole gte swap and have some spare parts... maybe next year, currently debating how much further I want to take this car some of my life priorities have changed recently.

Studiogeek

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It looks great man. Much better looking than mine! That OCD cover will not make it to my car ever but it is gorgeous! The nicest i've seen.....

PS: Didn't even see the Supra's.

CatManD3W

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By far OCD ones are sick...but at that price point forget about it......thats $1000 eye candy...no thanks

Studiogeek

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Go fast parts or vitals only at nearly 1K. :thumb:

roc

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my thoughts exactly

SCFactory

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I say screw the GTE valve cover, GE top looks OG!!!

Ali SC3

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Yeah the price point is hard to digest, but to find some good used gte ones with the plug cover would be about 4-500 and these are billet aluminum so I see why some would want them, they are pretty awesome but yeah I rather spend it on a new turbo, rear end, or even a quick spool valve setup which I actually need a new turbo/manifold for.

Yeah, for that money I can get a S366 which I wanted and start my next stage of mods, or that rear lsd diff I need pretty badly.

Part of me says this as well but I have noticed the GTE has larger baffles in it, maybe it helps more with blowby but so far I have had good luck with the GE setup. from time to time I have had to put the stock intake back on so changing valvecovers would be an additional step, but Its not very time consuming I guess. I am ok with the way it sits now I never meant it to be a show car or anything its really just all about go fast to me.

I was also toying with the idea of grabbing a gte cylinder head some day and going twin turbo. I just like how fast the power comes on, but If a quick spool valve on my current setup with a medium sized turbo can do similar, then I will just do that instead. decisions decisions.

I will be putting on some aluminum covers I came across later today...
it's funny the look exactly like the kind Halon came up with.. how coincidentally weird

They look nice and should add a little bit more custom look to the bay, although I must say that plastic factory cover by the radiator has held all my little bolts and tools for the longest time, it will be slightly missed.

Ali SC3

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well its on and I like the look, on the bigger piece I had to enlarge the 2 bolt holes a hair as they were slightly out of alignment for me. also on the smaller piece the a/c port didn't line up at all but I was able to just slightly bend the a/c tube back an inch or so and then it fit, hopefully it will be alright. Also got a better AEM/K&N air filter recently after I read that thread about the spectre ones coming apart. the box said aem on it but the filter says both K&N and Aem dryflow on it, which totally confused me till I decided I didn't really care what it said on it.

I can definitely use some new bolts though to make it look super clean but didn't have any on hand.

tjmhillz

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Nice Build thread.. Was hoping to see your thread one day since you have alot of knowledge and always helping others haha. I also agree NELOC is a bunch of cool guys. Ive been with them since 09 haha.

Kris9884

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That's the darndest thing, I came up with a nearly identical metal set here too. Crazy.

Halon

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Hey Ali, covers look great!! Sending you a PM on the holes, want these to fit perfect!

KahnBB6

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Looking very good, Ali! I like the aluminum inserts. Wish I could get my engine as clean as that!

Kris9884

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How's the reach for the hood release with the cover installed, I haven't had time to install mine yet.

Ali SC3

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Thanks, much appreciated. Yeah I def miss the meets and caravans they tend to do in Neloc its just nice because its such a large group of enthusiasts from all over the place.

That's such a coincidence, I wonder how that happened =)

Thanks and replied, it could just be my car was slightly off but making the holes a hair larger would probably help on those outside ones.

Thanks, its coming along but I need to go back through everything sometime when I have a bit more time for detail, right now everything is dusty and I am still dealing with some mystery location oil leak somewhere underneath.

I don't think I have actually popped the hood yet since installing it, might need to give that a try but when I looked at it the opening was tight but looked like I could still get to it without too much fuss. let me know if you get to installing yours my SC has a car cover on it right now so its probably going to be a while before I get to work on it.

I have some big plans coming up for the SC in 2016 so stay tuned, It will involve a new turbo setup, upgraded transmission, suspension, and likely some nicer wheels. still debating body kit and paint, we shall see how far I get as that will be last anyways.