Yes, placed it as far forward as possible for aerodynamics and recirculation. Also the heat transference to the hood itself, tends to be in the front most section of the hood.
No, the metal mesh was something my Fabricator added to break up the line of sight to the tire.
Yes, that is a copper...
The new "what type of oil" thread.
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Your goals, like you mentioned, live inside this one constraint 'I wanted to get a upgrade turbo but i want to stick to the stock fueling system.'.
Your options for upgraded turbos with a stock fueling system...
This is my third lip, and my least expensive, because they're basically disposable. It's some adjusted driving behaviors, and luck, to keep them alive long term.
An OBD dongle will give you the exact measurement of your oil, and help you understand your situation a little better.
This is ECUTek but I know the parameter is available on BM3 and a few other platforms.
At the least, this should help you understand your oil level before going to a...
Story time..
TL;DR: Create a relationship with your service tech.
Last season I broke one of my stock axles. The axle failed in a particularly unusual way, where it is still in place, but ripped the boot and produced a lot of play up and down in the axle itself.
The car could still be driven...
Believe it or not the torque actually ripped multiple mount points from the AWE exhaust, including the bracket and muffler the bracket was attached to.... so It's staying crooked until the sp1r arrives to replace it. 😔
Here's a pic of one of the failures, along with some diff fluid from my...
I changed my rear diff fluid, and scrubbed the glue from the wrap off the car.....
one handed, because I'm about a week out of shoulder replacement surgery 😅
My 7-800hp supra is out as often as possible in Wisconsin, salt be damned. I wash it pretty much every day at touch free washes with undercarriage sprayers.
This is subjective, but imo, this is a car that's meant to be driven. So drive it, and enjoy it as a car, instead of a museum piece...