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5-18-2013
5-24-2013
Throttle Body
I decided to keep the stock throttle body. With my power goals and the majority of driving on the street, I felt no reason to upgrade. However, a little beatification was in order. I re-polished as much of the body as I could reach. Then, based on a recommendation used Testers enamel paint to carefully paint the linkage. No contact or pivot points were coated, so the operation will remain smooth. I think it turned out pretty good.
Misc
Intake manifold is almost ready to be bolted up permanently. I have one more AN/Pushloc line to run. I am using the Adaptronics internal MAP sensor, so I need to run a line through the firewall. Holding true to my "NO more silicone vacuum lines", it is the last -4 line to run.
I have also chosen to run Aeromotive Stealth dual pumps. It may be overkill, but that is fine. After calculating flow, I feel the Stealth just barely handles 500whp. A second will keep everything happy, and should satisfy a switch to E85 if I ever choose. Fittings, wiring bulkhead, and spare pump are on their way.
Lol... I don't know about "above all others", but not bad for this WV boy. 
The Testers paint seems to work out pretty well. There are plenty of small things in the bay I will touch up with it. It was used on advice by a man that powder and ceramic coats for a living.
With the dual pumps, I thought it was extra insurance. My original plan was to incorporate a check valve on each branch of the Y-block. This way if one of the pumps failed, it would carry the other. However, I have had a hard time finding a compact enough unit to fit with the assembly. With an open Y-block if one pump failed it would bleed off the pressure from the other. How much, I do not know. A single Stealth has been proven to around 530whp, so I wanted to use a dual pump setup as insurance really. I will likely do further research and see how everything fits when I start to mock it up.
