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8-19-2013
Thank you. Magazine?... maybe one day. I would be pretty giddy at that thought. 
I had the work done at Louis Auto Body. They are here in Burlington, NJ. My car stayed inside the entire time. They took great care with it and returned it looking magnificent. Louis came highly recommended after doing some research. He also did some work on my friends S2000 and it turned out great! Took around a month to complete, but I told him I was in no hurry.
Work done...
Full base coat/clear coat with PPG factory MB color
Painted engine bay/jams/and inside hatch
Fenders rolled and rear widened
Lower rough strip sanded smooth
Fitted Feed bumper, Mazdaspeed carbon hood and Gandor mirrors
Shaved antenna hole
New windshield
New door lock
Misc push pins and OEM parts
$6500 out the door with taxes
I can't find a bit of orange peel on the car. It is virtually flawless. I haven't even buffed it with my 3M SRC finisher or waxed it yet. Looking forward to those results as well...
8-24-2013
Intake Pipe & Nozzle lines
Today went great! I finished my water injection lines last night, and got the intake pipe mounted up. I played with a few configurations and ended up with the below. I think it worked out well. Its solid, and the filter isn't resting on the intercooler. I have plenty of fittings and line to play with other configurations in the future. I have also considered welding a brace to the pipe for added stability. Since I am injecting pre-turbo, the reliability of the intake setup is paramount.
I also tested my WI system with my compressor and everything is on point. A beautiful mist activated at 8psi.
Initial Tuning
Today's tuning was easy as pie. Starting with a map that Turblown had posted on the Adaptronic forum made it really easy. I did spend a few hours scratching my head as to why my EGT's war warm, and not wanting to smooth out. I then realized my timing was still locked at 0 degrees....*doh*. Once that was sorted, it only took a few minutes to get open loop idling and driving well. I pretty much added fuel to the entire map as the tune was done on a mild port. With my big streetport, adding the fuel brought it right where it needed to be.
It's pretty much tuned to around 6psi. I'm personally not going any farther on my own. Rotorfest is tomorrow, and I will likely take it for an extended drive. I will continue to drive it, and double check everything over and over. I want to get a few hundred miles on the engine before I start slapping big boost to it. However, it looks like I am on point for Thursday's tune!!
Overall, very happy!
