Here is my ride...new mods in the work

I like the old ones better because these are too general. Everyone has these, it seems, if they want black wheels with a chrome lip. Yes they look good, and yes they're much lighter making the car much more agile, but as you said you're better off with the other ones for showing off the car. Besides, the Riv shouldn't look aggressive. You can make it a bad a$$ car, but you shouldn't do much to change the stock look.

quote "I like the old ones better because these are too general."

I dont particularly care for flashy rims with complicated designs... i like simple straightforward but agressive styling. I think too much detail draws the eye away from the whole car which is in itself a work of art and therefore should not need rims to help it out... but to each his own.

what size are those now? 18's? I'd say they certainly look big enough. I love the deep lip.

If these guys change your mind, and you decide you don't like them, I'll make you an offer...

Their still "20 x 9.5". I'm running the same tires as before.

I'd keep these on, though I agree the toothiness of the original rims is a little more awesome. It's not awesome enough that I'd buy your old rims instead of lighter ones like these.

Realized I haven't any enigne photos up. Gen V w/N+, SLP, etc... Since the Gev V transplant I haven't designed a FWI so it's a short design from leftover parts..

SICK

Looks awesome. GenV is my goal for next year. This year was headers and trans...

you can say that again!
so what does your boost peak at with the gen5 and 3.4"?

It peaked at 11.6 with the old M90 and 3.4 on a cool day. 50-55* if I remember right. Now it's cold 25-30* and the Gen V is on. I haven't checked it since the swap but I would imagine 12-12.5. I plan on doing a cam here in a couple of weeks and will tell you what I am seeing then when I rescan...

Not to pi$$ on the parade, but how does your IAT look in the summer with the short ram?

With my stock setup, I had a custom FWI boxed off from the engine heat. I have not had the chance to redo it to fit the Gen V and N*. I am currently running off what parts I had left over from the first time... 4" aluminum tubing and 9" conicle filter. It's cold here now so I wont do anything with it until next month. It will be a closed off FWI again in time for summer.

nice plug wire set up!

Wow !!!




One day my engine bay will look like that.

Nice pics!

Engine bay looks good!

nice riv

sexy sexy i want something to that effect on mine

i was looking at ur avatar and and i think it would look sweet with black paint chrome fender trim and window trim and grill with chrome R

Here is a few photos on the first camping trip of the season. It's at a buddy's land. 44 acres of wildlife preserve- 3 ponds, sky tower, lots of trails, cabin (although we used tents), absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Temp was high 60's during the day but the night was cold... they say high 40's but it felt like high 30's. It was my family (my two boys, myself, and my girlfriend) and another couple with their boy. The other couple's big ATV fanatics so they brought several. The Riv's a little loaded down as you can see but I did manage to buff out some of the recent damage... once I get it repaired and the trunk lid painted, I will have to take more photos for the Riv calander in '09!

im in love with ur car. what lowering kit do you have and were can i buy one?

It's Eibach STS springs, four cases of beer, two tents and camping gear. Not to mention foot deep grass!

i should be able to handle the beer part lol

REALLY REALLY cool

Finally started the mods after several weeks of delay. I am having Paul at PRJPerformance.com do the installs. I think I can do it myself but my schedule is full, I don't have a good place to work, and this guy knows his stuff. I can't thank Paul enough for his advise and help. The engine is dirty on the outside but remarkably clean on the inside- especially for a 140k mi engine. I did have 3 cracks in the LIM gaskets and was seeing a little coolant getting in.

First things first... top engine. LS1 springs 105# and seals. Stock retainrs. Notice in the first picture the height difference...



First two in...


Springs and seals done. Next is 1.6 SLP roller rockers and cam.