Ended up going with the intake elbow. It wasn't the same shade of silver as the CAI or the STB, so now it will match a bit better. Took one look at the alternator bracket, and was like, "Yeah...not happening." lol

 

yah good move, i wish i woulda had mine done when they did my intake.

 

Parts back from powdercoat!

 

They look good. If you don't min dme asking, what did it cost to powder coat them? I did a valve cover job on my truck and I wish i had painted them

 

well I bought a different type of disconnect tool and, lo and behold, it took a total of about 5 seconds to remove both fuel lines. smh...

 

got the fuel rail all polished up. Here's a picture to give you an idea of before vs. after:



As it is now:



EDIT: wow, those pics suck. I'll get better ones tomorrow.

 

I got everything done for $120. The guy was doing a buy one get one free special. The intake mani was $90, then I got the elbow free with that. Valve covers for him are usually $30 apiece, but I got both of them done for that much because of the sale.

 

let us know how the valve covers handle it. was wondering if they were to flexible and paint would crack. like the looks. and yah i did my rack and took some pictures with same results. lol

 

? not sure if I understand what you're saying here. The valve covers are already powdercoated, I just had them done black. Yeah they're black stock, but they look about 200% better than they did before.

 

mine were just painted,,, at least looks like plain factory engine paint. lol, ill have to look at em again, maybe change with the rusty ones on the netter.