Fun with valve covers + OBX Header impressions

[mike13]

wow, this was a productive weekend.
check my thread at http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=54083 for pictures of my exhaust/ cat/ header install. Also pics of my wheels Nismo LM GT4's.

Anyways, today i decided to paint my valve cover black. Ive always wanted to do it and working on my car on friday gave me the itch to spruce up the engine bay a little bit. So i stopped at Advanced and picked up a bottle of brake cleaner and a bottle of High Temp engine enamel. Application was easy, i masked off a bunch of things like the oil filler cap recess and the spark plug holes. None of this is evident when those pieces are in place. I plan to have the letters grinded off when the paint cures.

on to the pics:




I think it turned out pretty good. Im going to hit it with some #0000 steel wool to clean it up a bit.

OBX HEADER IMPRESSIONS
before:


after 48 hours:




I think it looks pretty bad ass, but i have worries about the quality of it and whether it will crack or not. Overall for S14 i reccommend this header if you have a tight budget. Otherwise look into something made of higher quality steel and better fitment.