dude, I don't know what you've done with your car. If I did, I'd applaud it.
shit, I was just in a show with a buddy of mine saturday in Panama City. He's got easily, one of the cleanest Spec V's I've EVER seen. Nismo lip kit, header, stromung, SAFC II, full clean audio, etc. Did it all himself. The engine bay is so clean your mother would let you lick it. I give him props because of the work he's done. Not about his engine.
I'm not gonna sackride an engine, unless, like you said, it's a 2jz, SR20, Rb series, LS1, etc.
Anyways, here's just one of many shots of his car I got. BTW, his full exhaust with stromung and header is more quiet than my 3" turbo back.
BTW, pegleg burnouts save money (aka, i only have to replace 1 tire instead of two

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