So I thought I would share my relationship with my dear Kiki, with all of you. We've had our ups and downs, but all relationships do, right? All of the pictures were taken with my cell phone, so please pardon the quality, but I figure they're pretty decent:

This is before I owned her, in the hands of Mr Dekking:

















Then I got ahold of her. I needed to change a few things right away. So I added ECM Link v3, new punishment racing aluminum intercooler pipes, AEM 5bar 50psi digital boost gauge, and a bumper quick disconnect kit. Mr Laliberte was on hand to assist with the teardown.

Pre teardown:





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Teardown:

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I've always wanted a 2gb Talon wing. They just look soooo sharp. So I added one:

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Then to add my favourite OEM wheels. Out with the 2ga swirlies, and in with the 2gb sexies. Looking good!!:

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Then the aweful happened. I broke her heart. I managed to hydrolock the motor, because I was too lazy to buy a set of inner fender splash guards. The damage caused a bent eagle rod, and a blown head gasket. I limped her to Ghislain's house, and we tore her down again.

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And this is how she sits. Doctor Ghislain has been helping me with her and working diligently on getting her back on the road, but she'll be a whole new beast when she's healthy again. Thanks to Ziggy @ RTM Racing, I have a pile of new parts going in to make up for the broken heart. Abusive relationship? Maybe. New: headgasket, eagle rod, silicone coolant hose kit, RTM aluminum driveshaft carrier bushings, driveshaft u-joints, rad cap, thermostat, gaskets everywhere, and a whole pile of powdercoating to be picked up. I'll post more pictures as the story goes on!

I snuck a picture of Ghis' motor in there with the mix. First one to find it gets a cookie!