Here is the HP and Torque the car makes as of 07-20-2005, before the installation of the heads, camshaft, headers, catted y-pipe, UD pulley and tuning. 324 Rear Wheel Horse Power and 330.1 ft/lbs of torque.

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Below are a few pictures of the beginning of the installs. Click on thumbnails to see a bigger picture.

TEA 5.3 Stage 1.5

TEA 5.3 Stage 1.5

Exhaust ports

Exhaust ports

Intake Ports

Intake Ports

Patriot double gold springs

Patriot double gold springs

Intake

Intake

Valves

Valves

Springs

Springs

Exhaust

Exhaust

Intake again

Intake again

Well ported

Well ported

Surgery begins

Surgery begins

Gotta protect it

Gotta protect it

Not too much carbon buildup

Not too much carbon buildup

Pistons

Pistons

Stock stuff

Stock stuff

Cleaning

Cleaning

Blowing air

Blowing air

Holes need to be free of anything

Holes need to be free of anything

Again

Again

Protection

Protection

Gaskets in place

Gaskets in place

Brand new gasket

Brand new gasket

5.3 works of art

5.3 works of art

Going in

Going in

Checking

Checking

More light

More light

Old spark plugs

Old spark plugs

Got lean....?

Got lean....?

Reworked valves

Reworked valves

Perfect...

Perfect...

Nice job

Nice job

Special tools

Special tools

Taking shape

Taking shape

QTP header

QTP header

Other side

Other side

Stock header

Stock header

Heavy stuff

Heavy stuff

Torque time

Torque time

Precision

Precision

Marking

Marking

Ready to torque

Ready to torque

Checking torque / angle

Checking torque / angle

Pushrods

Pushrods

Rockers

Rockers

All good

All good

Double checking

Double checking

Fine tuning

Fine tuning

Precision tool

Precision tool

Sequence being done

Sequence being done

Almost there

Almost there

Valve covers

Valve covers

Covers in place

Covers in place

Intake and Shaner S3 TB

Intake and Shaner S3 TB

Don’t forget to check the exhaust page soon, headers and custom fitting of Y-pipe and XR-1 muffler soon.