Getting Murdered

For those who aren't in the know, the "murdered out" look is apparently what they're calling flat black finishes nowadays. We're not talking your DIY garage flat-black rattle can jobs - this is an actual finish applied at a paintshop.

G35driver has an interesting thread showcasing a few cars that just say no to gloss. When done right, there is an unmistakable stealthiness that is hard to resist.

Engine Bay Stealth +1

Theodore Roosevelt once said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." These are great words to live by when you're packing a lot of ponies and live in areas of ahem, abnormally high scrutiny from law enforcement. When the dreaded po-po are peering into the recesses of your go-fast bin, you'll gladly trade every trophy, every compliment from every prepubescent teenager thats ogled your car for an opportunity to fly under the proverbial radar.

So what do you do when you're packing a 500+hp stroked 4G63 on the street? SocalEvo member GT40 decided to go stealth, or go home.

I cut the custom manifold up and changed the wastegate to a 44 mm vband tial that is tucked in under the manifold. This did 2 things for me. First, I got rid of a reliability issue with blowing wastegate gaskets. The vband is awesome. Second, running the wastegate under the manifold allowed me to put my stock heat shield on over my thickwalled 321 stainless equal length manifold.

Next, I killed the intake and made a custom 4" carbon intake that feeds the stock air box. A second 4" tube feeds from the front bumper with a k & n filter in the bumper for a true cold air 4" intake.

Finally I black coated the upper intake pipe, fmic, wastegate etc.

Thats right folks. Five hundred horses to the wheels, a fat powerband normally reserved for much larger motors, and a package you can take to get milk at the store without going home in a towtruck.