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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GTTRacing97GTS" data-source="post: 1569239" data-attributes="member: 22993">The downpipe turned into the next roadblock. There are braces between the firewall and strut tower to reinforce that area and it was blocking any route for a traditional downpipe to go. Nick even tried with an oval pipe and just could not maneuver it correctly. I really did not want to do a hood exit or fender exit exhaust. Even though it will reduce some strength there, we decided to remove that brace. I don't drive the car hard enough or often enough to be concerned and I'd rather a traditional rear exit exhaust.[ATTACH=full]42980[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42981[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42982[/ATTACH]For now it's just tied into the existing exhaust. I still have old Flowmaster mufflers on it, but I plan on ditching them and trying to duplicate the IRS tail pipes from a New Edge Cobra. Not sure if it'll end up looking like I hope, but we'll cross that bridge in a little bit.Hood latch mount bracket had to be modified so the intercooler could fit properly. Ended up doing 2.5" intercooler pipes. They seemed to fit better and we didn't think I would need 3" at this point. The motor isn't "built", I'm still running a stock Miata LSD rear, I don't have a huge turbo and won't be running a lot of boost for now. I may end up regretting this decision, but again, not going to second guess things now.[ATTACH=full]42985[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42987[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42988[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42989[/ATTACH]Next obstacle was the hood. I never ran an intake or air cleaner on it, so the hood always fit fine. Now with the carb hat and IC pipes, the hood was just not tall enough. I kind of always knew that, just kinda hoped I was wrong. Nick did a nice job cutting for it to fit.[ATTACH=full]42990[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42991[/ATTACH]Just need to finish up some small odds and ends and then fire it up. I'll be bringing it home to finish the rest of it.[ATTACH=full]42992[/ATTACH]</blockquote>