May 2008- I decided it was time to do some general maintenance on the GTP, so i figured why not do some upgrades at the same time! I knew my front shocks were shot, so that was first on the list. Next, my rear passenge strut mount was broken, causing the car to rattle a lot at high speeds. Also, my intake manifold gaskets were allowing slight amounts of coolant to enter my engine, so i had to replace them. Since the intake manifold was coming off, I decided that I was going to do a ported eaton supercharger, an intercooler setup and a larger throttle body.

Brief list of parts that I bought:

ZZP Ported Eaton Supercharger (Inlet and Outlet ported)
ZZP Short Stack Intercooler with upgraded heat exchanger
OEM Intake Manifold Gaskets
75mm NorthStar Throttle Body
KYG Performance Shocks (Front)
OEM Rear Strut Mount Replacement
New Modular Pulley System from ZZP with a 3.0 inch pulley

Pics of the products:

ZZP Short Stack Intercooler Core

Heat Exchanger

Difference between a Northstar throttle body vs stock

NOW THE WORK BEGINS!

The blower pulled off

Supercharger taken apart

The lower intake manifold pulled off and the valve covers cleaned and painted black

Another view of the car

Bumper gone!

New lower intake manifold gaskets in place

A slightly cleaner manifold being bolted back on

The upgraded heat exchanger mounted

The water pump for the intercooler mounted

Another shot of the naked car

The intercooler core in place on top of the intake manifold

The car gettin put back together, still no shocks though...