I think the biggest mistake was putting the intercooler right over the exhaust pipes... even in a coated state (which I do not think they did) the heat off the headers can melt paint if not shielded and as close as they are to the exhaust it is cooking things Kinda reminds me of many of the early sports cars where they floated the carbs right over the exhaust to be cooked before the gas goes into the engine.. great engineering Bob Benson I think the biggest mistake was putting the intercooler right over the exhaust pipes... even in a coated state (which I do not think they did) the heat off the headers can melt paint if not shielded and as close as they are to the exhaust it is cooking things Kinda reminds me of many of the early sports cars where they floated the carbs right over the exhaust to be cooked before the gas goes into the engine.. great engineering Bob Benson