I don't have internet at home anymore so couldn't post...
I GOT TO DRIVE HER YESTERDAY!!!
After a crappy Saturday of not getting the car to start at all, I got her started yesterday. Turns out the Pulse Width during start up at 20*-40* wasn't enough. So after I bumped that up, got her started. Stupid Chicago weather. I hooked up the 5v ref wire to the TPS sensor and adjusted one setting in MS that cleans up the noise. After some trial and error, she idles perfectly. The car is running rich at idle, so the AFR was at ~12.5, but will pull some fuel there and lower the afr a little. Looked at what MSLV recommends and it pulls out quite a bit it looks like at idle. Will try that next time I get to the garage.
Fixed oil return line off turbo that was leaking; loose fitting. Looks like just a very small coolant leak from the heater hose but other than that it looks like no leaks.
I cut the hood while the car was warming up good. Unlike Jason, I didn't have to pound the top of my manifold. Made 2 cuts on the braces on the inside of the hood and she closes perfectly.
Perfect fit
After that, I pulled the WG spring so the turbo wouldn't build boost and took it for a drive. Car feels good. Was running lean when I floored the gas, I'm thinking from the WG bypassing the O2, but we'll see once I put the spring back in. That clutch/flywheel feels great. Kept almost killing it off the line, and the rpms drop very quickly between shifts, but it's great. Only time car didn't lean out that bad while nearly flooring it was in 1st gear, and she had some pickup to her. Drove 8 blocks, logged ~85% of it. My dad drove behind me just to make sure I didn't break down or anything and he said it sounds great (of course was loud because of the WG dump) but he liked it.
Random inside shot. Have to clean it up a lot still and rehide MS and the cables.
Then finished mounting the bumper and cleaning up some other stuff and the garage. Was hoping to do some more driving all this week to get the break in done, but it snowed, and have another 2 snow storms on their way, so who knows when the car will leave the garage again
And lastly, my Grand Am is going to the shop. Compression test showed: 120, 25, 0, 0. I'm getting a discount at my old shop and just having them take care of it. I don't have time or space to do a tear down again sadly, but I need the Grand Am asap. Getting towed to the shop this week.