Thanks, we are lucky that most of the Mazda owners are cool guys that like to help and enjoy each others knowledge and help. Cant say enough about Patrick, Sam, Jason and others.
Regarding the valve cover, its chrome dipped. As for now the intake pipes are the way HiBoost sends them. THey are polished but I need to work on them, to give the full chrome effect. The turbine and manifold are polished and double ceramic coated by Performance Coating in Arlington.
Vic