So, all this work, and no updates on how well it did… until now:
Driving impressions? Very good. The day before this event, I taught at the local drivers’ school. Aside from student that showed up with a bone stock Evo X, my car handles better than everything else I drove that day. A lot better.
Now, that said, I was still puking oil everywhere. Turns out I had a very slight head gasket leak. I’ve just replace the driver side head gasket and will be putting it through its paces this week in preparation for the next event on June 28th.