Do you wear gloves when you drive? Perhaps some heavy duty bandages from boxing? A lot of callous as a carpenter? (The last one being less likely to do scratch up metal) I have a FK8 but I replaced the OEM knob with the red leather one for FL5, since the base of it flushes with the ring on the...
Maybe it’s the way the photo is taken, but it seems so much more prominent painted. For me, I would probably opt to paint only the top side of it, or if there were clear distinction of the side flaps, paint those, just to keep things more subtle.
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From my experience with my previous turbo cars (WRX and Evo), when you're using a recirculation kit, it should be fine as long as the spring on the BOV isn't too loose or tight. (usually adjustable) The awesome car in the video above has a noticeable sound because it also has an aftermarket...