UPDATE:
Got the head back, ordered a new freeze out plug, got new OEM front & rear main seals (not sure why I got THREE though…) got VHT spraypaint for the head, manifold and turbo, removed the turbo to paint and…found there is oil leaking from the compressor housing, the wastegate won’t open, there is a kinked oil feed line AND (drumroll please) there is shaft play!!! YAY!!!
I’m pretty positive i’m getting an SR20 T28 off a very nice man I know for $300 and I’m gonna get a Z32 MAF, Nismo FPR and some sort of boost controller. prolly manual for now then I’ll upgrade later to the 21st century lol
…sigh …
If your gonna run a Z32 MAF your going to need a some kind of engine management to convert the signals since they are different between the Z32 and RB20 MAF, can’t just plug-n-play.