Thanks guys! Dirk.. lol, I like the look of the Kingtech's purple filter more, but it's a little longer & I don't have the space. My tentative plan is to taxi test the crap out of the plane & make sure the pump doesn't fail. I think the wires just bent a lil & didn't effect the solder joint, but no way to tell 100%. Maybe I will send it in to Barry for inspection before the actual maiden (firm believer in Murphy's law). K-180G fits in the UF with no problem, even with the full bypass installation. I cut a few cheater holes to make sure there isn't any aspiration problems, but after looking through them & seeing the space in the closed bypass, I don't even think that was necessary.
Happy to hear Barry didn't utilize crow with his. I'm hoping just that will take care of the extra residual. With 179oz of total fuel, I should be able to stay aloft for over 9 minutes even at full power, so after 5 minutes off trimming and fun, I'll get the approaches to GA's going, & if I don't figure it out by 9 minutes or so, shut the turbine & land to a full stop. Oh well, moving at a snails pace! my 2yr old is not concerned with my UF re-maiden..lol
Will keep you posted, Thanks a million!