Check ur injectors ( co-worker ) has dame problem in hes BMW car runa good some times and some it acts exactly as u describe it . Can't hide ,smoke, shaking like crazy . Check them and see if your injector are getting a signal from the ecu
There is too much demand for gas in this country which leads to the gas companies to do as they please plus is not like is gonna hurt them by people not pumping that day sooner or later you are gonna have to pump gas . Plus like it was mention b4 the gas prices are not bad in this country is...
I work with marine turbos (cruise ship cargo big as ur engine and bigger ) we bought a kempi machine 450 v is the easierachine to weld alum but cost about 10000 lucky my father inlaw bought it ( his business) lol
Depends if u want good paint or cheap shit PPG paint is really good but expensive . So for the money and time it might be cheaper to take it to mako .I spend 250 on paint and clear just to paint my bike ..so is up to how many bills u looking to spend