thanks for the suggestions guys. i have a hai and i have not checked the motor mounts yet but have flipped the dogbones. still have the small leak on my crossover because i didnt have any time to fix it today with work and bball. did do a lil comparing with a couple buddies at work today and notice that they are both getting a lot more vacuum than i am. one is a turbo cobalt and the other is a supercharged civic si and they were both sitting at about 20 at an idle and im sitting at about 9 to 9.5 at an idle. I dont know what i should be getting but i would think it should be pretty close to what they are getting while im just sitting at an idle. today i did scan it and see that a p0135 code popped back up. this is the second time ive seen it so im thinking i might have a bad o2 (bank 1 sensor 1). also on the to do list is a new fuel filter that never got put in when the engine did. Another thing ive noticed is it smells pretty rich but i was just thinking that was because i no longer have a cat. Any way i know i should start checking for vac leaks maybe change the o2 sensor unless you guys think otherwise and get my exhaust leaks fixed. cleaning the throttle body and maf prolly isnt a bad idea either since i dont think that has ever been done and i think i could possibly have the couple on my sc going out. im starting to hear a lil rattle coming from the sc at idle, its not as bad as some of the vids ive seen on youtube but there is a slight rattle there so it prolly couldnt hurt to change the coupler. dont know how much all of this will help but i didnt just drop all this money so i couldnt go fast Again thank you guys for all the suggestions and keep em coming if you guys feel like im missing anything