I think I've decided that I'm just going to fix the car as it sits and sale my unused parts, and possibly sale the car and get something else. Just trying to decide now if I want to ditch all the parts or just do something simple like the pulley/headers/cat or just fix all the little things and keep it close to stock as possible for best resale value. I thank everyone for their insights on my current issue, and I might start posting parts for sale soon.