My build

Chris@FsP

How about Fall '10

toner123

Sell it Chris

Chris@FsP

DIGItonium

Haha I'm sold on the Stage 1 kit... just getting other stuff out of the way first.

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toner123

alright just got back from dynoing the car so I will list the results for now till i can upload the graph since my scanner decided to stop working lol

max power i got was 446
max torque was 399.6
PSI was 10
AFR was 12.0

outside air temp was 98 deg with 15% humidity

I spoke to sam and he is going to add a more aggressive tune to my rom since this one is good but is conservitive with pulling timing, were going to designate this as my daily driver map.
You got to love GTM and there awsome customer service=)
After I get the other tune file I will go back to the dyno to get new numbers and keep you all posted.

Not trying to keep my thread on the top just want to give the best review I can for everyone that way they know what to expect and to make sure everyone knows what there getting with there hard earned money, but I must say GTM and the GTM kit is living well up to my expectations.
Frank

toner123

Awsome I am looking forward to your build and make sure you keep us all posted.
Frank

Nitex

^^ Hey that's almost 450/400!! congratz! With an aggressive tune you will hit those numbers with ease

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toner123

Thank you. Yea I can't wait for the aggressive tune to see what it will put down on the dyno now that i seen these numbers lol. I think that is pretty cool sam is going to give me the best of both worlds. A conservative tune that is putting out good power, and then with a flick of a switch a more aggressive tune to get down deep and dirty. Things like this is why I am glade I chose to purchase from GTM. I can't say enough about SAM he posses all the traits that lead to great customer service.

If anyone has any other questions or concerns please let me know.
Frank

DIGItonium

Thanks! Yea, I'm getting a list of stuff together to get it all done at once (gauges, EVC, AFK, clutch/flywheel, etc.). I think the EVC 6 has dual boost settings, so I may opt for low/high along the ballpark of 375-450whp. Speaking of which, are you still using a stock clutch/flywheel?

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing final results, charts, videos, etc. of daily driving experience.

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toner123

I want to say off the top of my head with out adding the numbers up it came to about 15000. That was for the GTM stage 2 twin turbo turn key kit+HKS exhaust+GTM resonated test pipes+GTM competition oil cooler+HKS EVC-S boost controller shipping it to Maryland and having hill's garage looking at it.
Didn't have to purchase the tune since it is part of the turnkey kit with the gtm twin turbo.

Actually all in all I am glade I sent it to hill's garage. They came highly recommended from SAM and I would rate my overall experience with them to be very pleasant. The owner Frank Hill really knows his stuff. Like I mean he really knew my car and was very familiar with the GTM kits and he installed a decent amount between the 350 and the G37. Me and SAM didn't want to send the car to a shop that was unfamiliar with his product because we didn't want to pay them to learn it. Hill's garage was also awesome at providing me updates. Everyday I was getting pictures of them doing work on my car and they also provided pictures of things they found wrong. They were straight up and were honest to me through the process. Now I am not saying the shop you are telling me about isn't good just wanted someone that was a master tech on Nissan and is familiar with GTM but for basic maintenance I will give them a shot. As far as major tasks my car is either going to Sam or Hill's Garage since they both have been standing beside me and contain unyielding knowledge of our cars. Thank you for letting me know about them the only place I heard about around us for imports was millennium auto sports and from what I have heard there track record is shaky.

Alright for boost controller I went with the EVC-S. It also has two modes just like the 6 but it only cost about 350. For the most part it will do everything the 6 can such as maintaining boost pressure, drop off, response and peak hold. I didn't go with the 6 because personally I don't need all the other junk that comes with it. You can get buy with out getting a boost gauge because both have built in boost gauges with them. I want to keep the OEM look and didn't want to go the route of having gauges everywhere so right now I am saving up some money and I am going to go with the Blitz unit that will display them through my navi screen. Originally I was going to go with the HKS Camp II but from research and reading the Blitz one is better and gives more bang for buck. All the additional reading I will want will require the purchase of additional sensors as where the blitz has everything for a price of 600. This is just some food for thought.

Now to answer your question I am still running the stock flywheel and clutch. When i was planning on doing this the original idea was to replace them, but after reading about the people when they did this they were having slave issues and had to revert back to the stock ones made me change my mind. Also since there was no fix to this issue I didn't want to buy it and then have to worry about it one day failing. Also with the HP your goal is I would think you wouldn't need one. When they come out with a upgrade that fixes the issue and my stock one is burn up then i will move to a better one, but as long as mine is holding I feel there is no need to replace it since on cars that have been driving with this set up for about 20k miles are still going strong. Thats just food for thought to shave off a couple thousand until when you really need it.
Thanks for your interest and questions, if anyone has anymore or would like a request to see something such as a specific picture or video please let me know. This thread isn't designated as DIY but was for the soul purpose as a review thread and to provide as much info to the whole community.
Thanks again
Frank