AAM Competition : Double Z34 Twin Turbo Build
 

Hey all,

Just wanted to share a twin turbo build going on simultaneously here at our shop. These two Zs are here from one customer, both getting the Greddy 20G Twin Turbo treatment. The build is ongoing, so I'll be back often with updates. Here's the first batch of pictures:


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Installed KW V3 Coilovers:

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And on to the good stuff:

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More pics/news to come!

damn i thought I'd seen Jon's car there.

I was wondering, did you discuss with your customer about the different TT kit options he had? I wanted to know why he chose Greddy over GTM considering they cost about the same. Or was it because he doesn't know about GTM? From what I read, on one of the threads here comparing GTM and Greddy, the GTM kit is better. So, why Greddy and not GTM?

I am not trying to start a Greddy vs GTM war here, I was just wondering what some people's opinions and thoughts were by choosing Greddy over GTM.

We'll get him in here sooner or later, lol :tup:



It's hard to say if one kit is outright better than the other, as both Greddy and GTM make great Twin Turbo packages. The Greddy 20G Kit is great right off the shelf, and we've had good experiences with it in the past with VQ35DE and HR engines. We haven't had as much experience with GTM kits, but based on what we've seen, it looks like their product is very well made and capable of supporting huge amounts of power, just like Greddy's. With that being said, yes, the customer was aware of the other forced induction options on the market, but decided for his vehicles, the Greddy Twin Turbo kit would be the best alternative.

At our shop, we don't bash one brand's product versus another, but offer our advice while encouraging the customer to do independent research to make an informed decision. Ultimately, it's all about making them happy with the products they want on their car. Whether it be our own product line, GTM, HKS or Greddy, we're in the business of building cars the way customers envision it.

Hope this helps.


-Jon

One day......;)

Updates! Here's the new source of power!


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same! one day far far away

^^^^ probably never for me! 2 for 1 guy geez does alternate every day or week or something?

In for updates. Why does he have two of the same cars getting the same build though? Unless the nismo will be a track only car or something...

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BOOST!!!!!!
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BUMP! Update time :tup:


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More to come! :icon17:

2 twin turbo Zs? my god thats four turbos!!!!

Coolio! why is there a Mitsubishi symbol on the turbo in the second pic?

Because Mitsubishi has its hands on EVERYTHING. There are probably a dozen items in your home that are made by, or have parts in them made by Mitsubishi. Thats why it can afford to stay in buisness when it hardly sells any cars.

Yep, they are a heavy industrial company which also manufactures many OEM turbos for Saab (I had a TD04 15t on my old Saab at one point) and obviously on cars like the Mitsubishi Evo.

Wow. 2 TT Zs? I will be happy when my one gets boosted.................

You should be happy that at Mike's we had 5-6 Human shields :-D

haha that was a great moment.

Correct, the turbos are made by MHI, Mitsubishi heavy industries. Even though it's called Mitsubishi as well, it's a different company then the one that makes the cars, that's MMC, mitsubishi motor corporation. MHI also supplies the turbos for the BMW 335i, Porsche Panamera, Cayenne, Nissan Juke and many others. But they are less active in the aftermarket so therefore not as well known as Garrett or Borg Warner turbos.

Very true. Not sure I have ever been in a situation like that before. That was epic.............:tup:

I'm following this with interest as well. Thanks for the good clear photos!

This speaks volumes about how to respond on the net and how to conduct yourself as a professional. Very classy.

These projects are going to ROCK!.

Coop

IF if had 2 370z's, I'd would've done 1 tt, 1 sc, but I don't have two... *sad face emoticon*

Home at last. :)

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Oh pretty. looks a little familiar...

man i miss my TT 350z. i love my 370z but i really miss that greddy kit. It makes me sooo sad sometimes. Good for you though. have a blast with these.

Looking good!!

Glad to see some more builds!

WOW. I need to stay out of these theads. I told myself I would keep the Z simple. Now I want a turbo. Honestly, I think I could sell my wife on a GTR over a turbo....

looking good! Im sure the owners are going to love their new transformed cars... I know i am!

Getting a bit closer to wrapping these things up. The dashes have to come out to custom install Defi gauges in the factory locations. After that, the cars should be ready to load up on our dyno for the tuning! I'll be sure to have videos of that once we do the dyno tune.

On to pics!

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More pics soon! :tup:

Looking good.

Defi gauges. Sweet. :tup:

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I'll have more pictures and dyno videos up shortly! Stay tuned.

How much trouble was it to get the Defi's in there?

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It was a pain. With the 350Z is a lot easier. Installing/Wiring these is a pain. The whole dash has to come out. But the end result is clean, almost like factory.

So 20 minute job? :p
A lot of work, but the results look great.

Those defi gauges are beautiful.

I love those gauges.

I want this so bad though the gauges are too costly in terms of work and time :p

damn "no tuning' law here

good lord.. If I've ever seen a pic say a thousand words that one was it!:bowrofl:

That looks like a scene from a horror movie.

The gauges are beautiful, but my god do those brushed bezels really set them off!