Stage 2 GTM had any body got it yet ?
 

Any body know when they are being shipped ? Or has any body got there's yet.
Mines a stealth kit to it will take a little longer.

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everyone on here sure KNOWS you ordered one.....


best of luck when it does come.

hah when Sam releases the upgraded 7at i will probably be purchasing one of these guys....

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Ain't that the truth? Slight delay in the SC. Not gonna speak for Sam, but he said a few days delay.

haha we sure do know... what exactly is a stealth kit?

The kit is all black, piping, intercooler, etc.
It is black because it is coated to help with cooling.

Oh I thought components were less visible than on a regular kit. Thnx Matt.

What are you doing for you 7at transmission?

i am verrrry close to buying this kit, however i dont want to destroy the car. Isnt Sam coming with a fix or something?

The intercooler is since it is black it will be a little less visible.

Which is always helpful in avoiding the rice crew

Lol, its a stealth kit, but we ALLLLLL know about it. ;)

What kind of coating is it that helps with temps? Jethot?

i have no idea if the coating helps for the heat.
I got so that it atracts less interest from the local police

Dreamer, please elaborate on this. Last I heard it was only powdercoating...

The piping may be powdercoating but you cannot powdercoat the intercooler.
It has to be a spray, I will try to see if I can dig up a thread where Sam talks about it. I have found old one but it is just pictures.

http://www.the370z.com/forced-induct...tml#post427627


What I can find so far, probably best to send Sam a PM on it exactly on what process it is they are doing the thermal coating and product used.

Nah, if I did anything I'd get it jet hot coated...plus I don't have more than a few feet of intercooler piping so I don't care that its a little $. Just never heard of paint that helps with heat dissipation....

I do not believe it is 'paint' it is a thermal coating.

Coating typically helps to keep heat in or out of the pipes, but I cannot see it increasing the heat dissipation of an IC unless somehow it adds significant surface area. If anything I see it being worse because you want a very conductive material in your heat exchanger and most coatings are insulative. The other problem with a black IC is that it will start to get rock chips and look like crap after a while.

The thermal dissipating coating used on radiators for decades is what we apply to the intercooler. It increases the "black body" radiation profile of the heat exchanger.

For those that aren't familiar with heat transfer, there are three main types of heat transfer: convection, conduction, and radiation. The coating used increases the radiation type of heat transfer without significantly reducing the other two types. ;)

Nice! How does it hold up to road debris?

About as well as the paint on the front of your car.

If I were concerned about the car looking factory fresh 10 years after buying it, I'd do a few things to help, such as a mesh grill in black, and 3M clear bra on the front end of the car. But, if I'm looking for max performance and looks are secondary, I wouldn't even worry about it.

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TDC (Thermal Displacement Coating) by Sam on my Z back in the day...

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/6717/img1512fd5.jpg

Thanks for the info Mike.

it's a thermal coating...i have it on mine as well.

You are so helpful.

I didn't see the other posts when I responded smarta$$.

Wrong side of the bed?

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