As a ME student who worked with CAD/CAM...my mind is completely boggled with what kind of G-code is required for that. :eek:

BLM ELECT 80 9-axis cnc tube bender = $100k+ investment depending on the tooling. :drool:

This is nuts dam sam now the days of the elite turbo 370z is over lol

hopefully not much longer haha, anxious as hell already ;(

Sam, give us some ETA please...Is the end of October real deadline? After months of waiting I seriously consider buying the 'old-school' Garret kit.. :|

If they haven't even been trained on the CNC tube bender, it will probably be awhile. That's a lot of piping to bend, jig up, and weld.

i'm in for updates~

Who's in for updates and hasn't paid? Lol

I haven't paid, nor have I been given the opportunity to..

:confused: Opportunity? The opportunity would be yours. Pick up phone and call them.

I vote Spohn to be the gtm rep to keep everyone in the loop since he's in good with them now!!!! And to you that have ordered the kit be sure to order Everything else you need now or you will be waiting a LONG time.. Just ordered my FI exhaust since I haven't heard back from gtm about an exhaust or a meth kit...

Oppurtinity to pay and receive an awesome turbo kit for cheap.....













eventually.:happydance:

You must have done something to piss them off cosmogirl :P I sent Mike an email yesterday and he replied overnight.

Pay for something not even in production:confused:

Not at all besides trying to get my project finished. I may not speak for all but I know a few who feel the same about being blown off by them. Why come out with even more items to sell people when they cant even stock what they sell now. It's just disappointing.

That's how group buys work. You can pay early and wait, or hold off until its in production and pay substantially more.

This right here is key I think, they are making the kits, you will end up getting a good product, it will just take some time. is a couple of months worth thousands of dollars to you? The price for a single kit has to be higher than the tier one price and that was group as well as introductory pricing. I would think the price is going to be a good bit higher if you were to buy this a year from now.

Edit: saw they posted retail so you save around 1200 buying it now and waiting, jeebus you could buy an aftermarket lsd for that, or wheels, or coils

The emphasis on "wait":happydance:

i was in on the first berk cat back group buy and yeah 4 months for an exhaust soo...

Paid in full here over a month ago, I think most people have already either paid or at least put a deposit down.

You do save a bit of a chunk with the group buy.. but do have to wait :( you are technically waiting now anyway even if you do buy it when it comes out of production lol :P

On a brighter note! who else is super excited and doing the install themselves? Think I'll try get it all done in 1 weekend.

Starting to see the cracks ......

I'm gonna be installing myself! My car is actually on stands and completely stripped apart, ready for the turbo kit to be installed. It's great having a beater car to drive around town.

I'm gonna be planning to install the kit over a months time, It'll give me time to work with school and my job, as well as make sure I have all my extra parts in order.

Well that is my fault for assuming I missed out on the group buy then, hence my confused:confused:

:tiphat:

Just to Clarify....

Is the group buy option still available?

"This pricing will no longer be available once these kits are on the shelf and ready to ship. This is on a first come, first serve basis and the closing date of this offer will be determined in the next couple weeks."

This makes me think so, but a quick phone call to Mike or Sam at GTM would answer all of your questions. A phone call, not PM or email. I've had issues emailing/PMing them, but they answered the phone every time I've called them.

Just call them. You will still get the price. I talked to them every other day.

Thinking I'll take this on myself, however I am not sure on the clutch/flywheel install as I dont have appropriate tools or space...

My .02 on the clutch and flywheel. Take it to a dealer (I don't say that very often).

If/when the master cylinder fails during install, they will warranty it out. There is also a service bulletin out for GTR Dot 4 brake fluid replacement for the Z's so this will cover your cost of fluid as well. These two things alone save you ~$200 and can make up for a good portion of the labor cost.

What do you talk to them every other day about? Sounds like a romance in the making... lol Maybe that's where I went wrong with mike... hmm...:icon18::nutswinger::nutswinger:

I don't hang on nuts. I hug them. Lol.

Seriously I have some upgrades and working on some custom things and Mike has helped me a lot with very small things and proper tech info. Besides Z1, GTM has been about the only other shop willing to give there time with no rushing to get me off the phone.

Everyone serves there purpose.

Harry,

You are being very disrespectful and certainly do not know us well enough to be making that kind of statement. We have been very courteous to you and professional with you throughout all our business transactions. We are not "blowing you off" as you describe. Every time you call, we answer. Every time you had a request on anything, we reply to you. We are in the business of selling parts and taking care of customers. Why would we blow you off?

When you bought a Blitz boost controller online from another vendor and you were hitting 40psi of boost, you thought it was defective and bought another one from yet another online vendor. Then, when it did the same thing, you called us up and Sam walked you through installing it correctly. We helped you with a part that you didn't even buy from us and you have the nerve to imply that we have poor customer service? Really?

When you called to get our exhaust and complained about the price and the lead time, I told you that we are going to be getting our mandrel bender up and running and will be able to offer our exhaust to you at a better price with a faster turnaround. I told you that when we get it up and running that I would get in touch with you to let you know. You would call up every couple weeks asking the same question. I mean, I can only tolerate being a broken record for so long.

When you asked me about the meth kit, it was late in the afternoon on a Friday and I had an instruction manual that I needed to finish up for a customer and I explained to you that I needed to get that done. I also told you that you can purchase the kit from our website and it would be faster for you to do it that way rather than having me put a quote together for you. Considering that you are perfectly capable of purchasing two Blitz boost controllers from other vendors online, I honestly don't know what is holding you back from purchasing the methanol kit from our website.

Our customer support is unparalleled in this industry and there is always someone to talk to when you call and we are just a phone call away. If we don't meet your standards, I'm sorry. There is only so much we can do.

Ultimately, this is a thread about our new turbo kit and this isn't really the place for this sort of discussion. If you want to continue, please start a different thread.

-Mike

Alright mike since you have finally decided you untuck your tail from between your legs lets get the facts straight.

1. My car was never boosting at 40 psi because it is not possible. That you should already know but I understand your a desk and phone guy.
2. I never complained about the pricing because sam had discounted the other items I purchased besides my TT kit and I was hoping he would do the same for an exhaust.
3. You have blown me off on the phone when my drivers side turbo came shipped Unclocked which too me a lot longer to do the install and making me have to fab a part to make it work. I was just trying to figure out why things were not lining up and you swore it wasn't gtm's fault when in fact it was.
4. I called and spoke to you about a meth kit because you guys went about installing it into the intake ports instead of the intake tubes and before I ordered I wanted more info on that. Again you blew me off and I heard nothing.
5. 5 years ago I spent over 10k on a built motor from your company and with what I have spent currently on my 370z Iam over 20k.
6. I ordered your 3 inch down pipes about you assured me it would bolt up to any 2.5 exhaust and later I found that was not true and had to have a reducer welded in to make it fit. That's why I have been sending emails and calling about your 3' exhaust.

So if your asking me why I not so happy with your place of business it is because I have invested in your company over the past 5 years only to be blown off and disrespected in the process. You can get on here and act like the perfect business but the fact is after money is spent with gtm customer service go downhill. I know I don't speak for everyone here and but business relationship started good with you guys too at the beginning. The truth is you guys are getting Too big for your own good and customer support is lacking. You guys have way too many things going on when you cant even keep up with your existing items your selling. What does that say? Sugar coat it anyway you like mike but there are the facts.
Good luck to your 100+ people who ordered the kit who will need customer support..

:drama:

Fight, fight, fight. JK. Get this crap out of here though.

:iagree: This exactly

Better ways to pull your panties out of a bunch... Like PM's or a separate thread on your problems with them.

Please accept my apology fellow z members. I would not have posted that if mike did not call me out and so I replied...
You guys are going to absolutely love your Twin Turbo Kit!!!

Mike is not a desk guy. If he is then he wouldn't be answering all your technical questions because 4-5 years of mechanics study in college cant end up like a desk guy as you described.

The thing is Mike is just too nice to answer phone calls and answers your questions and gets you update on your current order. They are indeed over loading with their order and your order delay few more days/weeks because of that, but i dont even know why you're complaining since you said you got a discount of all GTM parts. I wouldnt complain if GTM is giving me discount.