Reflections on GTM over the years

elperuano · 02-12-2015, 01:06 PM

Car looks sweet. A finished build is a finished build.

Rusty · 02-12-2015, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bullitt5897

^^^ this! I will be at zdayz of you want to see it in person!

I'll be here.

I'll be looking you up.

By the way. Does the scooter come with it?

bullitt5897 · 02-12-2015, 01:11 PM

hahaha we had sooo many jokes about the scooter that night... I even offered my friends 240 for it and the guy turned it down hahahaha

bullitt5897 · 02-12-2015, 01:14 PM

By the way I am revamping alot of stuff on the car... so it is on jack stands for the moment. We may also be pursuing another tuning avenue outside of Uprev... The car drives like a big turbo supra... about 400rwhp in the low rpm while its spooling then bam light speed! I have yet to take a full throttle pull.

brutusvk · 02-14-2015, 09:41 AM

If a business has a long reputation of bad or problematic transactions and you still decide to patronise their services, you have nothing to complain about and nobody should feel sorry for you. If you get burned before the problems are known, complain away, help prevent others. If you stand up for a lousy business and try to convince others "this time will be different", ask yourself why you are setting yourself to look bad and shouldn't you bare some guilt when more people get screwed over? I got no dog in this fight. But I have seen this over and over in all car forums.

DEpointfive0 · 02-14-2015, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Z eliminator

I talk to him all the time. Hopefully he will have the stroker ready to ship in less than a month. Yes there have been setbacks.
But make no mistake GTM will make a comeback.
A lot smaller but he intends to make every thing right over time.

Z

Brother... I don't know how you haven't SHÍT yourself... The Canadian weed must be amazing, because you've paid them like $50k over... 2-3 years ago...(?)

Chuck33079 · 02-14-2015, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Brother... I don't know how you haven't SHÍT yourself... The Canadian weed must be amazing, because you've paid them like $50k over... 2-3 years ago...(?)

Denial isn't just a river in Egypt, man.

phunk · 02-14-2015, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Z eliminator

I talk to him all the time. Hopefully he will have the stroker ready to ship in less than a month. Yes there have been setbacks.
But make no mistake GTM will make a comeback.
A lot smaller but he intends to make every thing right over time.

Z

A machine shop in town here just did a 4.0L or 4.3L (cant remember which size) VHR stroker for a non-forum-member I know. Took them about 8-10 weeks with delays in backordered main bearings from ACL and the first set of pistons being the wrong pistons. Cost him less than $10,000 for the entire short block said and done and assembled ready and waiting for heads.

The customer paid around $5000-6000 up front for the parts, then the bill for the machine work, assembly, etc at time of delivery.

Let me know if you want me to put you in touch with this shop.

phunk · 02-14-2015, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bullitt5897

By the way I am revamping alot of stuff on the car... so it is on jack stands for the moment. We may also be pursuing another tuning avenue outside of Uprev... The car drives like a big turbo supra... about 400rwhp in the low rpm while its spooling then bam light speed! I have yet to take a full throttle pull.

How much power does the car have now?

I know the big fuel pump was pulled out of it because it was found in one of the rescued cars that ended up getting finished and tuned somewhere else.

Is the GT-R manifold still on your car? I was under the impression that was also pulled off and put on the same car.

09nismo498 · 02-14-2015, 05:26 PM

what shop phunk? just curious

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Originally Posted by phunk

A machine shop in town here just did a 4.0L or 4.3L (cant remember which size) VHR stroker for a non-forum-member I know. Took them about 8-10 weeks with delays in backordered main bearings from ACL and the first set of pistons being the wrong pistons. Cost him less than $10,000 for the entire short block said and done and assembled ready and waiting for heads.

The customer paid around $5000-6000 up front for the parts, then the bill for the machine work, assembly, etc at time of delivery.

Let me know if you want me to put you in touch with this shop.

phunk · 02-14-2015, 05:33 PM

Its a local walk-in-only family owned machine shop. I wouldn't post their info to a message board without their consent... especially this thread.

DEpointfive0 · 02-14-2015, 05:35 PM

Most shops that rebuild engines can install a stroker kit. I believe the only specialty equipment an engine builder needs is just a cylinder honer, or whatever the hell it's called

phunk · 02-14-2015, 05:38 PM

Sort of... But in the VQ's case, a stroker generally involves wet sleeves; now removing most machine shops from the equation. The guy I know has a large investment into a Mazak machining center that is dedicated to performing wet sleeve installation. He also has experience with wet sleeving Nissan 60 degree V6s.

Also, a high end machine shop has an endless list of specialty equipment well beyond boring and honing for engine balancing and assembly. If the only equipment your builder has that you have never used before is for boring and honing, your odds of a successful build will be greater somewhere else.

bullitt5897 · 02-14-2015, 08:51 PM

I know the member who got my parts... We already had a several hour phone conversation about it.

We went even larger on the fuel pumps I will attach a pic of it next to an oem unit and a 340lph that most run...

Yes I still have the GTR intake manifold as well see my avatar...

bullitt5897 · 02-14-2015, 08:53 PM

As far as power is concerned... I am having the car gone through by a local mechanic that I trust. Once that is finished I will start a thread on this specific build.

02-12-2015, 01:11 PM	#693 (permalink)
bullitt5897 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North GA Posts: 6,831 Drives: Twin Turbo Z34 Rep Power: 3682	hahaha we had sooo many jokes about the scooter that night... I even offered my friends 240 for it and the guy turned it down hahahaha Rusty likes this. __________________ *Shop Cars: 2013 318whp Nismo VspecII 370z SOLD, 2009 1000hp+ 93oct 4.0L TT 370z Fast Intentions STAGE 4 #054*

02-12-2015, 01:14 PM	#694 (permalink)
bullitt5897 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North GA Posts: 6,831 Drives: Twin Turbo Z34 Rep Power: 3682	By the way I am revamping alot of stuff on the car... so it is on jack stands for the moment. We may also be pursuing another tuning avenue outside of Uprev... The car drives like a big turbo supra... about 400rwhp in the low rpm while its spooling then bam light speed! I have yet to take a full throttle pull. Rusty, madwi and wsarver like this. __________________ *Shop Cars: 2013 318whp Nismo VspecII 370z SOLD, 2009 1000hp+ 93oct 4.0L TT 370z Fast Intentions STAGE 4 #054*

02-14-2015, 09:41 AM	#695 (permalink)
brutusvk Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Az Posts: 220 Drives: 2014 sport package Rep Power: 10	If a business has a long reputation of bad or problematic transactions and you still decide to patronise their services, you have nothing to complain about and nobody should feel sorry for you. If you get burned before the problems are known, complain away, help prevent others. If you stand up for a lousy business and try to convince others "this time will be different", ask yourself why you are setting yourself to look bad and shouldn't you bare some guilt when more people get screwed over? I got no dog in this fight. But I have seen this over and over in all car forums. elperuano, Rusty and Leroydsouza like this.

02-14-2015, 05:33 PM	#701 (permalink)
phunk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,655 Drives: 370 Rep Power: 944523	Its a local walk-in-only family owned machine shop. I wouldn't post their info to a message board without their consent... especially this thread. 370Zsteve and JARblue like this. __________________ Charles @ CJ Motorsports : Website \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube Home of the 9 second, stock longblock, stock drivetrain 6MT 370z. 9.91 @ 142mph

02-14-2015, 05:35 PM	#702 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	Most shops that rebuild engines can install a stroker kit. I believe the only specialty equipment an engine builder needs is just a cylinder honer, or whatever the hell it's called __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

02-12-2015, 01:06 PM	#691 (permalink)
elperuano A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southwest FL Posts: 1,374 Drives: G37S Rep Power: 28	Car looks sweet. A finished build is a finished build.

02-14-2015, 05:38 PM	#703 (permalink)
phunk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,655 Drives: 370 Rep Power: 944523	Sort of... But in the VQ's case, a stroker generally involves wet sleeves; now removing most machine shops from the equation. The guy I know has a large investment into a Mazak machining center that is dedicated to performing wet sleeve installation. He also has experience with wet sleeving Nissan 60 degree V6s. Also, a high end machine shop has an endless list of specialty equipment well beyond boring and honing for engine balancing and assembly. If the only equipment your builder has that you have never used before is for boring and honing, your odds of a successful build will be greater somewhere else. 370Zsteve and DEpointfive0 like this. __________________ Charles @ CJ Motorsports : Website \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube Home of the 9 second, stock longblock, stock drivetrain 6MT 370z. 9.91 @ 142mph Last edited by phunk; 02-14-2015 at 05:47 PM.

02-14-2015, 08:53 PM	#705 (permalink)
bullitt5897 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North GA Posts: 6,831 Drives: Twin Turbo Z34 Rep Power: 3682	As far as power is concerned... I am having the car gone through by a local mechanic that I trust. Once that is finished I will start a thread on this specific build. 370Zsteve and JARblue like this. __________________ *Shop Cars: 2013 318whp Nismo VspecII 370z SOLD, 2009 1000hp+ 93oct 4.0L TT 370z Fast Intentions STAGE 4 #054*

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