Very good looking car.

Well I think that will be a little to much but I am painting the side skirts Tuesday

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HP Logic, re the GTM TT install, is the car an automatic or manual? If manual, did you stay with the stock clutch?

haha. really?!?

it is a manual tranny, and we went with the JWT clutch and flywheel

Congrats on pioneering the 370 FI frontier! Would you be so kind as to write up a review of this kit? Driving impressions, opinions, vids, and the such -

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Sam

What are the two puffs of smoke out the tailpipe at around 19-21 sec?

Its a turbo diesel now, jk :tup:

not sure, it was one of the tuning runs so it could have been an overly rich spot or sudden timing decrease, but my guess is that it could have been the end of the run or rev limiter since the smoke didn't come out from under the car meaning that since it has open dumps the wastegates were probably closed.

Great install. Makes my old DSM dino runs look like a toy...

Given the video, it appears the car is still pulling pretty hard and continues to after the smoke puff, so it shouldn't be the rev-limiter.

Either way...man, I want to find out BAD if the 7AT can hang with it...lol.

Then it'd only be a matter of rounding up the money - lol.

What is the puff of smoke before the rev limiter kicks in?

Unburnt fuel I'm guessing since these vehicles will be tuned to run a tad on the rich side.

yeap as simple a that

I guess some have never seen a turbo car, an aftermarket one at that, on a dyno and specially one that has no cats in it, just straight pipe all the way so nothing to catch those fumes

you should see mine LOL

You're right, I've not seen one.

I was just surprised that it happens like that - I mean, through a lot of RPM range, then all of a sudden two puffs of smoke...as if it's building up in the exhaust then gets blasted out....but I know that shouldn't be true.

...with F/I cars...typically they will run best/safest with an Air/fuel ratio of about 11.5 : 1...this is significantly richer than a naturally aspirated car which will like 12.5 : 1 or leaner....that being said...the unburnt portion of the combustion process can sometimes create black smoke...most cars with open wategates will expell the overly rich discharge through the wategate dumps before it can reach the tailpipes....but sometimes the wastegates will adjust momentarily to control boost and you get a diversion to the rear exhaust section......

...in short: The black smoke is normal...and depending on the cars plumbing/turbo setup you will see it intermitently....

-Jack

i wanna see flames! out of the exhaust that is

Any feedback regarding how the turbos have impacted oil temperatures?

haven't really made a point of checking but we did add the Stillen oil cooler, I know on the dyno they were not an issue.

It really depends on how hard you drive it. If the oil temp creeps up, it will be due to the engine and not the turbos. If the motor is not in boost, oil temps stay down.

I have an HR motor and on my daily commute, the temp reading on my CAMP2 hits around 230 deg F in Southern CA. The commute speeds range from stop and go to "pretty fast";)

The oil feed restrictor to the turbos are VERY small (thousandths of an inch). The oil feed is meant to lubricate the bearings in the turbo. Cooling for the turbos are taken care of by the engine coolant. FWIW, my coolant temps run between 180 and 200 degrees F.

Thank you Terry. Just the kind of response I was looking for. So really, the direct impact on the oil temperature from the turbos is minimal because a very small portion of motor oil is in contact with the bearings.

Do I have that right?

correct, terry's explanation was pretty good, the amount of oil is small when compared to the oil capacity of the engine.

cooler is always a good idea specially when considering the temps down here and also that you will probably be driving the car harder and also the engine reving a lot faster while in boost than when NA

On the way home from work, I took note of some peak holds which I haven't cleared since the beginning of this year. We've also had our share of 100+ weather. BUT ... I've never tracked my car so I've never hit limp mode.

EGT = 1453 at the manifold

Oil T = 233

Coolant T = 222

For reference at idle, the EGT goes down to 700-750.

So yea, the turbos will not add much more heat to the oil but under boost, the higher EGT WILL. If I tracked my car, I'd add an oil cooler.

Thank you Terry. It would be interesting to know what EGT an N/A car sees at the manifold.

i know this is off the wall but what are the specs on those wheels

Sizes are Front 19x9.5 30 offset and Rear 19x10.5 18 offset

thanks:tup:

turbo systems replace the intakes, so the stillen gen 3 intakes are replaced by intercooler piping

Can the automatic transmission handle this TT setup? And if so what other upgrades would you need to buy to make sure it ran perfectly (if any)?

Sorry I dunno if you answered this already but what front lip is that? Also who makes those rear spats?

i assume your talking about the silver car. if so they are the front sides and rear spats are all nismo.

Yes, AT reliability can be increased by adding a tranmission cooler and shift kit to keep fluid temps down. Sensors and gauges that have audible alarms are also highly recommended to monitor temps and pressures.

Sick build fellas!

Looks really good guys. Any word on a price/close estimate to a price?

I'm also interested in pricing.

The price of the kits can be found on GTM's website... Install you can expect to be around $3-4k depending on what all you got. Remember its more than just the kit. You have to figure in the supporting mods as well.

has anyone else installed a gtm kit? all i know of is this one and GTM's....