Jimmy had driven the car today and was pleased at the performance and shifting, although he didn't press it hard. As we BOTH found out there is little 'press' needed on the pedal to wake it up.
I arrived at 5pm to find his detailer Mark finishing up a full clean & wax. REALLY sharp, and an extra perk I wasn't expecting.
We settled up to both of our satisfaction, and I took him for a short ride. Well, you've all heard the reports from others, and it was as impressive as I was imagining. I also kept it below 1/2 throttle, but that boost starts building and it has a mind of it's own. Me likes.
I was VERY anticipatory of how the 5AT transmission would react with the TransGo kit, and any programming that was done via ECU. Before, the OEM box was sluggish and slow. Nice and comfortable, but not crisp. NOW it's crisp. As Sam informed me early on, D would be comfortable, but DS and manual shifts would pop firm. Perfect! This was really gratifying. Highly recommended.
Wouldn't you know it, but my wife caught the flu today and was home needing to go to bed early. I had to abandon my initial plan of a nice long highway ride and simply take it home after a 15 min jaunt. My 8-yr-old needeed a babysitter.
I'll put some time in on it this weekend, weather dry.
One disappointment: There is a VERY pronounced drone at 2100-2500 RPM in the cab. Loud. Below and above it's
fine, but that's a very popular range for everyday driving. This is a full GTM 2.5" exhaust with CAT test pipes. I'll discuss this with Sam.
Beyond this there is still some minor tweeking needed: The idle is anywhere from 700-1000rpm and it's not gotten any logs sent to GTM for diagnosis. (Am I correct on this?) We'll do that soon.
The Shop's dyno is available, but we want to make sure it's right on the road first, before stressing it on the dyno. Especially with the auto, we wanted to be cautious. Fine with me, and we WILL put it on soon enough.
Overall satisfaction is HIGH. More news as it develops. Thanks for paying attention to this delayed build.
Coop