My kit has arrived! WOOOOOP!

GrooveStyle

This is on a stock exhaust/cats too? Do you know what pressure you're at?

YzGyz

Johnny don't play around when boost. His shop is top!

YzGyz

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jwick

I would of expected more torque for that HP level. Not a bad thing and probably much more manageable on the street.

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jwick

I also agree that installing your own turbo kit makes you feel so much more comfortable with maintaining it in the future. I know mine backwards and forwards.

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gotparts?

Set the car up to run 12 to 13 degrees on spool up and midrange and trickled timing up to redline. It definitely hAs a little more in it. Awesome build and thanks for letting us tune it!

Jayhovah

Thanks for all the support Johnny! I couldn't be happier with the experience. Don't forget, I want a sticker!

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Jayhovah

Got as far as Tallahassee last night and stopped to get some sleep. Car threw an SES light around Pensacola (9ish hours into the trip) but visual inspection looked good, temps looked good, car is running well. I texted Johnny and he said I'm most likely fine. I ordered an obd2 Bluetooth so I'll be able to read the code tomorrow. Getting 24mpg. Fuel computer is reporting 12. Heading off to St Pete!

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GrooveStyle

You can stop off at a big box auto parts store, and often they'll read the code for you for free if you want to know asap?

jwick

Yup

AutoZone will do it for sure.

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Jayhovah

When I was a child, my Dad was a little overprotective with me. Maybe not overprotective, but definitely overly cautious. Let me give you an example. On the 4th of July, when all the other kids my age were shooting Roman Candles at one another - I was the frowning dork holding a single sparkler... while wearing safety glasses.

Why am I telling you this story? Because today, I am that kid again. And the overprotective parent... that part is being played by my OEM clutch. I can drive around, but full torque just causes immediate slip. I am officially in the clutch market. Already got an HD CSC ready to go in. Being that I am back to my small garage, no tools, jack stands, and scarce time - I'll probably have to farm out the installation. Plus, installing a clutch is not nearly as fun as installing a turbo kit.

Good idea! I did get the car home and parked in the garage today and immediately fell into bed. Got a ton of things to do and the OBD2 reader gets in tomorrow so I'll probably end up using it anyway.

The car runs awesome. Pulls HARD. A little touch of throttle in 6th = 120mph before you know it. It's an absolute joy to drive. I probably stopped about 6 or 7 times over the whole drive to do visual inspections, etc and didn't have a single issue besides the SES light popping up right after a refuel. I did a whole tank cruising at about 78mph to get a good fuel economy test. I only boosted 3 times, but an accident put me in stop&go traffic for about an hour and a half.. still got 24mpg! For some reason the fuel computer reads 12. Not sure what is going on there, but I am not terribly concerned. My passenger for the entire trip was a big fire extinguisher, and I am happy to report it never got off it's lazy a$$.

The idle hunts a little bit here and there.. Johnny tells me the ECU will learn eventually and it should settle out.

One more bit of great news, I forgot to report! I found out on Saturday that my 2011 PW (orange plasti) was a total loss. You can imagine I was hoping for this when I went ahead and bought another Z.. I just forgot with all the 500+whp excitement. Guess how much they are giving me for it!? $21,698. $98 more than I paid for the 2013 which is 2 years newer and 20k miles younger (not including Tax, Tag, Title of course). Between the accident, the loss/repair of the PW, buying another Z, the installation with substandard instructions, the tune, and the 1000 mile journey with little testing there was a lot of room for things to go wrong for me and somehow I squeezed through no worse for wear. Johnny's actual words were "I would have told you you're retarded" when I explained the train of decisions I had made. Sometimes I guess it pays to be lucky! =)

Now.. What do I do with this big box of stock parts? The effort to go back to stock could likely never be worth it and I have no space to store this stuff. Not to mention, I am so in love with the car now I will never want to sell it anyway. Anyone know how I might get hold of a Nissan parts recycler or something where I can unload this stuff for a few bucks? Got stock exhaust (leftover from the PW), airboxes, cats, exhaust mani's, washer reservoir, etc.

Also, anyone TT have a solution to getting the washer pump back? Maybe with a smaller reservoir? I get going TT requires some sacrifice, but I wouldn't mind having this back.

Tomorrow I will go sign the papers on the PW. Insurance even told me I cold bring some tools and yoink off some of the aftermarket stuff I left in there... So I'll grab my homelink mirror, speakers, amp, escort mount/wiring. Probably swap the center console too since the one in the new car is a little scratched up.

Probably won't have time to start sorting through media until next week.

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jwick

Funny thing is that's exactly what Johnny would say!

The original GTM turbo kits had an option for a smaller relocated washer bottle. You might want to call Gamma and ask them if they have one.

Oh and no shock on the stock clutch.

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YzGyz

Yupper, Johnny would say that out right to your face then smile. I would yank out every part possible from the old car including OEM parts. Pedal, bezels, floor mats, door panels, entertainment console parts, shifter boot, everything.

Congrats on the car man. I would get a South Bend clutch set. 6 puck, and RJM pedal.

YzGyz

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GrooveStyle

Wow dude, awesome to hear on the insurance. Pretty sure that wouldn't work out that way for anyone else ever.

jwick

I've had pretty good luck with my Z1 clutch. Full face disk and it held 465wtq no problem before I retuned to 440wtq.

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tonyHTX

Don't worry Johnny tells me that every time he sees me, which is a few times a week!

I had a Southbend Stage 3 Endurance full face sprung DXD and the pedal was slightly stiffer than OEM but it still had smooth and quiet engagement making it easy to drive daily. However, it started slipping eventually when I was at 560whp/525wtq. I believe they are good to 500wtq so it should hold for you, but if you plan to go higher than I would recommend getting an upgraded pressure plate. Also, don't forget to get a lighter billet flywheel along with it.

Currently, I am on a Southbend Stage 3 Drag (6 puck) with upgraded pressure plate. I was told it should hold 800+ wtq and am currently at 678wtq. It has been holding quite well, but is a heavier and kind of twitchy. Even with the RJM pedal there is a grabbiness to it that makes it slightly cumbersome in daily stop and go driving. I am told it isn't as bad as a Clutchmasters, but there are still some nuances that take some getting used to.

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