That's because winter isn't when you put on different tires, its when you send the car back in for MORE upgrades! DUH.

SHUMBY - I would complain cause you got 8K on em... thats far far too much

Oh thanks for the heads up shumby... I'm about to get my GTM TT Z on the road.. I bet its going to have the same problems your having... If I hadn't already spent so much money on this TT kit I would sell it and get the stillen SC.. I didn't take into account all the sets of tires I'd be burning.. I bet your MPG has droped too.. from all the heavy throttling

Ninja edit :p

Since Shumby is and Automatic, he should have a little more problem with traction vs. an 6speed grear box.

Shumby: Your Avatar fits your personality, hahaha I love it.

are there any new updates on the new parts sam was developing?

The new ported intake peice was a success! Working like the ptype did so mine should be coming mid this week and I can continue with the install, woot!

I should have mine this week also, and hopefully some new results with the long tube headers.

^^^^ Hope Baker Tuning gets Dreamers crap car done soon so I can have my body kit, wheels and BBK installed by next week. :stirthepot: :bowrofl:

Hows the Corolla loaner car treating ya Matt, plans for Corolla Turbo I hear?!?!? Maybe we can ask Sam if he can whip up a kit. :driving: :tup:

Hope the LTH's get to stay after this though....:tup: and will the new exhaust have more flow than the Berk????

Edit: What happened to project Yume???

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...f?t=1279479505

That's great news! Can't wait to get the new intake as well so I can post up a full review of the kit!

This is the information that I have been waiting on. Are you gonna post here or make a new thread? Before I saw this, I sent a message to Sam asking about the progress on matching LTHs up with their SC kit......

:icon18::tup:

Bump for Z updated, read a bit hoping the c.a.r.b legal stage zero charger can be used with LTH and actually increase hp. :stirthepot:

I get mine this week. Installing this weekend. I had to send in the ecu rom just to make sure the verts dont have a different ecu.

^^^ first SC vert. that will be cool.

Just wait till i get miy stage 2. My tires will last 1/2 as long as yours.
Shumby. how the car running. What oil temps do you see when you run it hard?

Z

First off congrats to those who have this kit and thanks to all for the great questions and info along the way.

I will be ordering my SC kit very soon :happydance:

I can't wait!

What kind of tires are you guys running in the cold.. The temp droped to 52 tonight and on my way home and I was burning the tires all they up into the top of 4th gear... I need something that grips in the cold.

i am running michelin pilot alpins. they rock

I went to work this morning and the temp was 45 F. No issues.

Do you have F.I.?

lol I had an intake temp of 28F the other morning. No issues. I'l let you ys know when it hit -40 outhere and tell you how it handels really cold temps.

Can i still get this kit for $4995? What would be a good shop to have it installed?

you should give Sam a call and see what he says. he might know a shop around you. I don't think the intro pricing is still available.

i believe Z1 Motorsports is in GA..they're vendors on this forum and i know for a fact that they do install GTM kits..give them a call and ask for Dustin..he's a really cool guy and would be more than happy to answer all your questions.

Awesome thanks guys! I'll let ya know what they say ;)

Let me know what they say, I'm not that far north of them. ;)

I need a good installer in Texas as I may get the GTM kit after I come back from NTC and will have a little extra duckies.

Is Houston close enough for you?

FYI - the new and improved pipe has arrived. I will continue installation this week/weekend. One thing to note off the bat is how much material was actually removed. The pipe is much thinner on the inside as far as the eye can see and its incredibly smooth on the inside.

I'll post up a quick vid later on today

Im in el paso so I would have to drive to GTM if I cant find a good one closer. I think Houston is about 10 hrs? Not sure.

So is this new pipe part of the kit now? And what was wrong with the original pipe?

LOL...:tiphat:

Seriously man, give it a rest.

Well, he's had to take it in the Stillen thread, so :stirthepot: all's fair in love and war.

Not sure he meant it in the way your taking it but none-the-less, I will answer that question...

There is no difference in pipe design. It was just, for lack of better terms, port and polished...They are applying that process to all the current pipes. I'm sure all new ones from here on out will already be casted properly.

A bit long ways, but would hate to see you go to a closer shop and run into problems.
For where you are I would suggest trailer it to the shop then when complete pick it up and drive home. Trailer fee would probably be around what it would cost to drive it out and such.

TX is so freakin big, I might just take it to GTM, I think they are only a couple more hrs than Houston.

Actually, it's only about a 20 mile difference. I have driven both. I would take it to GTM. :tiphat:

yea thats prolly what I will do after Xmas. GTM are you having a Hpoliday sales on the kits and install?

I figured I'd post this here as opposed to the "reviewed" thread where Shumby mentioned his tranny issue.

So what does that mean for the rest of us who have or want the automatic. Does GTM have a fix for this, or are they working on one?