Not problem at all.

Yeah. That. I just didn't want to hear it until I got home.

We'll talk about it whyou get back. Ninja edit so you won't see it again! Haha

Lol

Made it to Kansas City for the night. 3.5 hour drive tomorrow. Almost home but don't want to jinx it. Last leg was at night and around 85 degrees. Gas milage wasn't as good this time at 20.8 mpg. I'm tired and want to get home. Full review to follow tomorrow. Gnite.

Drive safe man :tup:

I feel like a virgin waiting on his first piece of arse! Hurry up with the pics and hopefully a video:stirthepot::pics:

Lol. I don't have a video camera except for my iPhone. I will get them downloaded this weekend.

Yeah, we have been discussing that in another thread. The current theory is that the ECU is calculating fuel use based on pulse width. With bigger injectors, the pulse width goes down relatively, since a shorter pulse on a bigger injector gives the same amount of fuel. It would be nice if that was a parameter that could be programmed, but it seems like at this point it is not.

Regarding fuel mileage in general. Does the SC use a clutch? I.e. when cruising along at 70 are you making boost or is the SC freewheeling? I would think that you should achieve near OEM MPG if the SC was effectively decoupled when not accelerating.

Just to chime in, I'm getting about 250 miles from my tank as well.

That must make long trips less fun. :(

Less fun for the wallet, yes. :shakes head:

More fun for the foot, YES! :tup:

Made it home problem free. Gonna spend the weekend unwinding from the trip. I'm beat. I will write a full review on Monday.

Wayne I want some pics and a video ... Nowww

I can get 340-350 ish if I drive a 5 over the speed limit without hitting boost

Good to hear man :tup:

Awesome that you're back home all the wayyyy from GTM! I'm scheduled to pick my car up Wednesday, as well =)

But my journey is to Hawaii so it will be a quite longer process and adventure =(

What part of Hawaii.

Island of Oahu... I work at Hickam/Pearl Harbor

ohh nice. I was at maui and now in kauai.

Glad to see you are home Dixon. Looking forward to the review.

Ok, where to start. I went to GTM last Wednesday to get the Z. Sam has a lot going on there. Z's are everywhere. He is also working on the Infiniti line. My car was still being worked on when we got there, but to Sam's credit, I had a leak in one of the intake tubes, so they were replacing the tube. It was a SMALL leak which I'm not sure I would have noticed, but it made me feel good about my car being there and that Sam does NOT cut corners.

The car is lowered 3/4" on KW V3's and has Hotchkis sway bars. Sam said that on a handling scale of 1-10, it is an 11. I have to agree! It handles like it is on rails.

The headlights from MRWorks look amazing except for the fact that they are condensing again. I called them, but the company folded. I will never do a headlight mod again. Too much of a pain in the azz.

Sam installed the water/meth system in such a way that you would never know it had it. I will let him go into detail if he wants, but there was not enough room in the bay, so the original plan was to cut in my trunk and put a water tank there. Sam takes great care and pride in his work and didn't feel comfortable butchering the car that way, so he came up with an ingenious idea so it all looks stock. It works VERY well. I drove it all the way home and didn't have to fill it again until I got home, and even then, it wasn't that low.

Did not go the route of the GTM exhaust because he still had to fabricate the exhaust and we were running out of time. He gave me several choices on brands and after talking to Andrew and a few others, I went with Invidia. I have not been disappointed at all. It is throaty with absolute no drone or rasp. It is a deeper sound and I like that a lot. The tips look amazing on a black car.

I took it for a test drive in flip flops none the less and I felt like a damn noob. Since I went with a new twin plate clutch, it had a much different feel to it. The release on the clutch was a lot higher on the pedal position than stock, so it took some time to get used to. The clutch had a little chatter to it, but nothing bad, and Sam said that was normal due to the twin plate. I'm not a clutch pro, so I thought he would know more than me. I have a guy here who builds racing cars and I will just ask him for his opinion.... it wouldn't hurt. When you start it up, it has a slight, and I mean slight, whine to the SC. You have to listen for it.

You take off from a stop, accelerate, shift and then PSHHHHHHHH!!! Wow!! It was amazing. The car is so smooth on power. From the initial take off to the shifting point, the car does NOT hesitate at all. There is continuous power all the way through the RPM band. I have been in TT'd cars where there is a lull down low. Not in this thing. I cannot tell you how much I am enjoying this car.

The fit and finish of the car is top notch and I give GTM all the credit in the world. I know I was hard on Sam at times because of the frustration at the time it was taking, but in the end it was worth the wait. They are true professionals and the end result is reflected in that professionalism. These are my opinions and I am not being compensated at all by GTM. I am just a customer who is extremely happy with my car and I am happy with the results that were produced by Sam and his crew. I would definitely go back to GTM for my performance needs and I would recommend them to anyone considering a SC or TT kit for their Z.

That being said, the trip took me from Sams shop in Rancho, through Vegas, up to Utah and then hwy 70 through Denver to St. Louis. The car performed well even in 118 degree temps in the high desert. I had oil temps that did reach 240-255 at times, but never got any higher than that. Water temps were normal even in some spirited acceleration. I never once received a check engine light once the trip started. I did get one on the test drive, but Sam identified the problem and it was corrected. After that, the trip was FLAWLESS. I have the car home and have had it out everyday. There are no odd rattles, smells or hiccups. I drove 1815 problem free miles to get here and have not stopped smiling.

If you have any questions that you have, I will answer them the best that I can. I am working on getting a hold of a video camera and will post the vids as soon as I can. Here are some pics of the car and from the trip. I used only thumbnails because it is a pain to embed all of these pics. Enjoy.

Wayne

More pics

Still more pics

....and more

Wayne,

We are very happy and glad that we have met and exceeded your expectations. Also, I want to pass on the credit to the rest of the crew here at GTM that worked very hard and did not settle for anything less than the best. In all honesty, we could have had the stage 2 done months back. What slowed us down was the massive potential we saw that hadn't been realized yet.

I want to personally thank you for taking the plunge and driving your car across the country the way you did. That shows everyone here that this kit is reliable and can stand up to long road trips without having to worry about anything going wrong. Heck, you even got good gas mileage once you took foot out of it a little bit.

I want to thank you again for your patience and hanging in there with us.

Sam

No problem Sam. Yes, kudos to your crew too. As I said before, you have my future business as far as I'm concerned. I want that new radiator!!! But that will have to wait until next year. UGH!!

I am interested on info/pics of the meth injection. What kit was used? Where is the bottle? etc etc

Where was your pipe leaking at? I have the same problem too

Great review Wayne! :tup:

Snow performance. The bottle is shared with the windshield wiper fluid. They now use the same fluid.

At a weld near the MAF

:tup:

Wayne, thanks for the review. Doesn't sound like your trip could have been much better.

Now I really have the itch for an SC. SC with divroce papers or wait another 1-2 years to get SC without divorce papers? it's a hard decision.

LOL, so you are spraying ur windshield with meth?

Exactly where mines is leaking at. I had to make my own gasket and sealed It up with some gasket maker. I believe that was the reason which was causing my bypass valve to flutter during idle

Wiper fluid contains methanol anyway, it's just a little different ratio.

I was fortunate. I bought my wife a jeep wrangler and she felt that it was only fair that I get my mods. That's a tough decision bud!!

Do what dixon did, get the wife something first and in one year get the kit and keep the wife. :tiphat:

Congrats man, I am waiting for someone near me to get this kit so I can check it out!

Hey bud. I just saw your FS link. If u don't mind me asking, why are u selling?? Oh and thanks for the congrats.

Edit** Nevermind. I read through the link. Got my answer.

congrats on making it home safe, can't wait to see more pics and vids of your car. I still have 20 days to go before i set off on my trip towards stage 2 :)