GTM Performance Engineering stage 2 600hp supercharger kits line-up press release

wstar · 10-10-2011, 02:33 PM

Well, IMHO the whole way they went about handling fluids for the 7AT is broken by design, so it's still their problem. At the very very least, they should have made it possible to accurately fill this transmission (by their own specs) without using a super expensive dealership-only tool. They could have done this with one of two minimal changes:

1) Delivered the AT fluid temp data on a standard OBD-II PID that any scanner can read, allowing the service manual directions to be followed by anyone, or:

2) Re-written the instructions to use some other piece of temp data, e.g. an IR thermometer pointed at the base of the pan after a certain warmup cycle while ambient temps are within a certain range.

It really bugs me that nobody but my dealer can officially even tell whether my transmission is filled to the proper level or not.

SPOHN · 10-10-2011, 03:00 PM

When is the press release for the radiators coming? Or there cost.

SAM@GTM · 10-10-2011, 03:06 PM

People love to speculate without knowing all the facts. A couple points I would like to bring up briefly.

First, the transmission was not low on fluid. Initially, they thought it was, but once they checked the fluid level and confirmed it was not low, that argument was invalid. For us, to ship a car without checking the fluid before it leaves is absurd. We are very thorough and know more about these cars than most techs at the dealership.

The second point, is that this transmission was not 100% when it came in. Just by looking at the condition of the fluid, we were able to determine that there was a potential issue and advised Andrew of the potential transmission problem. The transmission did work during and after the installation of the supercharger. As a matter of fact we were the one to send Andrew to the dealership to address the concern we had with the transmission. The Nissan tech came back with the nonsense story of the fluid being low. We got involved and shared the data we have on the transmission with Nissan and they took care of it. End of story.

There is a great amount of information that can be shared about Andrew's transmission that can help the whole community and we will be discussing these things in our detailed transmission write-up. So please be patient and stop speculating and coming up with stories.

Ron · 10-10-2011, 03:19 PM

I too want to know about the radiators... and Sam, I sent you an email, can check it out when you have a minute?

SAM@GTM · 10-10-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by wstar

It really bugs me that nobody but my dealer can officially even tell whether my transmission is filled to the proper level or not.

We will address this issue in great details in our press release, We will have a detailed guideline/producers of how to check the fluid on this trans, also we are working on producing a dipstick system to make the whole process much easier .

Sam

XwChriswX · 10-10-2011, 03:23 PM

With the 7AT upgrades getting the final revisions for press release, what's next on the table for GTM?

ND370z · 10-10-2011, 03:31 PM

The car was leaking from what he told me. He took it to gtm after the show and gtm fixed the lines that you guys installed that was leaking transmission oil. If something is leaking why not fix the whole issue?

The Dimer · 10-10-2011, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XwChriswX

With the 7AT upgrades getting the final revisions for press release, what's next on the table for GTM?

VVEL? I guess no, but there's always wishful thinking.

XwChriswX · 10-10-2011, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dimer

VVEL? I guess no, but there's always wishful thinking.

I was thinking maybe the GTR Intake Manifold conversion... hopeful its <$1k too.

SAM@GTM · 10-10-2011, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

With the 7AT upgrades getting the final revisions for press release, what's next on the table for GTM?

There are a couple things we are working on. One of them is a aftermarket wide range MAF option for 600 - 1000hp. We're planning on posting that up real soon and we are entertaining the idea of developing a GTM Vehicle Monitoring System similar to the CAMP2 but much better monitoring and logging capability.

About VVEL, we don't really perceive a need for us to invest our development time since UpRev is supposedly working on it.

SAM@GTM · 10-10-2011, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XwChriswX

I was thinking maybe the GTR Intake Manifold conversion... hopeful its <$1k too.

GTR manifold conversion Development is done, It is in the Manufacturing phase now.

Don't kow about the 1k price range though !

Sam

SPOHN · 10-10-2011, 09:02 PM

What about the radiators

SAM@GTM · 10-10-2011, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPOHN

What about the radiators

We are done that and working on the press release.We just tested it on a car making a little over 1000Hp and it did an amazing job cooling the engine down.

Sam

Nixlimited · 10-10-2011, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAM@GTM

We are done that and working on the press release.We just tested it on a car making a little over 1000Hp and it did an amazing job cooling the engine down.

Sam

Is that the elusive White Dragon?

VQStryker · 10-10-2011, 09:31 PM

Dam! GTM is busy as ever, keep it up

MAF sensor, radiator, gtm version of CAMP 2...

10-10-2011, 02:33 PM	#196 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Well, IMHO the whole way they went about handling fluids for the 7AT is broken by design, so it's still their problem. At the very very least, they should have made it possible to accurately fill this transmission (by their own specs) without using a super expensive dealership-only tool. They could have done this with one of two minimal changes: 1) Delivered the AT fluid temp data on a standard OBD-II PID that any scanner can read, allowing the service manual directions to be followed by anyone, or: 2) Re-written the instructions to use some other piece of temp data, e.g. an IR thermometer pointed at the base of the pan after a certain warmup cycle while ambient temps are within a certain range. It really bugs me that nobody but my dealer can officially even tell whether my transmission is filled to the proper level or not. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	When is the press release for the radiators coming? Or there cost. __________________

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XwChriswX WFLYIDNNE Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In The Fastlane Posts: 50,648 Drives: 02 GDB WRX Rep Power: 452	With the 7AT upgrades getting the final revisions for press release, what's next on the table for GTM? __________________ Bonnie - Stage 2, Audio build coming this fall! R.I.P. Abby 3/29/10 - 3/30/14

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SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	What about the radiators __________________

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SAM@GTM NOT AN ACTIVE SPONSOR. DO NOT BUY Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 913 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 17	People love to speculate without knowing all the facts. A couple points I would like to bring up briefly. First, the transmission was not low on fluid. Initially, they thought it was, but once they checked the fluid level and confirmed it was not low, that argument was invalid. For us, to ship a car without checking the fluid before it leaves is absurd. We are very thorough and know more about these cars than most techs at the dealership. The second point, is that this transmission was not 100% when it came in. Just by looking at the condition of the fluid, we were able to determine that there was a potential issue and advised Andrew of the potential transmission problem. The transmission did work during and after the installation of the supercharger. As a matter of fact we were the one to send Andrew to the dealership to address the concern we had with the transmission. The Nissan tech came back with the nonsense story of the fluid being low. We got involved and shared the data we have on the transmission with Nissan and they took care of it. End of story. There is a great amount of information that can be shared about Andrew's transmission that can help the whole community and we will be discussing these things in our detailed transmission write-up. So please be patient and stop speculating and coming up with stories.

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Ron A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,009 Drives: TT '11 PW Nismo #113 Rep Power: 22	I too want to know about the radiators... and Sam, I sent you an email, can check it out when you have a minute?

10-10-2011, 03:31 PM	#202 (permalink)
ND370z Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 115 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 14	The car was leaking from what he told me. He took it to gtm after the show and gtm fixed the lines that you guys installed that was leaking transmission oil. If something is leaking why not fix the whole issue?

10-10-2011, 09:31 PM	#210 (permalink)
VQStryker Track Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Texas Age: 36 Posts: 659 Drives: :( Rep Power: 15	Dam! GTM is busy as ever, keep it up MAF sensor, radiator, gtm version of CAMP 2...