*****Fast Intentions Twin Turbo: OFFICIAL REVIEW THREAD*****

[faceglide]

Incredible stuff my man!

It is amazing how stout these kits are, everything sounds perfect!

Glad you are enjoying your ride. Very well done!

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[swiss370Z]

Some GREAT Impressions....

[RoyaltyB]

I second that wow with a WOW!!! Seriously beautiful/fast ride. Look forward to seeing what you can do after you get acclimated to the power. And also the hurt you put on some people at ZDayZ.

[Nixlimited]

My god that was awesome. Near goosebumps. Sounds so amazing. Congrats man!

[VSS370z]

Wow

[Mr.Squeeze]

Originally Posted by djtodd

Hey guys (and girls? )

Thought I would pop in here with a bit of an update.

I put the kit through a bit of a torture test this weekend at Road Atlanta with Global Time Attack.

Two days of absolutely thrashing the **** out of it. Two sessions were in 90+ degree heat with high humidity.

...And it didn't miss a beat. Ran like a top. I have to admit, beforehand I was concerned with what oil and water temps I would see, but it never broke a sweat. Oil never got over 220ish, and water was never above the middle of the range. As background, I have the Mishi rad and FI 34 row oil cooler.

Anyway long story short: I had a blast. The car absolutely hauled ***, and behaved perfectly. I spent most of the time getting accustomed to all the additional power, trying to find the limits, and building confidence. I definitely need more aero now. Coming down the back stretch at 170ish, the rear is seriously squirrely under braking. I ran with the same RE11's that I've had on the car for some time. They have 20+ heat cycles, so they are definitely past it, but I was still pleasantly pleased with overall traction and balance. Still relatively neutral. Can't say enough good things about the OS giken lsd, although the fluid was totally cooked when I changed it yesterday.

One session was in the wet and that was...interesting? Terrifying? Given you can make it step out rather easily in the dry, it was a handful in the wet. Turn 12 was definitely a "pucker" moment for sure.

I put together a quick clip for you're viewing/listening pleasure. Still waiting on my buddy's to get my some outside-the-car video. We took 2 photo/video guys with us, so should have some good footage.

In the meantime, enjoy!

^^^^^^^^^^^^Now this is what I call a Mother Fuc k IN Review

Car sound great excellent driving

[JWillis72]

I agree, great video and great sounding car!

[Rangerz]

Awesome video man.

Jeeezuuus I bet that **** keeps you focused

[Nixlimited]

So it's been too long, and this will not serve as my full review by any means, but I wanted to chime in with some quick feedback regarding my experience.

Tony @ F.I. and Seb @ Specialty-Z really came together to rescue my car from the GTM debacle. Ever since going to Fast Intention's shop and meeting Dan and Tony, and being an earlier customer of Fast Intentions for my exhaust, I have had the utmost confidence in their system design and integrity as a shop. I would have gone with his kit in the first place had I not have dropped my car off at GTM about a month before they announced. Regardless, Tony never stopped communicating with me during the time my car was away to see how the process was going, whether I needed anything, etc--just one enthusiast to another, no salesmanship.

My car wound up at Specialty Z because they work closely with Fast Intentions and have install experience, plus a great tuner, Seb. During my build time, I never went more than about 24 hours without hearing from either Tony or Seb (or sometimes both) about progress, getting pictures of progress, talking build strategy, etc. More importantly, when I got my car back about two weeks ago, everything was buttoned up and looking factory fresh. No rattles, no "oh about this", etc.

Since getting my car back, both Tony and Seb have stayed in touch, fielded questions, etc. The only reason I haven't written more is that I just haven't had much time to spend with the car yet. I plan to remedy that as soon as possible. Two race schools on the book for this year, and I am going to need to use all that teaching somewhere! Plus early plans to attend ZdayZ next year.

I also want to make a quick shout-out to Galeforce, who makes one hell of an a-pillar. Absolute OEM quality.

I can't wait to put my car through the paces more, and report back on overall experience. Right now I can say that it has lived up to the hype. It starts every time, idles like stock, and pulls like a raped ape when you get on it. I have only been running my 8 PSI setting to get used to the power and the car again, but even at that level, it's intense.

For better or worse, the power delivery feels smoother than I may have expected coming from some of my old cars. That is to say, I don't get that no-power to holy-**** power transition I got with my old STi, but I think that's in part because I am running low boost and in part because the system just works so well with the car. Power comes on very quick and very smoothly. I think that is attributable both to great mechanical system design as well as a great tune by Seb. The difference is, it feels like an OEM fast car, and not an aftermarket fast car. And with all of that said, breaking loose my fairly fresh tires at 60 MPH certainly wakes you up to the immense output of the system. It's outstanding.

[Arrvaxx]

Been holding off on my review because I wanted to post some vids of the insane power but drag day is a week away and track day two and a half. So I decided to do a review with some pics followed by the vids in a few weeks.

Where to start? Maybe with a simple summary, “wow”.

And I don’t mean wow just because of the raw power. Lots of superchargers and turbo kits have power. But what I find astonishing is how effortlessly the Fast Intentions twins bring on that power and how clear it is to me that if Tony and Dan built a system for themselves this would be it; it is not just a bunch of parts. It is a commitment to quality and performance fueled by their honest and true passion.

Presales:

When I first contacted Fast Intentions I was expecting a series of email exchanges. I’m not a turbo expert so was ok with that. I had lots of questions and didn’t want to waste their time educating me. Tony would have none of that. He told me that he would rather talk about what I wanted to accomplish than communicate via email.

I’m glad he did. Before I sent my deposit we probably spent three hours on the phone over the course of two weeks with a few email clarifications along the way. Tony’s main concern was understanding what I wanted to do with my car short term and long term. Was it a daily? Drag? Track? Was I going to build the motor and push in to the 700 and 800 hp range? How did I like it stock (to make sure they didn’t make things I don’t like worse).

I had done some research and thought I knew what ‘parts’ to put together but after talking to him it was clear that I didn’t know a thing. He suggested downsizing several items and eliminating others all together; all along the way educating me.

What I Ordered:

- Twins w/Garrett GR28RSR turbos
- Bosch 650cc injectors
- Upgraded fuel system (ended up being the FAST-500)
- Test pipes with 2.5” non-res catback (100 cell inserts)
- Specialty Z 6 puck and flywheel combo
- Setrab 32 row oil cooler
- Tilton CSC
- HKS Racing M Series spark plugs
- Whiteline rear diff bushings
- Uprev w/three tunes (5 maps)
- Full installation done by F.I. including the eBoost2 boost controller

Why am I including the non-turbo items? Because Fast Intentions understands that turbos don’t exist in a vacume. Our cars do not come stock with forced induction. Some parts are not meant to be pushed to 600 hp. Of course they will sell you a ‘kit’ but at least look at what else they make available because it is made available because you –will- need it.

I placed my order will full confidence that the car would be returned to me and perform –reliably-.

Build Impressions:

It is my belief that people tend to have a very narrow focus of view when making comments like ‘the build quality is excellent’. They seem to look at weld quality and make broad stroke statements based on them. I am not a build quality expert but it is hard to imagine how what I received could have been of any better quality; even down to the seals being o-rings instead of gaskets. Just amazing.

Some people have commented that the Fast Intentions setup is not self-installation friendly. I’m not going to disagree. But the reason it is not friendly for most of us is that it is designed with efficiency and performance in mind over many other things. “Oil filter is in the way and routing around it will decrease efficiency…so move it.” And oh by the way, “Lets use stainless braided lines and milled parts for the relocation.”

Ok, removing my washer fluid reservoir was a surprise! I had a good laugh at that. But really…washer fluid or perfect placement of the intakes? There is still room in the area so I’ve decided to have a custom aluminum reservoir made. But you can just as easily get a small plastic one too. In the end I appreciated that Tony and Dan have their priorities straight!

It’s interesting because ‘efficiency’ turned out to be amazingly stealth. At shows I get a lot of people coming by to check out the engine bay. They are almost universally shocked to see what looks like a stock bay with polished intakes. I’ve had a number of people pull back and bend down to look at the intercooler because they thought my car wasn’t ‘that’ car.

Insanity:

I thought that I was crazy when I swore the turbos began to spool at 2500-2800 rpms with full boost around 4500 but someone else posted their thoughts just a week ago and said the same thing so I’m going to call it confirmed. These things spool fast, come on hard, and don’t ease up all the way to redline. And against Tony’s advice…they’ve seen it in several gears.

I think the way the power comes on is the biggest surprise. I’ve driven several boosted cars before and most of the time you have to use the throttle to keep boost out of turns. That and there is that ‘turbo surprise’ at some ‘magical’ rpm. Not here. In fact the power comes on so quick that I really have to be careful when coming out of turns. It’s like driving a new car and I love every minute.

Bottom line is that if there was one thing missing from the Fast Intentions setup it is new tires. They need to be wide and sticky. It isn’t hard to spin the OEMs in third.

Bottom Line:

The wait is worth it and the value is excellent. There really isn’t any better way I can close the review.

--Arrvaxx

- Arrvaxx’s turbo ‘break in’ procedure. Or, “How I beat the hell out of Tony and Dan’s creation and survived. Or, "How I gave Tony and Dan a head full of gray hair!"

[wsarver]

Originally Posted by djtodd

Hey guys (and girls? )

Thought I would pop in here with a bit of an update.

I put the kit through a bit of a torture test this weekend at Road Atlanta with Global Time Attack.

Two days of absolutely thrashing the **** out of it. Two sessions were in 90+ degree heat with high humidity.

...And it didn't miss a beat. Ran like a top. I have to admit, beforehand I was concerned with what oil and water temps I would see, but it never broke a sweat. Oil never got over 220ish, and water was never above the middle of the range. As background, I have the Mishi rad and FI 34 row oil cooler.

Anyway long story short: I had a blast. The car absolutely hauled ***, and behaved perfectly. I spent most of the time getting accustomed to all the additional power, trying to find the limits, and building confidence. I definitely need more aero now. Coming down the back stretch at 170ish, the rear is seriously squirrely under braking. I ran with the same RE11's that I've had on the car for some time. They have 20+ heat cycles, so they are definitely past it, but I was still pleasantly pleased with overall traction and balance. Still relatively neutral. Can't say enough good things about the OS giken lsd, although the fluid was totally cooked when I changed it yesterday.

One session was in the wet and that was...interesting? Terrifying? Given you can make it step out rather easily in the dry, it was a handful in the wet. Turn 12 was definitely a "pucker" moment for sure.

I put together a quick clip for you're viewing/listening pleasure. Still waiting on my buddy's to get my some outside-the-car video. We took 2 photo/video guys with us, so should have some good footage.

In the meantime, enjoy!

Awesome video! If I wasn't a college student I'd be out there with you!

[Super Werty]

So now that you guys have had your kits almost a year now... What tires and wheel/tires sizes have you tried and recommend?

[F.I. Inc.]

Originally Posted by Super Werty

So now that you guys have had your kits almost a year now... What tires and wheel/tires sizes have you tried and recommend?

It is going to depend on your application/use. Me personally, I am a big fan boy of the Michelin PSS. Yes, they suck when cold, but they work great when warm, hold well enough in the rain and last a long time. It is a great compromise tire for all around. The RE-11's Faceglide will attest to are better for dry performance but have a shorter tread life.

For an all out track tire, I am going with the Michelin Pilot Cups. As a dedicated track tire, this is a good as it get (IMHO.)

Others, feel free to chime in...

Thanks.

-Tony

[faceglide]

Pretty much cannot go wrong with either. I prefer re11s, but they last not nearly as long. Tried drag radials and while nice, I do not like having them on the street. Working on some r888s, hopefully they last longer than 4 months! Haha!

[phunk]

my experience with the R888s is that when brand new and fresh they would hook up 3rd and sometimes second. After a month or two, 2nd never and 3rd sometimes. That was with most negative baseline camber removed (i think i have -0.6 or so, cant recall ATM) and when my car was less power than you are running right now (i was at 586rwhp)