Forced Induction Kit Vendor Feedback Thread

[Alkatraz]

Originally Posted by OMGWTFBBQ

Any supercharged setups in here?

Theres a couple of builds underway right now so hopefully those guys can chime in with their feedback soon enough.

[Alkatraz]

Originally Posted by Boosted Performance

Correct. The kit comes with two drill bits (pilot and final) for taping the manifold, as well as a 1/8" NPT tap. A roll of teflon tape is included, even tough all the fitting already have it wrapped around the threads already.

RTV is included for the oil pan, zip ties are included as well, as is the oil filter. Oil filter housing is bolted to the bracket, as is the oil cooler. The kit is a lot like assembling Lego.

All you need is oil to and tools to complete the install. The idea is to start the install, and not have to run to the store for anything. We all know how annoying that can be.

Do you ever plan on upping production and maybe figuring something out for the AT guys? I could see a lot of G37 owners potentially jumping on your kit if you could make enough of them and cover more of the VQ market.

Actually, for anyone looking into your kit, are there any available right now or have they all been sold? When are you planning on another run? I'm pretty sure that demand should be there.....

[Boosted Performance]

Originally Posted by Alkatraz

Do you ever plan on upping production and maybe figuring something out for the AT guys? I could see a lot of G37 owners potentially jumping on your kit if you could make enough of them and cover more of the VQ market.

Actually, for anyone looking into your kit, are there any available right now or have they all been sold? When are you planning on another run? I'm pretty sure that demand should be there.....

I am in the process of looking in to sourcing some of the fabrication out and increasing production volumes. It is hard to find a somebody that can meet my specs as far as quality and tolerances go. This is also not cheap.

I will not be taking deposits on these kits however (provided I can source some of the fabrication out), and have you guys waiting for a long time for the product to be built and ready to ship. That is bad business, and somebody is already doing it...so I don't want to be a copy cat.

As for the A/T, at the moment I do not have plans for this. I don't think it is possible to fit this kit on the A/T cars due to the large transmission oil pan.

[megalapagas]

Awww :'(

[Joepro]

In the process of finishing my build with Sasha's Boosted Performance kit. From my build thread:

After months of deliberation, and the orginal plan of going with a GTM supercharger, Sashas outstanding service and knowleged convinced me this kit was the way to go, some deciding factors for those on the fence:

1. FANTASTIC customer service, alsways quick to respond to messages, easy to work with, and handles his business with percision, he does what he says he will do, period.

2. Self install, I was considering the GTM supercharger, which is aslo self install, and the VSR kit, which is an in-house build, after reading the instruction manual for the BP kit, it is no sweat to install.

3.Twin scroll setup, looking at dyno graphs the power curve is similar to a supercharger curve, it just makes a lot more tq, but the twin scroll works well from what evidence I see.

4. ALL high quality parts, Treadstone IC, tial BOV and gates, turbowerks pump, etc. Also the crafstmanship is excellent on the handbuild, did I mention handbuilt parts?

5. Design, I was skeptical of having a turbo mounted under the car, but the kit is well thoughout and the turbo is tucked up above the front cradle away from danger, and keeps the turbo heat out of the already heat soaked engine bay.

[faceglide]

Fast Intentions, I do not need to elaborate how happy I am to do business with them.

Fast Intentions TT(and CBE) "customers" are not customers, we are family and treated as such. Fast Intentions will play a large role in what direction I take in my next(supercar) purchase and you bet I will be calling them for work on that car. Yes, my experience was THAT good.

Car is still perfect, Tony calls every week for feedback.

CJ motorsports
Specialty Z(their clutch is amazing...jesus what a great piece and IMO the only thing good enough to combine with this kit...sorry OSG, you have been outdone)

All vendors that will get my business over and over.

[theDreamer]

Originally Posted by OMGWTFBBQ

Any supercharged setups in here?

Probably have the oldest GTM SC, so my experience with ordering and service was at a different time. I will say when I need to contact GTM they talk to me on the phone and answer my questions as needed.

Overall build of my kit is top notch, only issue I have had has been my power steering line but GTM has been here to help and get it fixed. I make the power I should and so far (knocks on wood), the only real work I have had to do is the maintenance of the kit, such as fluid, belts, filters.

Overall, with my experience, I would recommend GTM as they make quality FI kits and have the history (as do others) to back up their claims and quality.

[DIGItonium]

I've put in about 40k miles on my GTM kit. For what it's worth, it's a good kit. Although it is a tad more complicated, the twin turbo setup is so much fun. You can't go wrong with Fast Intentions, and that's the route I'd go for if I were to do this again.

[Infidel]

Sam promised to ship my charger by the 15th. If I don't have a tracking number by the following Monday I want my money back. I'm so done with this.

[TerribleONE]

Originally Posted by Infidel

Sam promised to ship my charger by the 15th. If I don't have a tracking number by the following Monday I want my money back. I'm so done with this.

Good luck..

[Infidel]

Originally Posted by TerribleONE

Good luck..

My bet is on a refund.

[TerribleONE]

Originally Posted by Infidel

My bet is on a refund.

I was going to say it but didnt want to be a debby downer. Maybe he will come through!

[Wattles]

Originally Posted by elperuano

In the same sentence u used the gtm kit. They make their own kits and oil pan. Haven't seen the kit OR anyone with the oil pan yet I think.

I have the oil pan

[elperuano]

Originally Posted by Wattles

I have the oil pan

How's the built motor holding up?

[Wattles]

Originally Posted by elperuano

How's the built motor holding up?

I was hesitating to post a response on here because I feel the build is not finished. I say that after 1 & 1/2 years build time. I am driving the car and have been for 5k miles now. The car went to GTM when it was 6 months old at 10k miles. (That is the rate I drove, and currently drive it).

To answer the question, the engine is rock solid as far as I can tell. The tune is next to terrible. Running rich (smoke clouds behind me when I put the throttle down all the way - somewhat embarrassing). Acceleration before 3k rpm is irregular and uneven. The car has stalled in 405 (LA) freeway stop-and-go traffic twice now. After 3k RPM the car smoothes out and has TONS of power (I mean tons!).

The bad:
* There is a loud whistle that developed a week after I took the car home. As far as I can tell its a leak in one of the boost controller lines. Sounds like it have a referee trapped under my hood when I develop boost.

The piping is rubbing on the engine bay on the driver's side. This is the pipe from the Tial (wastegate) unit just off the turbo hat runs toward the front of the car/intercoolers. This is the most embarrassing thing. When I have someone in the car and I step on it, you hear a horrible rubbing noise in the cabin when boost hits about 8psi or higher. I got under the engine and saw the issue, but don't have the tools to try and fix this. Rubbing in one form or another has been an issue from the beginning of this build. Sam said it is more "cosmetic" than a real problem. I can't accept that the car sounds broken when I drive.

One day I noticed when I turned there was a scraping sound. This got worse for a few days so I jacked it up (in my garage) and found that one of the 3 bolts holding the piping to the Tial waste gate has worked its way out and was scraping the steering column. I didn't have a tool small enough to try to put it back in so I pulled it out (which was about 2 screw turns).

I started my build as the initial MHI build wanting to only do the turbo kit and exhaust + boost controller. After an engine failure (unlucky me) I have a built engine and transmission. The cost of rebuilding the old one and having it apart anyway led me to spend more to increase the durability (stage 1 engine) of the engine and transmission (stage 4).

To Sam's (GTM's) credit they gave me a big deal on the engine & trans build throwing in the oil pan. Ultimately the turbos were swapped with Garrett's due to some issues with the MHI's. (I think this has happened with the whole MHI group buy). There were worse issues with rubbing in the engine bay with the MHI's as well. (And no, my car is not lowered in any way - stock suspension).

Like many of the others here, updates were few and faaaaar between (4-6 weeks in many cases).
I now refer to my car as the toy or ticking time bomb, because I can't consider it a reliable daily car.

The good:
The engine bay looks superb! The exhaust sounds great! The power is intense! The transmission feels rock solid! I love having a total sleeper that can beat an M5! I can smoke the tires into 4th gear or at 65 on the freeway!

I have contacted GTM about the issues but they seen too busy to fit me in (and I'm scared if I drop it off it will be gone another 6 months!).

I'm at a point where I want to fix the issues and sell the car. I hate saying that because of all the time, aggravation and $$$ I spent on it, but if I keep having issues my wife will drop me and my car off a cliff.

Sincerely an Infinity G37 IPL owner who drove his 2012 (purchases Feb 1, 2012) for a total of 10 months or 15,000 miles and had the car in the shop for the other 16 months. (Initial delivery estimate was 6-8 weeks excluding the need for engine rebuild and trans build)