AAM Twin Turbo kit
 

Question! My mechanic said he has a "once in a lifetime opportunity" for me lol

He recently became an AAM dealer and said he can get an AAM TT kit Including UpRev for $7400 one time as a sign up offer or something like that. It sounds fishy but also very appealing. This doesn't include install which he believes would be around 10 hours at $75 an hour.

Is this as good of deal as It appears to be? Good kit? Thoughts would be very helpful!

http://www.the370z.com/forced-induct...er-system.html

Looks good so far, but not a lot of independent results yet.

Do it! Do it

http://bullshitnotincluded.com/2011/...-to-finish-it/

Also, make sure you have a GOOD tuner before you go into a project like this. Don't be someone's first boosted 370 and don't just think you'll be ok on the base map forever.

10 hours sounds optimistic.

My tuner is by far best I'm the state. Given I'm in Idaho that's not saying much lol He does absolutely know what he is doing though. I want to do it but was planning on spring really. Trying to decide if the savings are enough to offset putting a TT on right before winter when I can't really drive it.

So he's tuned turbo 370s before? There are a lot of really good tuners who haven't run into one. You don't want to be the first for someone.

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Not 370s but 350s yes. He deals mostly with Subaru and Mitsubishi and Honda.

By half or more. My GTM was closer to 25-30 hours once all the other supporting mods got added.

Also, OP, you are aware that a turbo build will likely require another $5k+ in supporting mods and the associated labor?

Don't be someone's first.

I wouldn't want someone rushing though a TT build. Something could be missed in the build, no matter the level of experience.

7,400 sounds pretty good if you are in the market for a TT setup.

Being that they quoted 10 hours is the sign that they have not put twin turbos on one of these cars before. A quick run through in your head, and it certainly sounds and feels like you could do it in 10 hours. About 10 hours in, you will realize you are not even halfway done.

That isnt always a bad thing though, as long as they are very competent and cautious. Matter of fact, come to think of it... the competent and cautious part is probably more important than the Z/G experience. There have been plenty of first-timers that did it right, and plenty of repeat offenders blowing engines!

Brace yourself to cover double that labor.

There have even been shade tree installs done on jack stands that have run fine.

Yep. It all depends on if you run away screaming if step one of the install is "Remove motor and transmission". :rofl2: If not, go for it. Otherwise, farm it out. It's not a job for "I think I can handle it. How hard can it be?"

10 hours seems very unrealistic. Like chuck said, GTM took about 30 hours including TT install and supporting mods.

Hey Guys, Just saw this thread and wanted to Chime in.

We are offering a limited promotion to dealers and while I cannot comment on pricing I wanted to confirm that everything I have read so far seems to be in line with our limited "early bird" dealer promotion.

I believe I spoke to this dealer earlier in the week. I was the only who suggested 10-12 hours for the TT installation, but that was AFTER the motor was dropped and WITHOUT any supporting modifications. You can see our installation estimates in the AAM Competition TT build FAQ thread- I believe I addressed installation times there. We did design this kit with installation time in mind.

Let me know if I can answer any additional questions about the Turbo System specifically.

Appreciate the clarification. :tiphat:

Great feedback all tyvm.

Don't let any of that dissuade you from boosting the car. Just go into it with your eyes open. It's a big project but these cars just love boost.

Agreed. I just don't know if I want the headache right now, right before winter. I think I'll wait until spring when I get my bonus. It's gonna happen tho XD

:tup:

mines currently there at aam having their kit installed. cant wait to get it back

For that price, I would definitely do it or at least buy the TT kit . Then install it in the spring.

That's a good point. Buy it and sit on it while you plan the rest of the build and pick up all the other parts a good turbo build needs.

im doing mine now so that come spring ill be able to just take it out and enjoy it

as i dont know much about install times of TT kits i will say AAM has plenty of experienced mechanics. they do a lot of high HP GT-R builds along with 350 T/TT and now 370s. the new kit looks solid and with the quality i've persoanlly seen from AAM i would not have any reservations going with their kit.

honestly if i had the money for the supporting 7AT upgrades along with the TT i would have sent my car to them already. sadly i just cant see boosting my car and not using all the power due to limitations of the stock 7AT transmission.

I agree with this. If you can swing the money to buy the kit now and then wait till your spring bonus to install it, you will save quite a bit of money.

As for the kit itself, you will not be disappointed. Mine is currently being installed at AAM :tup:

I can tell you, personally. . . that this is a VERY optimistic number.