The Sophia Project

SgtGoldy · 04-06-2014, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk

The alternator and stock tensioner pulley. The alternator pulley squeals and the tensioner pulley feels loose. The SC pulleys and belt on each side look fine. If it fails to perform after everything is checked tested, , then I'm ripping the $hit out and going turbo. I will have my power

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SS_Firehawk · 04-07-2014, 04:34 PM

I'm giving a huge shout to Jenz and Ryan for helping. Ryan was able to get my car covered under my warranty and saved me a lot of money, hassle and heart ache. I owe them huge! Thank you again, it was a very selfless act to help me out. Car should be ready by the end of the week. I'm hoping to find a sliver of time to run some tests and strap it down again to see if there is anything else that needs taken care of.

SS_Firehawk · 04-10-2014, 01:33 AM

So let me blow your minds. I called GTM, got an answer from Pablo in two rings. I needed the acc belt size they're using. I had a message in 5 minutes with belt sizes, pictures and diagrams. There was a follow up call 5 minutes after that to confirm I got everything. Because of his prompt service, I was able to get all that info to the techs at Nissan and get the belt ordered in time to get it delivered by Friday. Car should be ready for me when I get in town. Sorry everyone, but my post sales service has been awesome.

octet · 04-10-2014, 05:20 AM

If Sam was like Pablo... Pablo won't last long at GTM, either he leaves soon or he's going to have a stroke for the amount of stress he gets from upset customers...

SS_Firehawk · 04-10-2014, 02:19 PM

Everything is put back together and running. Now the bad news... Ryan found the culprit to the low power numbers. It's only making 4lbs of boost. Now my call to GTM.

Hotrodz · 04-10-2014, 03:50 PM

Well at least you can start the diagnostics in earnest now! Let's hope they can find the problem and fix it once and for all cause unless you, Sam and Pablo are best friends....well I'm not sure why you need spend so much time talking to them.

Mr.Squeeze · 04-10-2014, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk

The alternator and stock tensioner pulley. The alternator pulley squeals and the tensioner pulley feels loose. The SC pulleys and belt on each side look fine. If it fails to perform after everything is checked tested, , then I'm ripping the $hit out and going turbo. I will have my power

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If you go turbo you won't ever want a supercharger again especially on this platform.

SS_Firehawk · 04-10-2014, 06:13 PM

I'm hoping we can fix it without having to get it back to GTM. I need two cars right now. I have zero time for the forseeable future. This only sheds light on the fact that I need a DD now.

Jordo! · 04-10-2014, 07:05 PM

Hmm. Maybe the seals in one of the compressors are blown -- did you say one was spinning freely, as in with no resistance at all?

SS_Firehawk · 04-10-2014, 07:38 PM

The Superchargers felt fine. The traction drive system could be the reason they felt different.

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SS_Firehawk · 04-10-2014, 11:35 PM

I know I'm machine gunning updates. I'll clean it later. Ryan is running a smoke test to check for boost leaks tomorrow

SS_Firehawk · 04-11-2014, 08:35 PM

Update. Ryan couldn't find any boost leaks. I'm going to pick it up tonight and drop it off to GTM before the end of the month. I'm not taking it back until that $hit is perfect. I'm not waiting more than several days either.

Zat_Zuma · 04-12-2014, 10:02 AM

I hope GTM can find and repair the problems

I like the premise and potential of the dual supercharger kit from GTM but your problems are tarnishing my enthusiasm for the kit

Good luck in your repairs and I hope you'll be back on the road in no time

Jordo! · 04-12-2014, 09:01 PM

Good luck!

SS_Firehawk · 04-14-2014, 03:20 AM

Car made it down to PHX. Definitely nice having balls to pass cars. I even managed 18-19mpg averaging 80mph. I found another squealing pulley. Driver side SC pulley makes a lot of noise when cold. Oil temps were170-180 the whole way except a couple time when I was passing 3-4 cars at a time. No more rubber smell either. Sam really wants the car back in the shop to take care of it. Now it's on me to get it to him.

04-07-2014, 04:34 PM	#362 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	I'm giving a huge shout to Jenz and Ryan for helping. Ryan was able to get my car covered under my warranty and saved me a lot of money, hassle and heart ache. I owe them huge! Thank you again, it was a very selfless act to help me out. Car should be ready by the end of the week. I'm hoping to find a sliver of time to run some tests and strap it down again to see if there is anything else that needs taken care of. Mr.Squeeze, DEpointfive0 and Hotrodz like this. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

04-10-2014, 01:33 AM	#363 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	So let me blow your minds. I called GTM, got an answer from Pablo in two rings. I needed the acc belt size they're using. I had a message in 5 minutes with belt sizes, pictures and diagrams. There was a follow up call 5 minutes after that to confirm I got everything. Because of his prompt service, I was able to get all that info to the techs at Nissan and get the belt ordered in time to get it delivered by Friday. Car should be ready for me when I get in town. Sorry everyone, but my post sales service has been awesome. SgtGoldy, Nixlimited, Mr.Squeeze and 2 others like this. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

04-10-2014, 02:19 PM	#365 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	Everything is put back together and running. Now the bad news... Ryan found the culprit to the low power numbers. It's only making 4lbs of boost. Now my call to GTM. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

04-10-2014, 03:50 PM	#366 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	Well at least you can start the diagnostics in earnest now! Let's hope they can find the problem and fix it once and for all cause unless you, Sam and Pablo are best friends....well I'm not sure why you need spend so much time talking to them. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

04-10-2014, 06:13 PM	#368 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	I'm hoping we can fix it without having to get it back to GTM. I need two cars right now. I have zero time for the forseeable future. This only sheds light on the fact that I need a DD now. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

04-10-2014, 05:20 AM	#364 (permalink)
octet Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 305 Drives: 2017 Nismo 370z 6MT Rep Power: 3367	If Sam was like Pablo... Pablo won't last long at GTM, either he leaves soon or he's going to have a stroke for the amount of stress he gets from upset customers...

04-10-2014, 07:05 PM	#369 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Hmm. Maybe the seals in one of the compressors are blown -- did you say one was spinning freely, as in with no resistance at all? __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

04-10-2014, 07:38 PM	#370 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	The Superchargers felt fine. The traction drive system could be the reason they felt different. Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

04-10-2014, 11:35 PM	#371 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	I know I'm machine gunning updates. I'll clean it later. Ryan is running a smoke test to check for boost leaks tomorrow __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

04-11-2014, 08:35 PM	#372 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	Update. Ryan couldn't find any boost leaks. I'm going to pick it up tonight and drop it off to GTM before the end of the month. I'm not taking it back until that $hit is perfect. I'm not waiting more than several days either. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

04-12-2014, 10:02 AM	#373 (permalink)
Zat_Zuma A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta ...eh Posts: 1,171 Drives: 2017 Touring auto Rep Power: 19	I hope GTM can find and repair the problems I like the premise and potential of the dual supercharger kit from GTM but your problems are tarnishing my enthusiasm for the kit Good luck in your repairs and I hope you'll be back on the road in no time SS_Firehawk likes this. __________________ [B]2009 & 2017 370Z Touring Sport Autos SOLD

04-12-2014, 09:01 PM	#374 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Good luck! SS_Firehawk likes this. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

04-14-2014, 03:20 AM	#375 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	Car made it down to PHX. Definitely nice having balls to pass cars. I even managed 18-19mpg averaging 80mph. I found another squealing pulley. Driver side SC pulley makes a lot of noise when cold. Oil temps were170-180 the whole way except a couple time when I was passing 3-4 cars at a time. No more rubber smell either. Sam really wants the car back in the shop to take care of it. Now it's on me to get it to him. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

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