GTM SC build supporting mod requirements
 

In the home stretch but I'm looking for what other *required* supporting mods I will need to make this work. Would rather drop mods into two categories: 1) "It'd be nice if" and 2) "Required"

So far in terms of supporting mods:
-upgraded injectors
-upgraded fuel pump


What about:
-new gauges?
-oil cooler? Necessary or no?
-clutch upgrade?

What else?

Radiator
CSC?
Flywheel (so you can actually get through the gears)

Oil cooler+pan spacer(Required)
Full flywheel, clutch, csc(would be excellent but isn't required...right away) Make sure it is your next upgrade purchase.
Pistons, Rods, studs for longer term reliability.

Stillen oil cooler? Do they sell pan spacer/cooler combos?

My CSC was just replaced and swapped the clutch line for braided stainless with motul fluid. Hoping I can get by with that setup for a bit before I have to do the full clutch upgrade thing.

I'm a huge fan of my Z1 34 row oil cooler with thermostatic coupler! It works great on the street and track.

AAM oil pan spacer. PM Khoi. It comes pretapped and everything. And setrab oil coolers. Hit up Falcon here on the forum he has his for sale at like $400 barely used.

oil pan spacer sold separately then?

Also Khoi or someone - please explain the pulley size thing because we don't get it. I have to select a pulley size and I have no idea what the size difference does.

I believe different sizes are for amount of boost you're running, smaller sizes = more boost. Difference between if you want to run 8-12psi.

Smaller size, larger ratio, more revs in the charger for each rev on the crank equals more lbs of boost. I'm no expert but I think it's difficult to know unless you have figures on how many lbs the charger makes for a single revolution. Does GTM have this information?

Edit: 'Single' was the wrong word here... but I can't think of the right one...

I'm going to go with Cody's suggestion and "tell GTM I want to make between 500-550whp" and see what they suggest.

haha c'mon DM you've got to get a little bit more involved than that..

on another note, we are doing 15% off our MSRP/retail price for Memorial Day weekend sale.

Cody, I know you were interested in an oil pan too. It would be a good time to purchase one this weekend :)

I'll have details shortly

edit: confusion, it is 15% off MSRP not the sale price

Oh I'm involved but if Cody doesn't get it, there's zero chance I will. I'm a big fan of "defer to the expert" when it comes to things that can/will blow up my car if I do it wrong.

sold.

Wait... 15% off...everything? :excited:

:tup::tiphat:

ohhhhhh boyyyyy. Looks like im buying that ish this weekend haha.

You guys wouldn't happen to have silicon couplers do you?

And here was thinking "I'm ok... I don't need to spend any money right now...everything alright". Well, there goes that!

Just bought oil pan. Hooray for oil pan.

I would consider oil cooler, boost gauge and afr gauge to be pretty much mandatory.

Oil cooler is already on the list. For the new gauges - where exactly do they mount?

Mine are on the A pillar.

I'd want an oil pressure gauge too if that's not already on the list.

Is there another option? I don't like this look (no offense)

I just pinged theDreamer to come in here and post his setup.

Center pod cluster.

Yeah, you can pull out the three gauges on the dash. It's all one piece, so you'll have to buy a third gauge to fill in the blank spot. Or buy a CAMP or Blitz unit with all the sensors and have it output to a screen.

Boost, AFR, Oil pressure would be my picks as well.

At some point down the line, I'm going to swap out the three gauges on the dash for oil pressure, oil temperature and EGT.

That is my plan also, also have a slight rattle under the dash I need to find out while under there.
Here is my latest setup, HKS camp 2 with a 7" screen housed behind an OEM nav dash piece.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1...800/Teaser.JPG

That looks so slick. I'd love the CAMP setup, but the cost for the system, all of the sensors and a navtool so I can actually see it while I'm driving keeps me away. I'd always keep boost and AFR on the A pillar so it's always in the line of sight while driving.

Required:
-Oil cooler
-Certain gauges, see other replies
-Tune

Optional or nice:
-Clutch/flywheel/CSC - if the factory stuff is still going then go with it for awhile. Now if the transmission is being pulled while doing the work then I would bump this up to almost required because you can save on labor.
-Vents - Hood, fender liner, etc
-Zspeed undertray - This helps with vents and more protection to the underside
-Brakes - This is a nice upgrade with the extra power AND the extra weight you are adding to the car.
-Suspension - Can help with controlling the power depending on your goals. Look into what you plan to do with the extra power and build around that

Yeah I got lucky, spent a bit much on the system but skipped on the AFR kit (that was an additional $600 just for some parts). One reason I want to get my triple gauges out and a AFR gauge in their.
I got the boost in the top left which works with quick glances, also the Camp2 can change colors based on presets. So if I hit 7.5PSI it turns and my eye can catch it.

This should be the first thing any Z owner buys. The sport brakes and suspension don't really need any additional upgrades for a fi car that you weren't going to do anyway. Agreed on doing the clutch/flywheel/csc if the tranny comes out. When they dropped the motor to put in my TT kit, it cost me an additional 2 hours of labor to install a clutch. Money well spent. If you're in a warmer climate, a CSF radiator is a good use of funds. If you do that, you might as well swap out the hoses for silicone ones. this stuff snowballs quickly.

Wow. HKS is way too proud of their stuff.

Yeah, the camp2 is amazing but the add on costs are just crazy. The price of doing the AFR I could do a quality triple pod gauge replacement almost.

I priced out the cost of a full CAMP setup and just started laughing. Defi Racers for me, please.

Are defi racers the ones that are plug and play or require the extra box to run through?

The under tray is a fantastic recommendation. Totally forgot about that.

If he has the Nismo brakes is there really a need to upgrade? Or are we just talking new pads? Also wouldn't he be better off switching to better tires that provide better grip under stopping?

Not trying to question your recommendation just trying to brain storm :tup:

I should clarify really, when I say brakes I mean pads/lines/fluids, not a full new BBK.
I had the stock parts at 19k when I added boost and they were ok but after upgrading to new pads/lines/rotors/fluid it was a solid upgrade. Not required but something to look at.