Help GTM VS Forged TT kit
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From: St. Peters, MO
You can't go wrong with either one.....I would base it on where you live and their availability to get your car in. My G37 Sedan is with Sharif getting the GTM kit put on it and Sharif and Sam (with GTM) definitely have a great relationship with each other. I think Sam would be the first to tell you that Forged will do an excellent job with your car in all aspects...intallation, tuning, setup, etc.
You can't go wrong with either one.....I would base it on where you live and their availability to get your car in. My G37 Sedan is with Sharif getting the GTM kit put on it and Sharif and Sam (with GTM) definitely have a great relationship with each other. I think Sam would be the first to tell you that Forged will do an excellent job with your car in all aspects...intallation, tuning, setup, etc.
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can't wait to get it back. Sharif and Ryan have done a great job sending me pictures along the way, but you can never have too many
But we (or at least I 
) would like a detailed review of how hard it is to do the actual install in your own garage. I'm mechanically inclined (I've built many muscle cars/classic restos/bobbers) and would like to know how tough it actually is. Because eventho I live ten minutes from GTM, I like to challenge myself and would like to be able to say "Yeah, I TT'd my own car" 
So details or ban
) would like a detailed review of how hard it is to do the actual install in your own garage. I'm mechanically inclined (I've built many muscle cars/classic restos/bobbers) and would like to know how tough it actually is. Because eventho I live ten minutes from GTM, I like to challenge myself and would like to be able to say "Yeah, I TT'd my own car" So details or ban
But we (or at least I ) would like a detailed review of how hard it is to do the actual install in your own garage. I'm mechanically inclined (I've built many muscle cars/classic restos/bobbers) and would like to know how tough it actually is. Because eventho I live ten minutes from GTM, I like to challenge myself and would like to be able to say "Yeah, I TT'd my own car"
So details or ban
) would like a detailed review of how hard it is to do the actual install in your own garage. I'm mechanically inclined (I've built many muscle cars/classic restos/bobbers) and would like to know how tough it actually is. Because eventho I live ten minutes from GTM, I like to challenge myself and would like to be able to say "Yeah, I TT'd my own car" So details or ban
It was a goal of mine to do the install myself. After having completed the job over several nights after work and having no idea what was involved, it was tougher than I expected. I'm handy in the shop and have worked on Mustangs all through college but never tried or really seen a turbo kit. My immediate thought during the process was that if I lived close by GTM or Forged, I'd have paid. I'm hell and gone from both and don't have a shop I trust as much as myself.
It's been about a month since I finished and I feel totally sure I could do it over a weekend now. I would gladly help a fellow board member who lived close by. Several tools were acquired along the way which made things much easier and the support from the people at GTM was without limits. I know Sam was sick of hearing my name over the page but he never let on.
The single biggest surprise was that I could shelf all my power tools for this job. Never touched one from start to finish. Bought a good set of Flex-head gear wrenches and I wouldn't do this job again without them.
If it something you want to prove to yourself you can do, then do it and you won't regret it. There are horror stories about turbo kits and missing parts, poor fitment, etc. This is NOT one of them. GTM deserves their reputation. I'm sure it is best to have them install it and return to you a care free car but they did such a good job designing and producing the kit that an everyday joe can install it him (or her) self and end up feeling pretty good.
It's been about a month since I finished and I feel totally sure I could do it over a weekend now. I would gladly help a fellow board member who lived close by. Several tools were acquired along the way which made things much easier and the support from the people at GTM was without limits. I know Sam was sick of hearing my name over the page but he never let on.
The single biggest surprise was that I could shelf all my power tools for this job. Never touched one from start to finish. Bought a good set of Flex-head gear wrenches and I wouldn't do this job again without them.
If it something you want to prove to yourself you can do, then do it and you won't regret it. There are horror stories about turbo kits and missing parts, poor fitment, etc. This is NOT one of them. GTM deserves their reputation. I'm sure it is best to have them install it and return to you a care free car but they did such a good job designing and producing the kit that an everyday joe can install it him (or her) self and end up feeling pretty good.
It was a goal of mine to do the install myself. After having completed the job over several nights after work and having no idea what was involved, it was tougher than I expected. I'm handy in the shop and have worked on Mustangs all through college but never tried or really seen a turbo kit. My immediate thought during the process was that if I lived close by GTM or Forged, I'd have paid. I'm hell and gone from both and don't have a shop I trust as much as myself.
It's been about a month since I finished and I feel totally sure I could do it over a weekend now. I would gladly help a fellow board member who lived close by. Several tools were acquired along the way which made things much easier and the support from the people at GTM was without limits. I know Sam was sick of hearing my name over the page but he never let on.
The single biggest surprise was that I could shelf all my power tools for this job. Never touched one from start to finish. Bought a good set of Flex-head gear wrenches and I wouldn't do this job again without them.
If it something you want to prove to yourself you can do, then do it and you won't regret it. There are horror stories about turbo kits and missing parts, poor fitment, etc. This is NOT one of them. GTM deserves their reputation. I'm sure it is best to have them install it and return to you a care free car but they did such a good job designing and producing the kit that an everyday joe can install it him (or her) self and end up feeling pretty good.
It's been about a month since I finished and I feel totally sure I could do it over a weekend now. I would gladly help a fellow board member who lived close by. Several tools were acquired along the way which made things much easier and the support from the people at GTM was without limits. I know Sam was sick of hearing my name over the page but he never let on.
The single biggest surprise was that I could shelf all my power tools for this job. Never touched one from start to finish. Bought a good set of Flex-head gear wrenches and I wouldn't do this job again without them.
If it something you want to prove to yourself you can do, then do it and you won't regret it. There are horror stories about turbo kits and missing parts, poor fitment, etc. This is NOT one of them. GTM deserves their reputation. I'm sure it is best to have them install it and return to you a care free car but they did such a good job designing and producing the kit that an everyday joe can install it him (or her) self and end up feeling pretty good.
Can't wait
Oh, did you install their 3" exhaust too? Or did you go with a different system?
It was a goal of mine to do the install myself. After having completed the job over several nights after work and having no idea what was involved, it was tougher than I expected. I'm handy in the shop and have worked on Mustangs all through college but never tried or really seen a turbo kit. My immediate thought during the process was that if I lived close by GTM or Forged, I'd have paid. I'm hell and gone from both and don't have a shop I trust as much as myself.
It's been about a month since I finished and I feel totally sure I could do it over a weekend now. I would gladly help a fellow board member who lived close by. Several tools were acquired along the way which made things much easier and the support from the people at GTM was without limits. I know Sam was sick of hearing my name over the page but he never let on.
The single biggest surprise was that I could shelf all my power tools for this job. Never touched one from start to finish. Bought a good set of Flex-head gear wrenches and I wouldn't do this job again without them.
If it something you want to prove to yourself you can do, then do it and you won't regret it. There are horror stories about turbo kits and missing parts, poor fitment, etc. This is NOT one of them. GTM deserves their reputation. I'm sure it is best to have them install it and return to you a care free car but they did such a good job designing and producing the kit that an everyday joe can install it him (or her) self and end up feeling pretty good.
It's been about a month since I finished and I feel totally sure I could do it over a weekend now. I would gladly help a fellow board member who lived close by. Several tools were acquired along the way which made things much easier and the support from the people at GTM was without limits. I know Sam was sick of hearing my name over the page but he never let on.
The single biggest surprise was that I could shelf all my power tools for this job. Never touched one from start to finish. Bought a good set of Flex-head gear wrenches and I wouldn't do this job again without them.
If it something you want to prove to yourself you can do, then do it and you won't regret it. There are horror stories about turbo kits and missing parts, poor fitment, etc. This is NOT one of them. GTM deserves their reputation. I'm sure it is best to have them install it and return to you a care free car but they did such a good job designing and producing the kit that an everyday joe can install it him (or her) self and end up feeling pretty good.
How did you tune? I have no worries about the install. It's the tuning afterward that throws me for a loop.