Don at Hybrid Connection in Buffalo NY did an absolutely FANTASTIC job putting together my car - when you can get under the hood / under the car and say "wow, I'm **** as heck and that's how _I_ would have done it" it's a good thing. We have a tiny oil leak issue to find/resovle but overall everything is absolutely MINT.

While doing the APS TT kit I installed bigger injectors than the kit ones, the AAM fuel return system/rails/lines/regulator, APS downpipes, plenum and strut tower brace, as well as an oil cooler - oil temps stay VERY low. I also put in 3 Defi gauges, Oil Temp, Boost and EGT.

Mike at Innovative Tuning (also Buffalo) dealt with injector sizing and put a nice base map and tuned it so I could break in the new engine (JE / Eagle / ARP) - I've gotten about 90mi on it so far - so good! I'm running wastegate spring pressure, and haven't gone past about 4-5 PSI and it's still just exhillerating (also haven't gone past about 75-80% throttle, as I've been trying to vary gears, throttle, rpm, and load as much as possible.

Anyway, for those looking to do this, FYI it's a long arduous PITA but if you have a spare oh, 17-25k+ it's well worth it - I've long debated, would I have been happier just selling the Z and buying a new Z06 or 987 or Cayman etc, but I've got a huge smile on my face right now so that says otherwise to me

 

I hope Don or Mike are Authorized APS TT Dealers..

anyway.. congrats on joining the F/I world

 

Awesome nice setup.

 

Hybrid is indeed an authorized dealer. The quality of their work was incredible, and it's not unique, I've see them work on a number of EVOs and a couple of other Zs and STis (they also do a lot of honda/nissan stuff and dabble in VW).

 

welcome to the wonderful world of APS TT's

You'll have lots of fun

 

#'s ?

 

Are you still running the Unichip, or is this an APS TT tuner kit.

 

Welcome to the APS TT club!
What oil temps are you running?
I peak at about 240 F without an oil cooler but outside temp above 90 F.
Much hotter than Rochester - I lived there for 4 years.
Any pics of oil cooler location?

 

Welcome to the darkside and enjoy.

 

Congrats! Welcome to the most hated turbo club in America!

 

It's the non-tuner (full) kit but we installed a UTEC instead of the UniChip. My oil temps are super-low, I have yet to see over 180F (in the pan) - but then again it's been 60-80F here tops (chilly this week). I'll see if I can't take some pictures of the cooler location, it's nothing super-sneaky or anything, just tucked up in front of the upper-right corner of the IC behind the opening of the bumper...

 

I had to say it lol, I want to see pics of the oil cooler position. Mine is tucked up on top of my intercooler right above the opening, it does get air just not A HUGE amount.