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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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Thumbs up GT Peformance (Tuning)

I recently had the time to spend getting my 2001 Camaro SS (LS1/A4) tuned w/Mike at GT in the OC. He also installed some basic bolt-on mods (SLP lid/pulley/Granatelli MAF/intake elbow) and baselined the car's tune.

The base numbers we found were 324HP/335TQ at the rear wheels; currently at 138K miles. However, going beyond chasing some number figures, the car has literally come alive now. The tune, shift points and overall driveability are now more responsive for what you can consider a basically a stock SS.

The car feels much more like a true drivers car w/a nice tune and responsive shift feel. This is basically my jumping off point before going into cam, headers and so forth...

A GREAT BIG Thanks to Mike at GT Performance in Costa Mesa, his talent, passion for the hobby and honest business approach. I look forward to a continued business/hobby relationship and building a clean, decently fast SS-Thanx Mike!

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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 06:13 PM
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I'm glad that your experience with Comp GT has been a pleasant one so far. Makes me just a bit less nervous about my car "going under the knife.". I just dropped off my SS yesterday at Mike's shop. They will be installing a full heads/cam package for me as well as be tuning the car. Hopefully my overall experience will be as good as yours. So far it's been great, Mike has been real honest with me and is definitely an enthusiast. Was that ur red SS I saw there yest? On black wheels? If so, super clean car!
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 08:56 PM
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mike and his staff at Competition GT did an awesome job on mine. you should rest assured that he will go out of his way for you
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you liked them so much
you forgot their name lmao
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 11:34 PM
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Good to hear man, they do fantastic work there and they're great guys
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by RedZed
I recently had the time to spend getting my 2001 Camaro SS (LS1/A4) tuned w/Mike at GT in the OC. He also installed some basic bolt-on mods (SLP lid/pulley/Granatelli MAF/intake elbow) and baselined the car's tune.

The base numbers we found were 324HP/335TQ at the rear wheels; currently at 138K miles. However, going beyond chasing some number figures, the car has literally come alive now. The tune, shift points and overall driveability are now more responsive for what you can consider a basically a stock SS.

The car feels much more like a true drivers car w/a nice tune and responsive shift feel. This is basically my jumping off point before going into cam, headers and so forth...

A GREAT BIG Thanks to Mike at GT Performance in Costa Mesa, his talent, passion for the hobby and honest business approach. I look forward to a continued business/hobby relationship and building a clean, decently fast SS-Thanx Mike!
How much was the tune???
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by RedZed
I recently had the time to spend getting my 2001 Camaro SS (LS1/A4) tuned w/Mike at GT in the OC. He also installed some basic bolt-on mods (SLP lid/pulley/Granatelli MAF/intake elbow) and baselined the car's tune.

The base numbers we found were 324HP/335TQ at the rear wheels; currently at 138K miles. However, going beyond chasing some number figures, the car has literally come alive now. The tune, shift points and overall driveability are now more responsive for what you can consider a basically a stock SS.

The car feels much more like a true drivers car w/a nice tune and responsive shift feel. This is basically my jumping off point before going into cam, headers and so forth...

A GREAT BIG Thanks to Mike at GT Performance in Costa Mesa, his talent, passion for the hobby and honest business approach. I look forward to a continued business/hobby relationship and building a clean, decently fast SS-Thanx Mike!
Hey man great baseline, your car is nice I was there when it was being strapped into the dyno, the navy blue z28

Im glad that everything came out great.
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 01:59 AM
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you liked them so much
you forgot their name lmao
lmfao gil baby thats hilarious
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 11:05 AM
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Neg "ghostrider" the pattern is full"; actually, I did see the Red SS you are mentioning. However, mine is a different car. Best of luck getting your mods, upgrades and I don't think you will be disappointed

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I'm glad that your experience with Comp GT has been a pleasant one so far. Makes me just a bit less nervous about my car "going under the knife.". I just dropped off my SS yesterday at Mike's shop. They will be installing a full heads/cam package for me as well as be tuning the car. Hopefully my overall experience will be as good as yours. So far it's been great, Mike has been real honest with me and is definitely an enthusiast. Was that ur red SS I saw there yest? On black wheels? If so, super clean car!
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by emenny81
Hey man great baseline, your car is nice I was there when it was being strapped into the dyno, the navy blue z28

Im glad that everything came out great.
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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Add one more "e" to the "Pe" and you could say, I pee'd myself all over that one! Ha, ha! = Epic grammatical fail

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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 08:57 AM
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Rick: Glad to hear you are happy with our service

Thank you very much to everyone for the kind words.
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 02:32 AM
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RedZed if your car is still at Competition GT- I saw it their yesterday. Full intake, and they said they installed Kooks headers and catback- did 341whp!! I thought my eardrums were going to rupture... Kudos, great car, love the wheels, good luck with future work, they were taking care of it over at Comp GT!
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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mine is still there...
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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Taking mine on wed for cme install
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 20TA02
mine is still there...
Yeah... the rear mount turbo right? Looks like a pretty sick setup once you got it back on the ground!
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by colospgsTA
Yeah... the rear mount turbo right? Looks like a pretty sick setup once you got it back on the ground!
Yup, that's the one. I have it there for heads, cam and a few other things now.
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 12:37 AM
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Yeah I noticed, so 480whp wasn't enough??
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 12:53 AM
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Do they tune cars on the weekends?
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