SmokeDogg Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Been in some serious talks with the guys over at STS about a kit from my truck. But thought I would see if anyone else had views on the kit before I made the purchase. I rode in a 02 5.3L lifted with 38" and we chased and caught a Porsche Cayan on the freeway yesterday with this beast. I am truly impressed with the kit. Also I dont know if I can trust my local tranny shops. Who do you guys reccomend? Dan www.ststurbo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12'SROCK Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 why do you need you tranny shop for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeDogg Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 why do you need you tranny shop for? Good Question. LOL I've never done any tranny work except swaps. Guess it might be time to learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Probably for when it blows from the turbo. www.rosslertrans.com STS turbos can make good power, but they are more tempermental than a radix kit etc. They build excellent top end power. I would recommend to get the turbo upgrade and intercooler if you want big gains. If you have never installed anything like this before, you will want some help from a professional. You will also need larger fuel injectors, STS has had a small habit in the past of saying you dont need injectors with their kit...that might have changed. Also, realize everything they tell you is trying to get the sale. You have done right by asking around here. There are also some used kits for sale on performancetrucks.net Who will do your tuning? I know most of would recommend dyno tuning rather than mail order tuning. Lastly, what are your performance goals overall? low 13's? 12's? 11's? Do you want to mess with methanol injection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeDogg Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Probably for when it blows from the turbo. www.rosslertrans.com STS turbos can make good power, but they are more tempermental than a radix kit etc. They build excellent top end power. I would recommend to get the turbo upgrade and intercooler if you want big gains. If you have never installed anything like this before, you will want some help from a professional. You will also need larger fuel injectors, STS has had a small habit in the past of saying you dont need injectors with their kit...that might have changed. Also, realize everything they tell you is trying to get the sale. You have done right by asking around here. There are also some used kits for sale on performancetrucks.net Who will do your tuning? I know most of would recommend dyno tuning rather than mail order tuning. Lastly, what are your performance goals overall? low 13's? 12's? 11's? Do you want to mess with methanol injection? I live in HOT ASS nor cal so a intercooler is a must anyways. I was going for injectors and a turbo upgrade. As far as ET Goals I dont have any really as I doubt we will see the track much. 12's would be nice I suppose. Anything more might be too much for a daily driver in a small town. LOL j/k They were going to send the tune on a predator tuner and I was going to take it to their STS dealer about 30min from me for some fine tuning on the dyno. I talked to their dealer but it is 2500 more for them to install in instead of me. I'm not woried about the install. Ideas, Reccomendations, etc are always welcome. Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivierakid55 Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 what part of norcal are you in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeDogg Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 what part of norcal are you in? I live by Chico. About 1.5/2hrs or so north of Sacramento. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivierakid55 Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 I live by Chico. About 1.5/2hrs or so north of Sacramento. yeah you probably dont want to drive 3 hours south to see my tranny guy, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpspecial Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 (edited) I have an STS kit on my truck. The base kit needs some help, but since I bought mine, STS now sells the kits more complete. i.e. Tunning, injectors, and fuel pump. I would recomend that you get all of the supporting mods either first or at the same time. So, fuel pump, injectors and trans mods should be at the top of your list. Also find someone who can tune your truck cause mail order tunes don't cut it on an STS powered truck. I also recomend a Stall of at least 3000, I have a 3200 stall and love it. With my kit, I have ran a 7.88 in the 1/8 and killed one spark plug down the quarter about half way down the track and still ran a 12.5. THis was with just an intercooler and no meth or anything else. With my intercooler at the end of the 1/4 my IAT are in the 150's, that should change soon though when I upgrade my exhaust housing to the .96 ar. which bring me to another point, if you plan on running more than ten pounds of boost, you might want to look into the .96 ar exhaust housing, anything else get the .81 on the gt-67 compressor side. Edited September 28, 2007 by chpspecial (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanis520 Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 i think julien (spoolin) has an sts as well. not sure though. i think dave said he gets back in a week or something so you can talk to him then. im sure u could talk to sts and ask them if they know of any trans performance places by you. yellowpages is also a good place to look and do some research. i know theres a bunch down here in so cal, but i doubt u would wanna drive that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlkSSnCpt Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Yeah Spoolin gets back on monday and he definately has some good info on the STS systems, CHPspecial also has alot of great info on them but definately look for some recommendation before u take ur truck to so random shop... good luck -Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeDogg Posted September 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Thanks guys for all the insider info. I will talk to Spoolin and CHPspecial and see what they reccomend. Here is the kit w/options I am looking at. Base Kit Boost Gauge & AEM Wideband 5-6psi Wastgate Spring 50mm Standard BOV 44# Injectors MSD Booster Pump GT67 Turbo Upgrade (says good for up to 600rwhp) which should be enough for now. LOL j/k Intercooler w/larger A/R Turbine Housing Dual Stage electronic boost controller 5-15psi So far it looks like the kit covers everything you guys reccomend. Except for the tranny mods. How hard is it todo the tranny mods yourself? My dad has a friend that retired and sold his shop so maybe he can give me a hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpspecial Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 (edited) The gt-67 will only handle 600hp if you get the .96AR exhaust housing. but at 5-6psi you dont need it the .81 will do just fine. infact it will handle up to about 8-9psi with out creating excessive back pressure and heat. also in you only plan on making 5-6psi you dont need the 5-15psi electric boost controler. save your money there. and if it is on a stock block, the 0-5psi electric boost controler will be just fine for later down the road. With the 7# wastegate spring and 5# electric boost controler I see 12# total and that should be more than enough for you. My future plans are to upgrade the exhaust housing to the .96 and put a 9# wastegate spring, so that I can run a total of 14-15# when ever I need it. edit, I forgot to mention but dont have your oil return line dump to the top of the oil cap, you can do what I did and tap the passanger side valve cover to the right of the fill neck or do what others do and tap the oil pan. Edited September 29, 2007 by chpspecial (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeDogg Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 The gt-67 will only handle 600hp if you get the .96AR exhaust housing. but at 5-6psi you dont need it the .81 will do just fine. infact it will handle up to about 8-9psi with out creating excessive back pressure and heat. also in you only plan on making 5-6psi you dont need the 5-15psi electric boost controler. save your money there. and if it is on a stock block, the 0-5psi electric boost controler will be just fine for later down the road. With the 7# wastegate spring and 5# electric boost controler I see 12# total and that should be more than enough for you. My future plans are to upgrade the exhaust housing to the .96 and put a 9# wastegate spring, so that I can run a total of 14-15# when ever I need it. edit, I forgot to mention but dont have your oil return line dump to the top of the oil cap, you can do what I did and tap the passanger side valve cover to the right of the fill neck or do what others do and tap the oil pan. Can you e-mail me some pics sometime of how you did your return line. Sounds like the better way to go. I was planning on running 5-6psi to 10-12psi and being able to switch it with the greddy boost controller. That was always my idea from the start and it was something sts said would work fine. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeDogg Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Oh yeah. How is that meth kit that STS sells with their kit? Is it worth it? Do I have to worry about the meth and the aluminum heads? I remember when I raced we used to have problems with the methanol and the aluminum over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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