Hey guys, iv got the GMS1 kit sitting in my room and need somewhere to install it... i live in howard county, md. Are there any gm techs on here willing to do it or trust worthy places you guys have had it installed??

Thanks
John

 

i had to go up to new castle de for mine at the mr. goodwrench but thats a hell of a hike for you ha. i only trusted them.

 

yea, just a small hike! hopefully ill hear some good reviews on here because i hate allowing other people touching my cars unless i know them... i used to work at a dealer, i kno the people and now i work at carmax so i cant do it myself!

 

Jeff Barnes Chevrolet in Sykesville. Request James. He did mine and my friends so he has 2 under his belt. He's the best mechanic they have.

 

bob bell chevy in dundalk, ask for Gil. He is the main guy for vettes and stage kits.

I'm gonna put the 3bar sensors on my car and getting trifecta tuned tomorrow


(btw, i worked with this guy for about 4 yrs, still kinda do, but i work in the nissan store now)

 

ok, so the sensors are pretty damn easy to install...just throwin that out there for ya's

 

Nice, thx man! I might put them on but let me know how the car drives unless you are not driving in between changing the sensors and your tune... the next day i have free to do the GMS1 is friday i think, or maybe the 24th. i have to check to see if my friend is busy again, if he is ill definitely be going to one of the mentioned stores!

 

i was told that you need to get the tune the same time as sensor install......and this is by the guy who tuned me. The gms1 pulls hard as hell, i haven't really messed with the trifecta 23psi tune yet.

I floored my car in 2nd after getting the tune yesterday and spun the **** outa the tires, was a blast

 

the hardest part is wireing up the sensor on the cold side pipe (pipe after the ic, below the engine), only because its so damn hard to get to...there is no room in there at all!! lol if you have time i would rather just take off the lower pipe so wirein is easier

 

its not bad if the car is on a lift ........or maybe i'm just a cheater lol

 

yea i was layin under it with my stock jack when i did mine....cheater!!!!!

 

Sub'd.

 

lmao, work smarter not harder

 

well im in college and all my tools and crap are back home so no choice...had to do it too cause my map sensor on the intake mani was dead..

 

nice, pulling hard sounds good to me! all my tools are at my work and im not allowed to bring personal cars to use the lifts sadly so if i were to put them on myself id be on my back outside in the cold... like i was today putting my catless DP on today! ...which sounds awesome btw!

 

that topo bolt on the exhaust mani was a bitch huh lol it was really hard to get to

 

it looked bad at first but iv worked on enough cars now that my creative extensions and swivel skills have been honed! i was done the whole thing 35minutes using wrenches and a ratchet

 

was easy for me.....pulled the hargers off the rear, then unbolted the top 4 bolts on the dp, then the 3 at the back of the cat were cake (again with the bottom of the car 6' in the air though)
I put my catless dp on before i messed with the sensors

btw...3/8 impact gun FTW!!!

 

air tools are my best friend!! haha, i would have been done in 10 minutes if i had my air tools... but i did the 4 nuts up top and left one just barely on the stud allowing the exhaust to sag, then undid the 3 nuts to the catback. then she slipped right out, Cake

 

just an update... my friend at Criswell Chevrolet installed my GMS1 kit yesterday and needless to say i am happy with the car for atleast another month

Also, i might have been one of the first people to get a recall performed on the ignition lock cylinder do to binding!!! apparently it was a new recall

 

its an easy install i just popped the hood crimped and sealed the crimps and wrapped the wire. drove it to GM for the tune and no codes thrown or abnormal operations, i dont recommend tromping on it but theres no problem driving it to the dealer for the tune. if a code is popped the install says for the dealer to ignore it. its definitely a tight squeeze but you dont HAVE to have any lift or jack.

 

^ where is the fun in that? I love having access to a lift, in fact I did an oil change on a members car today. Then changed the oil, balanced wheels and installed OTTP stg2 tranny mounts on another members car.

 

glad to hear that you are happy with it. I was driving tonight at about 45mph in 3rd, floored it and started spinning! gms1 is fun so far, i still haven't messed with my 23psi trifecta tune hardly at all


another recall??? I found out my car had the power steering motor replaced and a recall to "check and adjust front brake lines if needed" before I purchased it

 

yea, i looked online for info on the recall but it must be brand new because i couldnt find anything on it! they replaced my ignition cylinder and the number was recall #10256

also i let my dad drive my cobalt yesterday and he gave it maybe 3/4 throttle in the middle of second and spun pretty hard, got that good "wow, seriously?!" reaction from him he loves the car and he is 64!

 

that is awesome. i had my dad in my car last weekend and i was showing him how it is since the tune. i floored 2nd with gms1 on and spun pretty good, then switched on the trifecta and showed the difference lol