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Originally Posted by
scdyne
I think that the DDM kit is very "Set it and forget it!" however other systems on the market are looking more and more every day like a "Tweak at it every week at it!" deal.
Not everyone wants to increase the hassle in proportion to performance. Personally I want a 50% increase in all performance and 0% increase in hassle. Having to run tuning software (or Dashhawk) 24/7 because of bad fuel, weather changes or to turn up the boost is a hassle. Having to re-torque hardware every week to prevent stuff from coming loose is a hassle. Having to listen for knock, pay attention to exactly where I get my fuel, and running the car for 10 minutes to cool the oil, ect is a hassle.
There are a lot of people that want no hassle once something is installed. There are a lot of tuner shops that want no hassle once something is installed.
Exactly right!
Apart from the initial belt readjustment (same as any new belt), I have checked clamps for security (expecially since so many of the turbo guys have found them loose) on occasion (always snug).
Unlike some of my s/c breathren, I do not have a Dashhawk (or similar gear) and I find that my concerns run more to price of gas at the pump than "is the weather changing"- hint- it is!
Like Matt (SolScuba), I actually drive my Solstice daily. With about 10,700 mi. on the DDMWorks install, that's pretty much "Set it and forget it" in my book!
aside: to LiteItUpSS's earlier post ( hmm maybe im missing something but for only 40hp/tq gain ...assuming the kit is running at least 2500...is not worth it at all....you could spend a little bit more than that on a turbo and make 100 more hp over stock )- that translates to a 28% gain over stock! But it seems that we are actually looking more at 50HP over stock~=33% increase for reasonable amount of scratch, IMHO.