Fastlane Turbo Kit Review
 

So here’s my review on Fastlane’s Stage4 Single Turbo Kit.
I had picked this kit over other turbo kits for the 5th gen Camaros. Looking at the kit I liked how it sat in the engine bay real nice and clean, dyno sheet showed nice steady power through the RPM range, and was told that they are a reputable shop. I called up and ordered the kit from Mike at Fastlane. From my experience with talking to a lot of the employees there, Mike was the one who always helped and returned emails. I received the kit it pieces, one box had the boost piping and exhaust piping, another had oil pluming, bov, wastegate, and injectors. Setting everything down in the shop I noticed I was missing the following: intercooler(Mike told me it was backordered and will ship asap), oil catch can and breather, or ANY hardware. I called up and told them what was missing, by that time I got the tracking number for the intercooler(very fast on getting that out), oil catch can they said they were sorry and will ship it out, and as for the hardware, well I got transferred to their guy that puts the kit together and apologized for that, Meanwhile I couldn’t wait any longer for bolts and washers to be sent out, so about $80 worth of hardware I bought. That’s where it all started going downhill. Putting the kit on the car I noticed the changes in the advertised kit in the picture below to what I actually got.
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I got the kit with the understanding it wasn’t an open dump wastegate setup, got the kit and it’s an open dump so now I have to make piping for it to dump into the exhaust. Continuing the exhaust install I noticed that there was no rear o2 sensor bungs welded as the picture shows. They also added a flex pipe to the turbo manifold. Now getting onto the boost piping; the bracket that holds the intercooler to the car had to be fabricated to bolt onto the car no matter which way I put it. The boost piping was an extremely tight fit but is very nice on the fabrication. Now onto the fuel injectors, this is where I got extremely mad, when I ordered the kit I ordered it with 65lbs injectors, come to find out the hard way on the dyno that I had 50-55lbs injectors. I called you and never got a call back, a total of 6 messaged I had left. So after that I sent an email to Nick and Mike explaining that I spend a lot of money on this kit and nothing was like was advertised and was missing about $300+ worth of miscellaneous parts and hardware. Finally got an email back about the injectors. Spending all this money on the kit and having all these problems they told me to PAY them 550 for the 65lbs injectors that I ordered and didn’t receive and will refund me the money when they get the 50lbs injectors back. I don’t have that kind of money nor can I be down a car to send their wrong injectors back. After that I was told they will get back to me and 3 weeks go buy and still nothing. I’m tired of playing the tag game and using all my time to just try and get a hold of them via email or phone. After I got the kit and they got their money, customer service was terrible and trying to get a hold of anyone was a joke. I still have the turbo kit on the car and fixed all that was wrong. Will not be getting anything from them again or recommend this kit to anyone after this experience. I had bought a bolt on kit and it turned into more finding my once hardware and adding what wasn’t on the kit.
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Thats sucks but Wrong section for this post.

That really sucks people sell items and post a pic advertising their product to find out you don't get what they put in their pic. Bad business. Maybe they expect everyone that buys from them to just eat like you did when it ships to your door, they were probably too busy dealing with other customers who felt like they were getting shafted on false advertising and wrong parts shipped.


Thanks for posting and hope you get taken care of on your issues the correct way.

Well to help you keep it here, how does it perform? Other than having small injectors does it spool ok?

It sux when a company treats you that way, I have had that happen to me in the diesel peformance world.

Yea I almost got tied up with that "BUNCH"..couple of years ago.They would send emails two weeks later.....sorry bout your bad experience with them sounds like you got your car heading in the right direction..Ok mods you can move it now:D

I don't know why clowns like this don't understand the power of the internet.....absolutely ridiculous. Hopefully they won't sell another kit ever.

i would consider legal actions... thats not right terrible business ethics.

Sorry Mike that sucks I can relate bro

It makes good power, just got done with the bugs and what not. Spools really good though, full spool around 2700

Awesome! You got screwed by a aftermarket guy but you improvised and pushed through to completion! Thats a good feeling, right?

Full spool at 2700? thats great too!
How much Boost is it pushing?

Is it tuned for WOT yet?



In the future....get a parts list in writing before you buy, cuz this is what you are buying. Always pay by credit card. If it shows up short (or substituted) send it back and reverse the charge....it that easy.

But now you have installed you can tune it.......

Why is this wrong section?

A turbo is forced induction and we should hear about "challenges" on the road to success, especially when he framed the content as kind of a consumers head up warning.

Many of the threads hear in this section are progressive builds....and it sounds like his is progressing. He flippin installed an incomplete turbo system and got it to run.....I think he needs support and encouragement, not GO AWAY you're in the wrong section.

Bumblebee you are my hero!

Push on and post the dyno results!

I'd like to see more close up pcitures of the hot side routing to the turbo.
And what kind of turbo is it?

I was not telling him to go away. I just said this isn't seller/vendor reviews All this does is make a mod have to move it. There is a reason the forum has certain sections. I wasn't being an a** about it so don't quote me thanks.

I think this will be ok if we talk about the install and results along with what happened

so far i made 581rwhp on 5psi. and im not advertising anyhting. This is a boost forum and i though people would like to know my experience on a product before they spend 6xxx plus on their car. Its a nice setup but there were alot of ploblems that people should know about

its a borg warner turbo and ill get more pic's up of it

I agree... Bumble the kit was over 6k? If you need some 80 lb injectors I can get you some cheap you would just have to ship me yours back once you get the ones I send.

This is exactly the reason we are a little behind on shipping our kits out to our customers. I refuse to ship our turbo kits out unless it is 100% in kit form with all nuts and bolts. To many issues arrive when you send out a partial kit.

Chris

I noticed in your picture you have a methanol kit plumbed in. Are you spraying methanol as well?

Chris

Mike, Good job getting the kit installed and running well. I think you just dealing with a newer company. 581 rwhp is very good at 5psi.

Hard to give money to a company when two great companies who make awesome kits posted in this thread alone. Plus others entering the market all the time that have been doing great kits for years.

I havent started playing with the meth yet and how much for the 80lbs injectors, im gettin milked dry for this build

ID1000s. Go big or go home.
They do cost quite a penny though... $900+

He doesn't need id1000's.

yeah some 800's will be plenty.

i would love id1000 for future aka 12psi or more but i just wanna have 7psi and have fun

800's should be enough for 12 psi easy

I've been confused if i want to keep this kit or go with the turbonetics one. Theres is nice and clean install too but i got alot into the fastlane kit to get rid of it. I was just highly upset this everything

The best turbo kit is the one that works! :clap:
I would say finished but they always seem to be a work in progress.

Full spool at 2700, 580 rwhp @5psi? I would say your Bumblebee Turbo system works great! Turbos make very efficient power.

Did you do all the work yourself?
How long did it take you to get to this point from the time you first started receiving parts?

Did you tune it yourself?

Great Job dude! I know folks who have bought turbo kits and been buried in the sh*t for literally years. Like they could've bought a ZR1...thats how deep they got buried.

We need more pics and a dyno sheet.

It took about 3 weeks to do the kit, between welding parts that should have already been there, running back and forth from the hardware store. I have chuck from chucks lsx tuning doing it for me through logging and couldnt be happier with as much as hes helping. When i get back on the dyno I will post the sheet, the 580 is afr around 11.5 on a street tune, been really busy to get on the dyno. I was on the dyno before but now that i got a new wastegate and can get lower then 12psi i have to go back on the dyno, when on it last week to see my numbers and load up the rollers and got a good afr. so probally gonna go on the dyno after the injectors and run 7psi and final tune it.
oo and i forgot to put the wategate in the review but i got a defective wastegate from them and no one whats to do anyhting about it so I bought another one and now dont have problems no more

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Mike I'd stick with it the cars a beast sucks you had to go through all this though
Car made great power at 5 psi
What brand dyno ?
If you want a closer look at the turbonetics kit just let me know well meet up

You did a great job getting the kit in brother

The turbonetcis kit would have been an easier install for you than the bananas that put mine in, still straightening it out but it was complete ,
Also bro its smaller turbo than what you have

Mike i told you i would do your install and tune and you would have been a-ok. we can always pop a bigger snail on it too later-on. im just mad still that i bought a bolt on kit and had to fabricate alot. and all i got was put on hold or an ooo-well. and i was on a mustang awd dyno

Did u add a boost controller? I want to fabricate mines to go with my lts! i know it can and will be done

yea i have my aem tru boost, works amazing, ive had them on 2 other of my boosted cars, i like them over other because they communicate with the aem wide band and aem meth kit so if something goes into fault the boost controller turns off and runs off of wastegate spring pressure

Nice...after seeing mikes car i really want a turbo..it looks to be pretty easy to install..not to bad atleast.

Yea F that company. I saw a car with there kit that was having a bunch of issues at the shop 6 months ago. I'm glad you were able to get everything to work out it just sucks you had to pay that much money and "still have to get stuff to work out".

i wish i had known before i bought the kit on all these problems and i wish i knew other people had problems too so its not just me

there probably in the review section lol. just messin with ya. I agree that's kinda how I feel about the ls9r clutch, but worst because when I bought it everyone said it was the best thing since sliced bread

Well guys, just my two cents worth, I have what sounds like the exact same set up from fastlane (aem tru boost controller, aem air/fuel gauge, aem meth injection, zl1 extended tip turbo kit with a phase 2 comp cam, dual fuel pumps, and no issues whatsoever, it runs like a.dream, 17,000 miles on the turbo kit and still hauling a$$. It is a kick a$$ kit with no maintenance issues. Who hasn't ordered something by mail order and have something shorted? No reason to blast the company, patience is a virtue, anytime I need guidance from those guys, they always return calls, emails, or text messages. In the end, great product and great customer service for me. BTW- play with it a bit and you will see 650 rwhp on 9 psi......& fastest 5th gen camaro at the Texas mile in October 2011,,, 178.1 mph. (With the stock clutch)