Chris Wiltshire Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 So I'm thinking about supercharging my 370z but I just can't decide on if it will be a good idea or not. I currently have bolts ons which are motordyne exhaust, art pipes, stillen gen 3 and ECUTEK which made 333 WHP and 283 lbft at the hubs. What sort of power are people seeing with the Stillen SC? Will it be a big difference compare to what I currently have? Comparing SC graphs to mine and their doesn't seem to be much difference down low, only once you get past 5k. Have been on a few us forums and some say its not worth it while others say it completely changed the car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Put it this way I did it! loved it unfortunately had a crash Bought another z and then I'm supercharging again I think if you love the z enough to want it for a good while longer then it's worth it You welcome to come a ride in mine in a few weeks when it's tunned I'll have the stillen kit converted to air to air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wiltshire Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 The air to air sounds good! I've also been looking at the GTM kits but I think installation would be a lot more? Ever since I went in a friends 660 hp GTR its kind of made me want more power! I could save it towards a GTR but It will still be cheaper to SC a 370z as long as it doesn't blow up! Thanks for the offer! might have to take you up on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Don't forget the other option of a turbo kit as I know Adrian@Torqen had some cracking turbo kits for the Zeds. Whether it's a turbo/s or supercharger kit it will transform the cars performance Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nub Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) So I'm thinking about supercharging my 370z but I just can't decide on if it will be a good idea or not. I currently have bolts ons which are motordyne exhaust, art pipes, stillen gen 3 and ECUTEK which made 333 WHP and 283 lbft at the hubs. What sort of power are people seeing with the Stillen SC? Will it be a big difference compare to what I currently have? Comparing SC graphs to mine and their doesn't seem to be much difference down low, only once you get past 5k. Have been on a few us forums and some say its not worth it while others say it completely changed the car... You've got the exact mod combo I want, Abbey keeps telling me anywhere near 333whp is impossible NA. Do you have any exhaust videos and dyno chart or a build thread as I'm very interested in everything you've done. As for your question, I'm guessing it's a centrifugal type which makes power as the Rpms climb unlike roots and twinscroll hence why it won't make loads of power or torque low down below 5000rpm as you say. I've only owned a 370z 5 days or so, so I'm unsure of all the superchargers available but I've had a roots charger on a FWD type R. Whilst making loads of power/torque at low rpm is great in the higher gears, say 4th onwards. In the lower gears having too much power will make at least the first 3 gears unusable (without boost limiting) as you'll be making more power/torque than the wheels can handle in terms of traction. You don't want to be pulling loads at 2000rpm in all the gears it you'll have to short shift your way up to avoid simply spinning the wheels all the time. The roots charger I had made good power and torque from 3000 onwards yet it was on the limits of traction in 2nd gear for that car/setup. As I say I've only owned this car a few days but I would guess sticking a roots or twinscroll on a 370z at high boost might give the RWD big traction issues. Even the centrifugal tyke should give some additional power and midrange and the 370z is not slow compared to my old 2.0 ltr NA 200bhp type R believe me, let alone your 333whp which you must have got used to by now! However the difference between your NA performance and a 500bhp 370z is that whether or not it has power below 5000rpm, when driven through the gears up to the redline you have super car performance, whereas right now you have quite a fast car BHP/tonne wise but not suoercar fast. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited December 19, 2016 by nub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) With ecutek and it's Awsome adjustable traction control and good tyres the 370 just hooks up and goes even with the charger I believe they have come up with wet tc maps now aswell The 370 pulls nicely in midrange anyway Where you realy notice the difference is where that nice pull tails off with the stock car. the supercharged car is just starting to sing! Which makes for no hesitation if you can make that overtake or tight gap just drop a cog and it pulls and pulls Best way to describe the drive is the same as stock drivabilty with MORE loads MORE go Where I realy missed my charger was on our annual European trips Pulling out of hairpins up big long straights/climbs where the bigger power cars just stomp away from you Edited December 19, 2016 by nissanman312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Save for a GTR, it will work out cheaper in the long run. Because you will want forged engine ... and zeditus is hard to get over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) Save for a GTR, it will work out cheaper in the long run. Because you will want forged engine ... and zeditus is hard to get over. I thought long and hard about that and couldn't find anyway of making a 40k gtr plus upkeep work for me I suppose if op has a very good job and lots of saving potential then yeah gtr would be a better shout I had 2 hours driving my pals round Wales and had to give it back as I knew it was unlikely i would ever own one Epic things tho impressive in the wet Edited December 19, 2016 by nissanman312 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Save for a GTR, it will work out cheaper in the long run. Because you will want forged engine ... and zeditus is hard to get over. Can't agree more. If all your after is big power and acceleration the GTR is the most cost effective route. Zeditus is a nasty illness and as I and others have found out you can throw an awful lot of cash chasing big numbers. Everyone knows and expects the GTR to be quick but a bespoke boosted 350/370 that blasts away from exotic cars on track that by rights should be in their rear view mirror is a price worth paying if you want to drive a sleeper. I'm biased as I have incurable Zeditus and also leaving this forum is not an option! Lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Save for a GTR, it will work out cheaper in the long run. Because you will want forged engine ... and zeditus is hard to get over. Can't agree more. If all your after is big power and acceleration the GTR is the most cost effective route. Zeditus is a nasty illness and as I and others have found out you can throw an awful lot of cash chasing big numbers. Everyone knows and expects the GTR to be quick but a bespoke boosted 350/370 that blasts away from exotic cars on track that by rights should be in their rear view mirror is a price worth paying if you want to drive a sleeper. I'm biased as I have incurable Zeditus and also leaving this forum is not an option! Lol Yeah there's somthing nice about owning somthing a little diffrent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Save for a GTR, it will work out cheaper in the long run. Because you will want forged engine ... and zeditus is hard to get over. Can't agree more. If all your after is big power and acceleration the GTR is the most cost effective route. Zeditus is a nasty illness and as I and others have found out you can throw an awful lot of cash chasing big numbers. Everyone knows and expects the GTR to be quick but a bespoke boosted 350/370 that blasts away from exotic cars on track that by rights should be in their rear view mirror is a price worth paying if you want to drive a sleeper. I'm biased as I have incurable Zeditus and also leaving this forum is not an option! Lol Yeah there's somthing nice about owning somthing a little diffrent gtrs are just everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Having gone through SC and Turbo zeds, and also a GT-R, if I was to decide between SC and TT 370z, it would ALWAYS be a TT setup. Brings back good memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Having gone through SC and Turbo zeds, and also a GT-R, if I was to decide between SC and TT 370z, it would ALWAYS be a TT setup. Brings back good memories Did you sell your used TT set up in the end? Was a good buy whoever got that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Nope, it's still in the boxes in the garage Forgot to re-list ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Now if only I had a 370Z. Maybe Chris might be interested?!. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 There you go :lol: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/101479-fs-370z-greddy-twin-turbo-kit-supporting-mods/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I've not seen that last video of it Sounded epic Looks like it would be a massive handfulll in the anything other than dry conditions tho the way it delivers boost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 So I'm thinking about supercharging my 370z but I just can't decide on if it will be a good idea or not. I currently have bolts ons which are motordyne exhaust, art pipes, stillen gen 3 and ECUTEK which made 333 WHP and 283 lbft at the hubs. What sort of power are people seeing with the Stillen SC? Will it be a big difference compare to what I currently have? Comparing SC graphs to mine and their doesn't seem to be much difference down low, only once you get past 5k. Have been on a few us forums and some say its not worth it while others say it completely changed the car... You've got the exact mod combo I want, Abbey keeps telling me anywhere near 333whp is impossible NA. Do you have any exhaust videos and dyno chart or a build thread as I'm very interested in everything you've done. As for your question, I'm guessing it's a centrifugal type which makes power as the Rpms climb unlike roots and twinscroll hence why it won't make loads of power or torque low down below 5000rpm as you say. I've only owned a 370z 5 days or so, so I'm unsure of all the superchargers available but I've had a roots charger on a FWD type R. Whilst making loads of power/torque at low rpm is great in the higher gears, say 4th onwards. In the lower gears having too much power will make at least the first 3 gears unusable (without boost limiting) as you'll be making more power/torque than the wheels can handle in terms of traction. You don't want to be pulling loads at 2000rpm in all the gears it you'll have to short shift your way up to avoid simply spinning the wheels all the time. The roots charger I had made good power and torque from 3000 onwards yet it was on the limits of traction in 2nd gear for that car/setup. As I say I've only owned this car a few days but I would guess sticking a roots or twinscroll on a 370z at high boost might give the RWD big traction issues. Even the centrifugal tyke should give some additional power and midrange and the 370z is not slow compared to my old 2.0 ltr NA 200bhp type R believe me, let alone your 333whp which you must have got used to by now! However the difference between your NA performance and a 500bhp 370z is that whether or not it has power below 5000rpm, when driven through the gears up to the redline you have super car performance, whereas right now you have quite a fast car BHP/tonne wise but not suoercar fast. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk This car is the biggest BHP 370Z we seen with stock headers tuned other cars with the same spec that made 10 to 15bhp less thats why I cant say use X and Y and get Z power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nub Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 No worries Mark, I hope I'm not getting you annoyed it's just I had my own ideas and this dude has the exact mods I plan to get. I guess I'll be booking my car in with you guys sometime next year and then we will see who is right Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 No worries Mark, I hope I'm not getting you annoyed it's just I had my own ideas and this dude has the exact mods I plan to get. I guess I'll be booking my car in with you guys sometime next year and then we will see who is right Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I know where my bet is going 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nub Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Haha. Yes one day I'll show up with those exact mods demanding 333whp It's more the sound than anything. The ART decat pipes combined with the motordyne shockwave sound fantastic. I did my research before I bought the car and this is what I've determined. ARK GRIP probably sounds similar only quieter than the shockwave Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 yeah my buddy has a set of art pipes on his supercharged 350 it sounds so nice paired with the invidia im running invidia full system with de cats it sounds nasty in a good way on wot with the charger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wiltshire Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 There you go :lol: http://www.350z-uk.c...upporting-mods/ Now that would be fun! How safe are TT on our engines though? Whats the install cost on a set up like this roughly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 There you go :lol: http://www.350z-uk.c...upporting-mods/ Now that would be fun! How safe are TT on our engines though? Whats the install cost on a set up like this roughly? Twin turbo would be a handful in anything other than dry conditions I'd say Also turbo kits all seem to need a lot of work to make fit on UK cars Unless you go with the new aam kit The v3 that comes with the stillen kit is capable of producing enough power for our roads and gives you a nice linear drive like the stock car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.