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Another Stillen Kit causes catastrophic engine failure....what's new but this piece of a junk kit keeps getting prompted when it is well know that she over heats the Engine. #StillenKit

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Old 01-13-2016, 07:54 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Another Stillen Kit causes catastrophic engine failure....what's new but this piece of a junk kit keeps getting prompted when it is well know that she over heats the Engine.

#StillenKit Sucks #Facts.

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Old 01-13-2016, 08:09 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Well my worst nightmare came true and after 5,000 miles on my stillen supercharger kit with the upgraded impeller the Piston rings are fried! Looking for advice from guys who have been in this situation before ? What did you do after you blew your motor ? I think the fastest but most expensive way is to buy a built long block ? Any advice or suggestions on vendors would be helpful. Thanks for the help
If you plan to keep the Stillen Kit then I think your best bet is to put a stock engine back in and leave the kit completely as Stillen designed it. You don't need a built block to run the kit at the power level Stillen designed it for.

If you are going to build it, call IPP. They have been building Nissan engines for decades.

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Another Stillen Kit causes catastrophic engine failure....what's new but this piece of a junk kit keeps getting prompted when it is well know that she over heats the Engine.

#StillenKit Sucks #Facts.
I agree and building a block for a Stillen SCer kit seems overkill. Unless you fix the MAF location so the engine actually knows what temperatures it's getting you will have the same problem.
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Another Stillen Kit causes catastrophic engine failure....what's new but this piece of a junk kit keeps getting prompted when it is well know that she over heats the Engine.

#StillenKit Sucks #Facts.
I totally disagree with your statement here. The kit does not suck. In fact it does everything it was designed to do. It is an easy install and makes power. It can easily break 400whp "the way it was designed" and be safe. There is a reason why they make you sign a waiver if you want even a 1psi more pulley on the kit. Because it was designed for one safe psi level. Anything after that and your asking for trouble. Especially if you start upgrading the power maker itself, as in this case. However, the guy did even admit it was the tune, in which will cause the same problems in every kit on the market. If his AFR's were running super lean, then even at the 8psi level it would have let go.

If someone asked what the easiest way to make 400whp on our cars is. I would tell them to get the stillen kit. If someone asks what the easiest way to make 500whp is, I would tell them to get the BP kit and stay away from stillen.

400whp is no joke. Its just insane how much power is being made these days. But 400whp is like 450 on the engine. How many cars come with 450? Its still a lot of power.

Years after the 350Z came out it was the "quest for 400" and it was considered to be insanely fast. If you had 450whp in your 350 you were the top dog.

Moral of the story:
Safe numbers on stillen kit are around 400whp. If that's what your goals are you will be fine. If, and when, you get power hungry, DONT try to push the stillen to the limits. Buy a turbo kit instead.

Unless you want to SERIOUSLY modify the stillen kit.
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Another Stillen Kits causes catastrophic engine failure....What's new????? But this piece of a junk kit keeps getting promoted when it is well know that shi* over heats the Engine.

#Stop Buying Stillen #Stillen-Kit Sucks #Facts.

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Another Stillen Kit causes catastrophic engine failure....what's new but this piece of a junk kit keeps getting prompted when it is well know that she over heats the Engine.

#StillenKit Sucks #Facts.
Act your age. No one asked you what you thought of the kit bud.

Every kit has problems. including your GTM turbo manifolds that constantly crack and are made in china.
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