Preparation for the STILLEN supercharger

Snakes709

There is a simple solution if u have header/hfc or LTH... Go to a tuning shop and get your AFR adjusted. Thats what im doing when A. i get my nitrous set up finished and B. when i get my exhaust mods. I dont understand why people are making such a big deal about this.

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2011 Evo-GSR AMS 2.4 stroker/ bore, FP Black build in progress.
Sponsor: DSG Performance

Buddy Revell

Do a lot of shops have enough experience and skill with reflashing the VQ37's ECU with an aftermarket forced induction system?

Snakes709

Gotta start somewheres. No offence to Stillen or any other vendors. But whats the difference in stillen sending you a canned tune that isnt made for your car specifically and a tuner shop that hasnt done much or any work on the VQ37 with a FI setup?

I'm heading to a local shop when i come back from my operation with the army to get a tune for my nitrous set up. They never worked on the VQ37 and agree'd to give me a huge discount.

Personally i think its alot safer to go with a shop that hasnt had much expeirence then a shop that has but gives u a base tune that isnt set for car specifically. Yes its a 370z but all cars are different. My buddy that had a tune on his cobalt was perfect for his car but even with the same identical mods as him the tune wasnt good on my car. Once again im not bashing stillen or any one, just stating my opinion on the topic.

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2011 Evo-GSR AMS 2.4 stroker/ bore, FP Black build in progress.
Sponsor: DSG Performance

Buddy Revell

Unless a shop has a lot of experience with UpRev's reflashing software and with the VQ37, it will be somewhat risky. There's only three Uprev authorized shops in your country and I'm not sure which ones have experience with the VQ. Not sure Cobb's software is capable of handling aftermarket forced induction and there's only two authorized shops in Canada. Other than UpRev and Cobb (and Technosquare in So Cal), who has cracked the VQ37's ECU necessary to tune it in the first place?

RCZ

Lol where are you getting your info man?

Tuning the VQ is like tuning most other NA cars...mostly anyone can buy the uprev stuff....FI tuning is not that complicated...VQ tuning is not complicated.... Mines also has an ECU upgrade...

Spend more time on the boards, less on the company site

Buddy Revell

I guess I'm mad cautious, bro, since our VQ has a more complex valvetrain and higher comp ratio than the older ones. I figure there's less margin for error with tuning it for forced induction and would only be comfortable with shops experienced with working with them.

Zat_Zuma

What shop are you considering?
I have a few recommendations and suggestions.

Pm me for the info

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RCZ

I wouldn't be interested in the race kit unless I could run 93 on it. I'll run 100 at the track, but I would like to be able to drive my car every day without having to get race gas. I *think* they are calling it the race kit because it is not CARB legal and is probably "for off road use only". I dont know, but I doubt it will need to have the AC removed or any shenanigans like that. I would think that because they dont have to worry about emissions, etc. then the kit will make a bit more power than the CARB kit and will spool a little bit faster.

I am interested in the answer to this question too.

Umm, simple, kinda... you have to buy tuning software to reflash the car. The cheapest of which is still a few hundred dollars + tuning.