[Build Thread] -- Journey to 700+ WHP [Supercharger]

[cupcakez]

Sad Update:

- Last night, the bottom end of the Stave IV rebuilt IPP engine started to give out for unknown reasons at the moment.

- Decided after much, that enough is enough with me and this engine's problems -- so I talked with Adel and gave him the option to take my engine in the current state in exchange for a stock engine (2014, 19k miles for $800 before taxes / shipping) swapped ALONG with all of the current add-ons I have on the IPP block into my car.

- He will be doing the labor to swap everything over to the stock engine and put that into my car, since he agreed to take this offer.

Since he is willing to deal with the engine and take care of it and fix it (whatever may be wrong with it), then he can reap the rewards of a potentially heavily built performance engine.

Let's be honest: I don't need a built engine. Never have. Reason why I bought this rebuilt engine was because Nissan had offered me a REMANUFACTURED stock engine installed into my 2015 Red Z back in 2018 February for $8000.

At first I was about to take that deal since I was in a bind and needed a car for work, but decided against it and cancelled the order (as I hadn't paid for it at the time). So I decided for that amount of money I might as well go for a rebuilt engine...I mean who wouldn't in that case?

I had no intention of getting a rebuilt engine until the very last thing of my build but I was forced to replace the engine somehow due to the stillen canned tune destroying my stock 2015 engine within 5 - 6 months of hard driving it. I also don't need a rebuilt performance engine for my end game power goals anyways) as you have all seen already; there are plenty stock blocks making 700rwhp+ safely. I'm also supercharged, so there's no reason to have a way overkill of a performance engine if I'm not ever going to use that potential to the fullest.

It's honestly better in someone like Adel's hands who has the knowledge, skills and perseverance to deal with any and all mechanical issues that come his way and who has a turbo car that can make use of a high performance engine such as this one -- where as I do not.

It's hard to pin point what the cause is, but we will drain the oil and look at the lower oil pan to see if we notice anything of significant information that can lead to what may have caused the issue of whatever is broken / breaking on the bottom end of the engine. There have been many hands on the engine in the past, but none that has opened up the bottom end of the engine or anything like that. I've kept up on the oil maintenance an average of 3k or less every change.

Looking back at the last 2 years, I've made a lot of mistakes via ignorance, lack of knowledge, etc. Through it all, I can say I'm pretty satisfied that I did go through everything that I went through so far -- met a beautiful Z community (you guys), met some really nice people IRL, got introduced to two people in real life who are almost always there for me when I need them despite my endless car issues, etc.

My tuner (ByThaBay) is amazing. He's always been there for me when he could -- going out of his way even just to help me out when he doesn't need to. He gives me knowledge of things I never knew, and teaches me how things work, answers questions about tuning, mechanic issues, etc.

Either way, my decision is final and the engine is now going to Adel to deal with in exchange for a stock 2014 engine being put into my car.
The big difference is only 1 person is touching the installs this time, not 50,000 people. And this 1 person is very trustworthy -- as I trust him with everything when dealing with my car.

Next update to come soon -- regarding the cause of the bottom end giving out.

cupcakez ~~ out.