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Zultimate 03-18-2010 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by FailsafePerf (Post 451646)
PM'd, I don't wanna derail this thread any more than I already have :icon17:

Please PM me with the same info.

RCZ 03-18-2010 04:36 PM

Any pics of the kit installed with the hood closed and the new front fascia on? Those are the money shots I want to see :)

Kyle@STILLEN 03-18-2010 04:39 PM

So you want to see a picture of a Z with our fascia on it? LOL!

No, not yet. We're actually doing all of our testing with a stock fascia that we picked up from our good friends over at the Nissan proving grounds in Arizona. We wanted to do all of our durability testing with the stock fascia so that we could make sure airflow was sufficient for all cars, not just people with our fascia.

RCZ 03-18-2010 05:10 PM

lol basically yes, just want to see the new fascia with a shiny smile.

Red370 03-18-2010 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle@STILLEN (Post 453164)
So you want to see a picture of a Z with our fascia on it? LOL!

No, not yet. We're actually doing all of our testing with a stock fascia that we picked up from our good friends over at the Nissan proving grounds in Arizona. We wanted to do all of our durability testing with the stock fascia so that we could make sure airflow was sufficient for all cars, not just people with our fascia.

Hey kyle, i posted a question about the fascia in the thread you guys started in the exterior section, is it in production yet? and has pricing been released? I need one ASAP.

Kyle@STILLEN 03-18-2010 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Red370 (Post 453232)
Hey kyle, i posted a question about the fascia in the thread you guys started in the exterior section, is it in production yet? and has pricing been released? I need one ASAP.

I am going to be finalizing the instructions tomorrow with one of our craftsmen. Then we will be able to finalize the pricing and everything for you guys.

stormcrow 03-18-2010 08:27 PM

Kyle - not to sound like a broken record, but any videos or sound clips of the blower at idle?

stormcrow 03-18-2010 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by RCZ (Post 452695)
Hey, having never owned a supercharged car before, I'm curious. How much parasitic drag does the SC hardware put on the revving speed of the motor? In other words, does it have a noticeable negative impact on the speed of the revs or not really?

You won't notice an impact on the quickness of revving through the power band. What you will notice is that the RPMs jump from mid-range to redline VERY quickly. Lower down in the RPM range, you won't experience lag, but you will feel a very slight 'bog'. At least, this was my experience with the Vortech blower. With the roots type blowers, I notice zero lag and no real difference in RPM building even up top.

Kyle@STILLEN 03-18-2010 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by stormcrow (Post 453360)
Kyle - not to sound like a broken record, but any videos or sound clips of the blower at idle?

Not yet. We're trying to stay out of the way of the engineer's. I should be able to take an idle video in the next week or two.

G35s-Q8 03-19-2010 04:52 AM

I liked that box full of raw manifolds waiting to be finalized.

MMC Racing 03-19-2010 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by stormcrow (Post 453389)
You won't notice an impact on the quickness of revving through the power band. What you will notice is that the RPMs jump from mid-range to redline VERY quickly. Lower down in the RPM range, you won't experience lag, but you will feel a very slight 'bog'. At least, this was my experience with the Vortech blower. With the roots type blowers, I notice zero lag and no real difference in RPM building even up top.

Easy to make a roots blower drop off high also - just push it beyond its efficiency range. I pushed the old M112 to its limits and beyond years ago before swapping to a Kenne Bell.

stormcrow 03-19-2010 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyle@STILLEN (Post 453881)
Not yet. We're trying to stay out of the way of the engineer's. I should be able to take an idle video in the next week or two.

Thanks, sir. Though, I'm sure you've been able to hear it. Does the V3 still have the rattle that the other Vortech blowers had? Not that this is a bad thing, I used to actually find the 'rocks in a blender' sound endearing. Others, not so much.

stormcrow 03-19-2010 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MMC Racing (Post 454286)
Easy to make a roots blower drop off high also - just push it beyond its efficiency range. I pushed the old M112 to its limits and beyond years ago before swapping to a Kenne Bell.

The only experience I have with the roots is with the Stillen SC kit on the Pathfinder. I don't think the blower was out of its efficiency range up top, but I could be wrong. The Pathfinder didn't have a high RPM redline, so it shifted around 6k. I just didn't notice it jetting the RPMs from 4500-6000 nearly as quickly as the Vortech blower did on my G35. Maybe the TVS was running out of steam up there? :shrugs:

Mike 03-19-2010 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by stormcrow (Post 454309)
Thanks, sir. Though, I'm sure you've been able to hear it. Does the V3 still have the rattle that the other Vortech blowers had? Not that this is a bad thing, I used to actually find the 'rocks in a blender' sound endearing. Others, not so much.

I had a V2 on my corvette and it was near silent at idle.

stormcrow 03-19-2010 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 454343)
I had a V2 on my corvette and it was near silent at idle.

If the V3 uses the same gearing, then it should be as silent. I actually liked how Brando's and my chargers sounded. It wasn't obnoxious to me. Others didn't share my same sentiment, though. I haven't been able to hear the new internally lubricated versions, so I am interested.


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