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I have to agree. If we sweep this under the rug, Stillen will not change its ways. Its kinda of like the whole groupon thing where they did the add
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I have to agree. If we sweep this under the rug, Stillen will not change its ways. Its kinda of like the whole groupon thing where they did the add on tibet. If people complained just one day then they would have kept up their tactics of using the ad. Groupon even said that there is nothing wrong with their add. Enough people complained long enough that they finally decided to take it down. That's what is needed complaining long enough that they acknowledge that something is wrong and fix it.
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Another Stillen SC thread! There is a reason why after a while threads like this get locked and that is Op said what he had to say because it loses there meaning and people just start talking useless shiz. A simple search will find all this, not like AK deleted this stuff |
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Makes more sense to split the threads: one focused on the product and technology, and one focused on support/service experiences. As someone who might consider this SC in the future, I would like to be aware of both. My guess is if this were the case maybe Stillen would be more willing to address issues on each thread separately.
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wow, this thread got long!!
I see a lot of people saying GTM is the way to go instead, but you know what, nearly EVERY person lately whom I have talked to that had major work done at GTM will never go back. They lag, take forever, want endless amounts of money (up front usually too), etc etc. I know 2 good friends of mine with very high quality builds (magazine / sema cars) that pulled their cars out of GTM's shop. I'm not a fan of GTM, hence why I never took my old Z to them. Stillen on the other hand IMO has gone downhill on their customer service front. All they want is to release a kit that is "good enough" get money for the kits, and then continue with R and D, then when they produce fixes for issues or upgrades to common problems, they want to charge EACH customer with these somewhat faulty kits more money to upgrade, so there is no standing behind ANYthing... Both kits have promise, great promise, but the companies that are making them are what holds the potential back. and in the end, I stand behind my thought that the VQ is a terrible motor to FI. Out of being in the scene for 7 years, I know of not a single person who has not ran into major issues with "bolt on FI" kits, and consequently full builds as well. stay NA, the VQ will love you for it. There is no such thing as a truly reliable VQ that is FI IMO... |
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Do you have to pull the front clip to change the oil in the supercharger? Is it easy to do?
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nope, very easy to do. jack up your car and set it on jack stands and chaulk your wheels then remove your undertray and look for the blower's oil drain line located on the drivers side. i forgot what's the size for the nut but you'll need 2 wrenches to get it open. refill is the left brass if i remember correctly. the right brass on top of the blower is the dip stick. hope this helps
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As far as I know, there are no CARB approved SC kits from anyone yet.
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Updated the original post with CARB information. Here is the link to the new thread discussing CARB approval:
STILLEN Obtains 50-State Legal Status For 370Z/G37 Supercharger |
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When any shop no matter who it is releases a kit for a certain price $X yet there are mandatory upgrades required costing $Y which are not inlcuded within the kit, it almost seems to me to be either false or misleading advertising in order to claim a low price on their kit.
Granted there are experienced people out there who would prefer to source their own upgrades. But for the average "Joe", why not just be up front and honest about the whole thing and provide an all encompassing price of $Z ($X + $Y)? Again this is directed at all suppliers. |
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