STILLEN 370Z Supercharger System - Announcement!!!

Q8y_drifter

Awesome!

Josh, have you tested the installation on a G35/G37 sedan yet?

Josh@STILLEN

We've looked at them, but haven't done the final fitment tests necessary, and will look at the ECU's and tuning as well. These are planned just after the coupes and Z's, but won't be long.

Josh@STILLEN

As promised, here is pictures of the main supercharger assembly both assembled and disassembled.

We assemble this here at STILLEN, which reduces the labor by easily 2-3 hours, saving you money on the installation.

Valentino

Hello

How can this easily reduces the labor by 2-3 hours?

There is 52 item in the picture. If each item will take a novice (or a retard) mechanic one minute to put together, that's 52 minute.

How did you come up with the 2-3 hours?

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RCZ

Damn that looks nice! Good to hear things are shipping! Awesome.

Jamaica

I have the bumper nothing yet came up

travisjb

if you have an experienced mechanic that charges you for actual labor hours then good for you... not everyone has that

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Valentino

I totally agree with you travisjb. An experienced mechanic wont charges you for actual labor hours.

But he would (or should) still charge you for one hour of labor to put together whats in the picture.
Because an experienced mechanic would take him under 30 min of actual labor time, and 1 hour that's double the time. lets say he will ask for triple that would be 1:30 hour. 2-3 hour that's a rip off.

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lemansz20

NO mechanic charges 1.30 hours buddy, sorry. If it is going to take them 1.30 hours to do it, they will charge you 2 hours, its that simple. They are not off by saying 2-3 hours, so dont question it. The simple fact that all that is done, helps the guys that wants to install this himself, like me, helps alot b/c its just one piece to install.

Josh@STILLEN

The assembly you see before you are some critical components, something you want installed correctly.

If you did 50 of these in a row, it would go quicker than never touching the assembly before, and following directions to do so. Installing incorrectly would lead to problems and disassembly.

Let's call it 2 hours of labor then.. at an average labor rate, that's still ~$200.

Either way, we're doing it for you, it shows up assembled in the box. Just another feature.

Q8y_drifter

Josh, have you completed the installation instructions? I'd love to have a copy to see what is involved

Thanks!!

Kastley85891

Nice touch, last thing you want is some fwit messing with a critical item that means you are badgering manafacturer for issue beyong their control, makes sense.

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Josh or Kyle,

This may have already appeared in the thread, but is my SC going to ship with some kind of shield for the air filters, and what will the replacement engine cover cost. Will the only purpose for the cover be just for looks, or will it serve any other purpose? Thanks!

RCZ

Storm, they kinda did address your comment by commenting on the temperatures required to cure the molds. Melting temps are pretty high and would not be reached by normal sun exposure. What it could well be is a combination of everything you and they have said. There is a chance that, as they explained, the urethane they are using is a little bit too soft and with the heat of the sun the material became even softer and more malleable. That, in combination with the fact that one of the brackets wasn't giving the necessary support caused the bumper to warp a little and deform into what you are seeing. They already said they are checking the urethane for strength and they are redesigning the bracket to provide needed support. They have halted production until that's done. Sounds like you are looking for them to admit something based on some cases where it happened. I would think those cases are only a fraction of pieces sold and that many more people have had no problems, you just don't hear people come on the boards and talk about stuff when it does what its supposed to. They are trying to do right by this now and fix the issue before they ship anything else... I've been hanging back on this one and watching; it seems like they are making a reasonable attempt to address the issue like any business would. Not all companies like to discuss everything about their products on a public forum and I'm not surprised they don't considering how easy it is to draw inaccurate conclusions from just about any comment they make.

Just my two cents and happy to hear your opinion too. Nothing wrong with keeping them honest.

stormcrow

My response came after his. Basically his response was calling myself and others who have purchased his products in the past liars. If you had of been around the forums for a while, you would know these weren't isolated incidents. I really take offense to organizations who cannot admit their mistakes and try to gloss over them. Surely, Stillen is saying they are going to try and do something about the current situation with their urethane. But, what about those in the past? No remediation will be made there, of course.

What I think you have yet to realize, RCZ, is that I am pointing out repeat incidents with this company. Nothing that I post here is a secret. Research will show you that. But, this is a new market full of new clientelle. If you are going to peddle a product for bucket-loads of money, especially in this economy, the client damn well better be getting what they are promised. When a company continues to recreate the very same flawed products in market after market...there is a serious issue. And one that we all deserve to know about...especially before we spend our hard earned money.