Indeed it does :tiphat:

i like life

We all know something in here? I thought we were all just pissin in the breeze

And stillen no where to be found yet again, you know I just dont like the fact that when everything was good and their were NO problems Stillen was posting everyday. Now they are no where to be found, go figure. SURE HOPE all these issues get resolved.

GTM ftw!:tup:

I don't care either way but maybe they're working on it. Not much to report when you're in the middle of a project.

For these problems to go on months now is a tell.. They sure aren't working on these problems 40 hours a week. They could have designed an entirely new kit in the amount of time they are supposedly fixing their current one.

chirp chirp chirp

5-10 was an exaggeration, didn't mean to offend anyone. Just saying the amount of people who don't necessarily know too much of the technical aspect of things far outweighs the amount of people who do. That's why there's so much confusion and thats why HYPE is more important than fact in this niche of the industry.

I think that's a more PC way of putting it.

For the record, I'm not passing judgment on either Stillen or GTM. Just something I've noticed since the demographics for these cars are wide to say the least..

Often true of most forums, and why I avoid the public portions for advice.

you are bad! :stirthepot: some more

Hey guys, Buzz here: I have good news! Being the only messed up Z nearby to Austin where Uprev lives and being in their shop for 1 month now, I got a call from Stillen (Service Mgr) that my car is Fixed! This is great news, because the info learned from this experience now can help others. There were 2 problems: an installation problem and of course the Tune itself with how the ECU was acting. They spent 3 days building a computer program that actually delves into the ECU so they can understand the crazy signals it was sending. Weird thing is the ECU worked but the language or series of signals may have caught them offguard from previous tunes and basically had to learn all over again. My Z was bought in the late quarter of 09. It is possible The nissan engineers made some fine tweaks here and there in the ECU different from the earlier models of that same year. Now, the installation thing (I apologize) I don't have the details on that yet. But, it is possible that some instruction step or picture may not have been clear enough for my installer (the Nissan dealership Master Tech) and was put in/backwards/upside down/you get the point. So, wow.
Now, I have to say after catching up on the latest threads. Stillen supported me the whole way. Like someone said, "in the middle of a project, there is not much to report". Sorry, if I got the quote wrong.
My car was transported up on a JerrDan Hydraulic Tow and will be brought back the same way. Being only 2 Hrs from Austin was a very lucky thing. So, now armed with this I think some serious progress will be made all over the US in short order with what my car went through. Today actually was the 4 month point I have been without my vehicle.
Also, I was told these cars are very "tight" with how they are built from Nissan.
Some will take to changes and some will not. It was also told to me that if I make any other upgrades to the Engine, like new exhaust or Cats to with it, I should take it back to a very reputable Tuner shop (hey, like Uprev?) Ha! Ha! The canned Tuner downloads are not going to be enough. Each car reacts differently. So, today Uprev was going to drive it around and make completely sure the car was ready to go. But Yesterday and Today it ran for the first time in Weeks!
So, by the weekend I should have it. I am sure the Dealership will drive it around too to make damn sure before handing it back to me. Technically, the dealer still has responsibility for it or whether it fits the bill. Strange situation. I know my dealers Service Mgr called Uprev to talk to them about the installation part. Some pride to be gain or lost on that one. We'll see.
Also, the Nissan dealer is Warrantying all the work or anywork for the Supercharger completely. Maybe a unique situation for me, not sure if everyone can get that. I have it writing, too. Just wanted to let everyone know the first chance I got. Will post again soon.

Can't wait for tune #8

Good deal. Once I get back to TX, I would like to check out your setup if you don't mind.


Gotta love it dude............:ugh2:

OK I am not usually a betting man buuuuuuttttt...........................

:stirthepot::stirthepot::stirthepot::stirthepot::s tirthepot:

The guys at Stillen are silver tongued, if not wholly competent. Don't believe anything they say until your system is working properly.

they must be running for politics soon with them silver tongues.

That's interesting. The custom tune we did was an early '10 model, and we didn't run across the ECU doing anything funny.

^^^^ me smell something funny

Fish?

Yes, Sibze, close your legs we are all sick of smelling it! :inoutroflpuke:

Haha, I love your sig. shumby.

your upper lip?

damn Shumby, always stiring stuff up.

No status yet?

Was your avatar pic taken day of "mod day" at Mike's?

I'm sure you get this a lot, but you look like Chappelle. :happydance:

:confused: Ok. I don't have my car yet. Friday, the Uprev team was working on the tune for the car. Looks like I have my own custom built program. I don't know how that can help anybody else. Another weekend without the Z. Went to Tex Renfest instead with Wifey and drank it all away. So, maybe this week, then. When its ready, hopefully this week, I opted to go up to Austin and drive it for a few hours, just in case there are anymore glitches, I can immediately take it back. No delays with Towing back to Victoria, then oops, then send it back. It was explained to me that Uprev wants to make sure the Z is performing perfect. To me, perfection can take an incredibly long time. So, I dunno.

I just hope someone can benefit from my posting this info, one way or another I guess. More than happy to have anyone check out the setup, if they want. Like the sands of time, my optimism is running out. Funny thing, is this was an incredibly huge hourglass! > 4 months, c'mon!

Do what im doing and return it to stillen. Stillen has given up and moved onto some other platform to sell their crap. They will guage u a 10% restocking fee but im pretty sure there is another company that sells a supercharger and has awesome customer service and support. Now what was the name of that other company???:tup:

Class action lawsuit, anyone with me? Perhaps we can get a full refund plus labor back from stillen. Enough time has passed lets band together to get our money back

It'll never be perfect, take my word for it lol

If they are moving on to another platform then I want it off my car and my money and labor back. Can someone verify this is true that they are moving platforms

This really sucks for you all.

They sell and fabricate parts for many cars from nissan to chevy to ford to subaru. Doesnt seem they are working on the supercharger for the 370z since there has been no real news or fixes for months. They are doing to us what they did to the 350z crowd. They got their money and now its cheaper to move on then to actually fix the supercharger for the 370. They still say their are no problems with their supercharger for the 370:roflpuke2:

So their is problems with the Stillen 350z SC kit too?

Very inefficient (too small) blower used which lead(s) to major heat-soaking. The 7th injector is\was also very archaic.

Thats very disappointing as ive always been a big supporter and fan of stillen. You would think a company like stillen would make an effort to correct their mistakes.

Stratton.

Way underpowered and belt slippage

Buzz- Don't know if you've had a chance to contact UPrev today or not but your car is actually finished and ready to go. They were able to identify the cause of the issue and fix it and were also able to learn even more about the Nissan ECU while they were working on your car. Thank you so much for your cooperation and patience in this. I can't wait to see you post up after getting to finally drive the car!

This could not be further from the truth. We have been specializing in the Nissan Z platform for 20 years and we aren't going to be changing that focus any time soon. If anyone was at our shop last week they would have seen our red Z back on the dyno undergoing more testing and development. We have a lot of plans for the Z and they include everything from smaller items like brake ducts to larger items like higher horsepower supercharger systems. Our R&D departments goal is to get these few customers experiencing issues 100% solved and then we will move on to other Z related performance parts.

Is anyone running Stillens CARB tune successfully with good results? If there is only a few people having problems with your kit why arent u selling it anymore?

Yes! There's always been Stillen FI problems on the VQ platform. It's been mentioned before in this thread, but all who stated it were called GTM fanboys... Every mod on my car is Stillen, and I support them, but when it comes to FI, history says to stay away.