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There is a guy that runs the Z club here in Houston with a twin garett's putting out well over 400whp+. He has had 40,000 safe miles no probs and

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Old 06-24-2010, 09:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
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There is a guy that runs the Z club here in Houston with a twin garett's putting out well over 400whp+. He has had 40,000 safe miles no probs and he by no means drives like a grandma and still curently has no issues.
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There is a guy that runs the Z club here in Houston with a twin garett's putting out well over 400whp+. He has had 40,000 safe miles no probs and he by no means drives like a grandma and still curently has no issues.
Yep, if done right (from 350z research) the VQ engine does very well with forced induction. Just remember, do not go cheap when doing these types of upgrades.
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Yep, if done right (from 350z research) the VQ engine does very well with forced induction. Just remember, do not go cheap when doing these types of upgrades.
And dont let dreamer play with your boost controller
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I have yet to touch yours boost controller yet, wait...does a turbo whistler count as boost controller?
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