First top mount single turbo 370Z
 

So if anyone hasn't caught on with my title or me dropping hints, it's time to finally announce that I'm doing a single turbo build:happydance:

I've been having boost withdrawals since I traded my single turbo G35 in for the Z. Since October, a local shop had been toying with the idea of building a twin turbo kit for the 3.7L. I showed some interest, but there was no way I could afford it. Back in February, we talked more about it and it came closer to a reality...but I was still weary on spending so much money.

When I contacted Shawn @ Speed Freak Fabrications/Lutz Performance to get a quote on an install, he mentioned he could build me a single turbo kit. As soon as he said single, I was sold! I met Shawn a few years ago when he was building a single turbo kit for my friend's M Coupe. I'm glad we've stayed in touch since, because I coudln't trust anyone else to fab up something like this.

The build list includes:
Precision billet 6262 turbo .82 a/r
Precision 750 intercooler
Tial Q BOV
Tial MVR wastegate
Deatschwerks 600cc injectors
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Z1 25-row oil cooler kit
JWT oil pan spacer
ACT 6-puck clutch
Fidanza flywheel
Z Speed HD CSC kit
Innovate Wideband
Blitz SBC ID-III

Here are some pictures of the build so far


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turbo mounted
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turbo mount bracket
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up pipe
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More to come, so stay tuned:tiphat: I dropped the car off Thursday night and it will be finished and tuned for ZDayz!:driving:

Are you gonna be happy with one?

Way to be outside the box on this platform...

in for win!

I agree. Only thing that concerns me is the bracket for the turbo. I would have thought you would need a little more support to hold the turbo then just that. either way i have a feeling this is going to be epic and help so many because there are alot of people looking for the single turbo setup and just never pulled the trigger since STS (i want to say) was the only one making them and they were a little high in price. I am loving it though. welcome to the family and try to get your garage on the forum to answer some of the communitys questions.

sickness my friend, sickness.

6262 should be yummy

oh and M370 + forced induction results? sweet!

very nice mate, hats off for doing a single turbo build as well.

all the work looks extraordinary! will be watching :) will you be posting dyno sheets etc.. once complete?

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I would imagine/hope so!!! :tup:

Nice. What kind of numbers are we aiming for and how much $$$ does all this cost you?

2k cheaper

strong 90-120whp

crosses fingers!

I didnt know this was the build in mind! Just when I talked myself into an N/A build you throw this in my face oi!

Congrats and in for results.

damn props bro looks clean and u went boost!

Very nice man, now I definitely want to come check this car out sometime!

I wonder what is the difference between single turbo and TT?


TT just gives more power?

Dam! Single 6262 should be a beast on the 3.7L..

GL OP!

Different thinking there.

Looks great! That shop is really clean too

Nice man.. can't wait to see more

btw.. whats with the LUTZ logo.. If thats not a blatant copy of the SSR wheels logo I don't know what is.. lol..

im subscribed for more details!

Nice! Definitely in for updates!

Hey guys, I'm Shawn, the one doing the build on Ryan's car. Happy to be making Ryan's visions a reality. I appreciate everyone's comments, looking forward to the results with the 6262 and the 3.7l motor!

lol you need to take a peak at an ///M car, the logo is the M badge with different colors. BMW's are our thing, outside of a twin scroll sidewinder GT35R Evo 8 I did awhile ago, this is the first Japanese car I've touched. I like a change of pace from time to time, I've known Ryan for quite a few years and was happy to help him out with his one-off build

Area under the curve should be outrageous with this setup!

Twin's (smaller) will typically give more power band but less peak power, single will give less area under the curve but higher peak. In this case, the pretty small 6262 on the 3.7l should have more powerband and higher peak than the twin kits I've seen. The 6262 with this a/r should start to taper off up top past 600-650whp. 96 a/r should support up to the mid 700whp range, higher than that you would need to jump up to a 6765. Ryan is looking for the most powerband maxing out around 550whp for now on the stock motor.

finally dropping the bomb, awesome! I agree that turbo bracket looks surprisingly small, I would get them to revise that for piece of mind.

In for results.

Will it be ready for ZDayZ?

This is insane! Good work, cannot wait to see the results and see a video!

I'd like to see what RPM will this hit full boost

This isn't my first rodeo, the manifold is supported in quite a few places on top of being made from sch.10 SS. The only reason the bracket shown exists was to support the turbo as I got started with the manifold. You could remove it completely and the turbo would go nowhere. The only reason I will be keeping it is because of the v-band exhaust housing. V-band flanges do not support weight as a T3 or T4 flange would. The weight focuses itself on one point on the radius and will eventually crack without an unusual amount of support.

Precision PT74 on my M-Roadster supported by the manifold only, 30k miles later, still right where I left it ;)

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It will :tup:

Very nice M. :tup:

Can't wait to check the setup out in a couple weeks! :tiphat::excited:

This is exciting stuff. Good luck to you guys on the build and props for doing something new. Sounds like you run a great shop.

Man nice work in for results an RPM Spool also. Great M BTW.

In for the bulid

Wow glad to see someone doing a single turbo on this car:tup:.Didnt know when I sold you them injectors few months back this was coming.


Good luck with the build

Hey shawn are there any plans to make to start selling this kit?

Looks good Ryan!

Piping looks great shawn.

In for the build. Very happy and interested to see a single turbo setup!

Uh, if this is there on sat, I'm driving up.

Nice,,, In for more..

Sick, cant wait to see the end result.

woohoo, more single turbo builds! i can get behind that :tup:

I was wondering where the turbo would end up but that looks very tidy! This is going to be awesome, congrats on taking the dive and going with something different. :tiphat:

If they made a complete single turbo kit for $6,000. I'd buy that all day vs the rotex gtm supercharger kit.

I'm about to order my gtm stage 1 supercharger hopefully tomorrow.

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