FI Car Owners..Your honest opinion please.

theDreamer · 01-09-2013, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by W.O.W. 370Z

Good to have friends in high places at Nissan Corp.

Very true, I am glad I found a great dealership who did my install and allowed me to do warranty work even for the transmission.

Red__Zed · 01-09-2013, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Here is my take on it:
-People sell because they under invest and over expect what they should get.

Not all are like this, but going into the forced induction car on a N/A vehicle can be a big expense and many underestimate this amount. I have been boosted with a SC since 19k miles and just over 50k miles at the end of the year (and a time of about 2.5 years). I have yet to track my car (ring or 1/4 mile) but I do enjoy the fun street driving, plus the pain of daily driving the car. It is a blast to drive but it is not 100% perfect but I never expected it to be.

It comes down 90% to expectations. A large number of people have never taken on a project of such cost and magnitude before, and it can surprising what you need to invest (both time and money).

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Very true, I am glad I found a great dealership who did my install and allowed me to do warranty work even for the transmission.

That makes a world of difference, and have to outlay cash for those things while dealing with a shady shop makes for a completely different experience.

blueranger · 01-09-2013, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Very true, I am glad I found a great dealership who did my install and allowed me to do warranty work even for the transmission.

Wow... How do you guys find dealers that give you warranty even though you are boosted

I asked my service advisor who is a cool dude if I boosted my car would I still have warranty? He said honestly you would not as Nissan would say the FI created the additional stress that caused the failure. If any alterations you do to your car can be linked to the breakdown you will be denied

He said this to me in a very sincere manner.

Chuck33079 · 01-10-2013, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by blueranger

Wow... How do you guys find dealers that give you warranty even though you are boosted

Some dealers will play ball, some won't. The dealer installed mine.

If I had to guess why people get rid of FI'd Z's, it would be that they cut corners on the build and/or install, and have nagging little issues that eventually drive them nuts. The guys that have no problems seem to be the ones that bought all the supporting mods, and had it installed by a shop with experience with that particular setup.

As far as reliablity goes, I figured that if the car can handle 500-550whp without a problem, I'd aim for the 450-475whp area and be happy. That's still a lot of power, and the car's my daily driver. I don't feel comfortable running something right up to the ragged edge. Still need to get it on the dyno and see how close to that number I got.

showme99 · 01-10-2013, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Some dealers will play ball, some won't. The dealer installed mine.

If I had to guess why people get rid of FI'd Z's, it would be that they cut corners on the build and/or install, and have nagging little issues that eventually drive them nuts. The guys that have no problems seem to be the ones that bought all the supporting mods, and had it installed by a shop with experience with that particular setup.

As far as reliablity goes, I figured that if the car can handle 500-550whp without a problem, I'd aim for the 450-475whp area and be happy. That's still a lot of power, and the car's my daily driver. I don't feel comfortable running something right up to the ragged edge. Still need to get it on the dyno and see how close to that number I got.

When you say supporting mods, are you referring to oil coolers and (for the 7AT folks) transmission coolers? Are there any other mods needed to safely support a boosted vehicle?

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