Stillen supercharger long term reports

future370zzz · 10-22-2014, 02:26 PM

No, not all highly reputable tuners would do all the time. My shop missed it and they are very good. Just have to either extend the map range or disable a setting.

Nobody is perfect. I would rather have a small fixable issue versus a catostrophic failure.

V1H · 10-22-2014, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by wifedrivenZ

Why could we not of talked about all the problem that can occur with headers and high flow cats 2 years ago? Well I guess I am ok since I have not had any problems since I have upgraded. I am curious if I change out my cats back to stock would I make more power?

oh nice you've had no problems for 2 years with Stillen headers and HFC?

I guess u have a good custom tune? What HFCs you using?

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Originally Posted by ANMVQ

Did you have the MAP range extended?

I'm curious, wouldn't the Stillen base tune have included this tweak already? Unless, one would custom tune from scratch, that is. I'm asking coz I wanna custom tune "on top of " their (unlocked) base tune.
And anybody know why does our Z have a MAP when it uses MAF to meter air?

JWillis72 · 10-22-2014, 06:21 PM

The Stillen tune is locked so you can not start with their tune as a base.

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ANMVQ · 10-23-2014, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by V1H

oh nice you've had no problems for 2 years with Stillen headers and HFC?

I guess u have a good custom tune? What HFCs you using?

I'm curious, wouldn't the Stillen base tune have included this tweak already? Unless, one would custom tune from scratch, that is. I'm asking coz I wanna custom tune "on top of " their (unlocked) base tune.
And anybody know why does our Z have a MAP when it uses MAF to meter air?

My god man PLEASE tell me your not on their tune ! An I have no clue if their base tune has that tweek, I ran their tune for 1.5 days and then went custom tune. I had zero plans on driving the car on their tune. The can tune is HORRIABLE, I have said it before and will say it again I made a WHOPPING 42 WHP with the SC and their tune, Custom tune netted me 112 WHP gain.

nomodsjk · 10-23-2014, 09:20 AM

Yea what he said! Vince over at r/t tuning got me 50 more at the wheel over the can tune. Sure it negates the warranty but I personally felt it was worth it

V1H · 10-23-2014, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72

The Stillen tune is locked so you can not start with their tune as a base.

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Sure one can, and I'm going to.

I'll use their base tune as a starting point for custom tune rather than have it tuned from scratch. I gotta be able to drive on the base tune to the tuner since I shall install the kit at home.
Stillen told me already they can provide me with a base tune plus tuning cable ($200).

ANMVQ · 10-23-2014, 02:08 PM

Yea but their tune is still locked, When I had mine done I drove to the tune on the can tune like you and my tuner loaded a 370Z Stillen kit tune to my car for a starting point.

V1H · 10-23-2014, 03:47 PM

Ah yes u are right. I didn't notice the unlocking option is only available to outside US customers.

Cheers

zmanelite · 10-24-2014, 02:44 PM

Well dropped the car off at Stillen and now we play the waiting game
I guess they are super busy and wont see the car till a few weeks

ANMVQ · 10-24-2014, 03:22 PM

Man cant believe you have to wait that long, no other tuners in CA?

zmanelite · 10-24-2014, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ANMVQ

Man cant believe you have to wait that long, no other tuners in CA?

Dont want to deal with voiding warranty especially since they are the ones that installed and tuned , i hope its just the tune thats giving the car problems and not something else

From what i heard mid November , hopefully they can squeeze it in and check it out even bit by bit on days they arent that busy so i can get the car back sooner
Sucks for me but what ya gonna do as I already paid so i feel my car its not a priority

Team_STILLEN · 10-26-2014, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ANMVQ

My god man PLEASE tell me your not on their tune ! An I have no clue if their base tune has that tweek, I ran their tune for 1.5 days and then went custom tune. I had zero plans on driving the car on their tune. The can tune is HORRIABLE, I have said it before and will say it again I made a WHOPPING 42 WHP with the SC and their tune, Custom tune netted me 112 WHP gain.

The STILLEN Tunes have been reworked and are now regionally done so most customers have been getting good power out of it. There are still variants with each ECU and car that make it unable to be 100% ideal for every car without dyno tuning.

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Originally Posted by zmanelite

Dont want to deal with voiding warranty especially since they are the ones that installed and tuned , i hope its just the tune thats giving the car problems and not something else

From what i heard mid November , hopefully they can squeeze it in and check it out even bit by bit on days they arent that busy so i can get the car back sooner
Sucks for me but what ya gonna do as I already paid so i feel my car its not a priority

Every customer is a priority. We have customers who have not paid waiting until mid November to have work done. We are simply very booked up and are working as fast as we can while maintaining quality work. I will stay on top of it and try and get your Z back to you as quickly as possible.

zmanelite · 11-05-2014, 12:10 AM

OK so Mark at Stillen was able to get my car looked at and worked on faster than what they originally told me
I guess the car rejected some parts of the tune and it also needed a different radiator cap
Man oh man does the car feel different ,right off the bat the low RPM felt way better and the car pulls all the way thru and the car idles better
Thanks again Mark

diego@vossen · 11-07-2014, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by zmanelite

OK so Mark at Stillen was able to get my car looked at and worked on faster than what they originally told me
I guess the car rejected some parts of the tune and it also needed a different radiator cap
Man oh man does the car feel different ,right off the bat the low RPM felt way better and the car pulls all the way thru and the car idles better
Thanks again Mark

Glad to hear you were taken care of

ANMVQ · 11-07-2014, 09:39 AM

Nice man ! Glad she's back on the road again .

10-22-2014, 02:26 PM	#136 (permalink)
future370zzz Track Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 555 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 14	No, not all highly reputable tuners would do all the time. My shop missed it and they are very good. Just have to either extend the map range or disable a setting. Nobody is perfect. I would rather have a small fixable issue versus a catostrophic failure. __________________

10-22-2014, 06:21 PM	#138 (permalink)
JWillis72 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fort Myers FL Posts: 2,002 Drives: 2009 370Z yellow 7AT Rep Power: 44	The Stillen tune is locked so you can not start with their tune as a base. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ANMVQ likes this.

10-23-2014, 09:20 AM	#140 (permalink)
nomodsjk Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: martinsburg wv Posts: 2,073 Drives: 2011 370z MB/7at Rep Power: 19961	Yea what he said! Vince over at r/t tuning got me 50 more at the wheel over the can tune. Sure it negates the warranty but I personally felt it was worth it swiss370Z likes this.

10-23-2014, 02:08 PM	#142 (permalink)
ANMVQ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Framingham MA Posts: 2,732 Drives: 2014 Q50 AWD Rep Power: 19	Yea but their tune is still locked, When I had mine done I drove to the tune on the can tune like you and my tuner loaded a 370Z Stillen kit tune to my car for a starting point. __________________ 14 Q50 AWD, ARK, ECUTEK (SEB), Takda,

10-24-2014, 02:44 PM	#144 (permalink)
zmanelite Track Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Anaheim Posts: 753 Drives: 370 Z Nismo Rep Power: 36	Well dropped the car off at Stillen and now we play the waiting game I guess they are super busy and wont see the car till a few weeks __________________ Instagram @zmanscm

10-23-2014, 03:47 PM	#143 (permalink)
V1H Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 244 Drives: 2013 370Z-TT GT Edt Rep Power: 3366	Ah yes u are right. I didn't notice the unlocking option is only available to outside US customers. Cheers

10-24-2014, 03:22 PM	#145 (permalink)
ANMVQ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Framingham MA Posts: 2,732 Drives: 2014 Q50 AWD Rep Power: 19	Man cant believe you have to wait that long, no other tuners in CA? __________________ 14 Q50 AWD, ARK, ECUTEK (SEB), Takda,

11-05-2014, 12:10 AM	#148 (permalink)
zmanelite Track Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Anaheim Posts: 753 Drives: 370 Z Nismo Rep Power: 36	OK so Mark at Stillen was able to get my car looked at and worked on faster than what they originally told me I guess the car rejected some parts of the tune and it also needed a different radiator cap Man oh man does the car feel different ,right off the bat the low RPM felt way better and the car pulls all the way thru and the car idles better Thanks again Mark ANMVQ, diego@vossen, JWillis72 and 1 others like this. __________________ Instagram @zmanscm

11-07-2014, 09:39 AM	#150 (permalink)
ANMVQ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Framingham MA Posts: 2,732 Drives: 2014 Q50 AWD Rep Power: 19	Nice man ! Glad she's back on the road again . __________________ 14 Q50 AWD, ARK, ECUTEK (SEB), Takda,

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