Stillen supercharger long term reports

Originally Posted by jwick

I'm not trying to offend you but if you are not very mechanically knowledgeable then boosting a factory NA car probably isn't the best idea. Once you boost a factory NA car you need to constantly monitor things to make sure nothing is off. I check oil, hose clamps, vacuum lines, etc every time prior to pulling the car out of the garage.

There is no 'other' turbo maintenance than what I mentioned above. You need to check for leaks (fluid/vacuum) and check all hoses/etc to make sure nothing is damaged (cut/dry rotted/heat damaged/etc.). The turbo gets it's oil/water cooling feed from the same places the engine does so when you change oil you are 'servicing' the turbo.

Edit - If you want a low maintenance boosted car get one that is done that way from the factory

Originally Posted by theDreamer

Even then factory turbo cars still can have all those issues or even more if the OEM did not get the properly level quality of parts.

Originally Posted by jwick

True but they also have safety built in because the car was designed for all the extra heat. Take the GT-R for example. It has factory heat shielding around the turbos since they knew that extra heat would be there. That or they relocate items to an area without the heat. When you stick a turbo in that location on a Z there is no factory shielding protecting the things that can melt.

I completely agree that the manufacturer has to do their job in the original design. I was just pointing out that 'less' **** goes can go wrong on a factory boosted car.

Originally Posted by theDreamer

Very true and with a factory car (depending on when you buy it) there is a warranty to help cover some oh sh!t things that can occur.

Originally Posted by jwick

Warranty???

Oh you mean that thing I threw out before my first oil change