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A quick question for all of those with FI. How many of you still have loans on your Z? I still owe on mine but am definitely looking into FI

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Old 07-17-2014, 11:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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A quick question for all of those with FI. How many of you still have loans on your Z? I still owe on mine but am definitely looking into FI so just trying to get a feel for how other people did it.
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A quick question for all of those with FI. How many of you still have loans on your Z? I still owe on mine but am definitely looking into FI so just trying to get a feel for how other people did it.

I added a supercharger 3 months after buying mine, with the money I've spent I could have paid in off but with interest of 1.75% who cares.
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I owed when I first went fi. I don't anymore. The main scare is the motor popping right? Well you can get fully built blocks now for around 6g. Or a stock long block for as little as 3g. Worst case Ontario your motor pops and you gotta pay another 3g ( plus labour of course) to get your car back on the road. On the other hand I know a couple people have gone into the red trying to boost these cars....
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Ditto. I already had at least $10k saved up and that I wasn't in a hurry to get my own pad at the time. After experiencing all this I'd rather pay off my car and use the time to plan things out. I'm only saying this because I've been through it all and already experienced the amazement of owning a force fed Z.

I understand... it's unbearable to wait.
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I did on my SC , an now have a loan on my sedan and looking at the FI kit, Motor pops you can get a build short block for under 3k that will take 650 WHP. only reason I'm thinking about it again after my other motor blowing :/

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wow are motors blowing up that common?!?
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I wouldn't say common but it has happened to several members here.

How many went FI and blew a motor?
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I still have a loan on mine.

Popping the motor isn't incredibly common, but it is always something to keep in the back of your mind. If you don;t push the stock internals too far and don't beat the piss out of the car everyday, it should last for awhile.

Always be prepared though, plan for the worst and hope for the best.
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I added a supercharger 3 months after buying mine, with the money I've spent I could have paid in off but with interest of 1.75% who cares.
I've got so much sunk in to the car that a new motor wouldn't make the top 10 cost items.
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I would say the majority of people usually still have a loan out on the car because for the low interest rate they take their money elsewhere and get a higher return than stuffing into paying a car off in a short time.
This also has the other side of people taking the cash and getting a FI kit and now investing more into a car. I myself had less than a year with my Z and threw a SC on it, having the loan was not a big deal.
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like said above no, But there are few of us that the "bad" happen. Mine was a combo of faulty install issues, if you do it just a very knowable shop and tuner do the work, I can tell you the next one I do, I'm leaving the state. I don't trust anyone in the state I'm in :/
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I owned my out right prior to installing the turbo kit. I actually believed I was done modding (full NA bolt-ons and some suspension work). After I got the title I realized it was investing $12-13k in the car to make it awesome or think about trading in for something else. The turbo was a lot cheaper than me getting into a car of similar performance level.

To each his own but do take note, FI is not cheap!
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To each his own but do take note, FI is not cheap!
Rather not have "cheap" FI either.
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Rather not have "cheap" FI either.


You do it right, or don't bother to do it at all. Boosting a factory NA car is no place to cut corners!

When are you bringing that beast down to JTrans?
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You do it right, or don't bother to do it at all. Boosting a factory NA car is no place to cut corners!

When are you bringing that beast down to JTrans?
What he said.
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