New 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo
 

Just got a new 2018 370Z Nismo in pearl white.

I didn’t like the spoiler so I had a Evo-R high wing installed
And painted at my local body shop. Also put on AAM Shor Tails
With titanium tips. I have had it about 3 weeks and thought it needed more
Power so right now it’s at the tune shop getting the stillen supercharger kit
That’s comes with the tune and injectors. Also getting a oil cooler kit
And AAM High Flow Cats an Injen full cat back system with Titanium tips and
A boost gauge that goes in one of the 3 pods on the dash also a mishimoto aluminum radiator. Spending about 15k for everything and pick it up in 3 days. Will post picks and dyno results. The 2018 Nismo got a new EXEDY high-performance clutch. EXEDY L-PEC (Light Pedal Effort Clutch) so I think the clutch should be fine with the added power.
Here are some pics of the Evo-R High Wing and some of the parts from the supercharger kit.

Very Nice, may be the last year of the 370.
You may want to message (TopgunZ) about that SC kit you have,,,as he has improved components on the kit to improve it.
I’ve seen a number of stories on here over the past few years with some various issues,,,But he has the stuff to make everything work better than an out the box kit.
It’s could potentially save you a headache.
Congratulations on your Z.

Congratulations one beautiful Nismo Z you have there. Since you decided to go the forced induction route definitely do your research here on your Stillen supercharger kit you will be glad you did save yourself the misery.

nice, looking good, but remember to drive it hard and then harder for it likes to run :driving:

Congratulations and welcome. :tiphat:

Congrats and welcome!

Thanks everyone. Jchammond what specific parts does topgunz improve on? Is he a vender? Stillen has different kits with different prices. I got the most expensive one with the tune and injectors. If there is something widely known about a problem with the stillen kit or how the 370z performs with this kit let me know so I can change it beforehand. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks.

Yes; air to air conversion & other things,,,Idk how to post a link; but I’ll screenshot his page so you can contact him if desired.
He’s helped lots of members make their SC kit more efficient/reliable.

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Great! Thanks for the fast response

As others have said, with the $$ investment you are making you need to do some research on the shortcomings of the stillen kit. Topgunz A2A and an Ecutek tune solves the problems and will get you a lot more power.
Also - your bolt-on HFC's may not last very long in conjunction with the SC... too much heat. Most people have to add the cats further downstream. Otherwise - going to be an exciting build!

New 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo
 

Definitely be weary of the Stillen kit and their can tune. Topgunz A2A seems to be doing people right. One item you mentioned was adding a boost gauge to the dash trip pod. All three pods are a single unit. You cannot just change one. You are better of getting a pillar pod. Jason (GaleForce) makes some pretty sweet ones which several of us boosted guys are running.

Nice pair of Z's!

I still vividly recall seeing a new Z06 quietly cruising, then dropped the hammer at 70mph....my jaw dropped

Congrats!

:rock::rock::rock:Wow good info guys. Thanks for the heads up on the pod not being a single unit but there are plenty of videos on YouTube showing them replaced. Here is a link on some Defi CR gauges https://youtu.be/_onoxX7-KmU.

Also some Prosport JDMs here. https://youtu.be/q9wSIGJcmv0
The guy that installed his 60mm Prosports used needle nose pliers to take out the gauges from the top but said it was a tight fit but 52mm is a lot less pain to do.
There are plenty of posts on this forum that shows how to take the pods out without removing the dash and installing new gauges. Here is the link. http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...e-cluster.html

The gauge bracket is one piece but the gauges themselves can be taken out. I will attach a pic of the gauges out of the dash still attached to the bracket. Talked to the shop today and everything is done but there waiting on Stillen to send back the tune file. The shop said Friday by the latest. I know there are better setups and you could run more boost but this will be my daily and I’m just sticking to the stillen tune and warranty guidelines. I Thought it Just needed a little more kick. If my 370z Nismo was my only car I just would of went with a TT setup.
I got my 2018 Z06 when I want more HP :hello:

Welcome to the best forum, seems you are already getting some good info

So I talked with Stillen and they said the AAM HFC are not supported by them cause the heat causes the packing to break apart and it might blow the motor. So the shop is not going to install them. Test pipes or the stock cats will be better. So uprev said they have to “crack” my ECU cause my Nismo is a 2018 and my ECU is not supported. The problem is that uprev is at some event in NC and they can’t get to it until Monday. So looks like The Nismo will be at the shop all weekend. The shop is sending me pics of the build and I will upload the pics to you guys as soon as I get them. Again Thanks everyone for the great info!

Zdayz at the dragon tail. Man I wish I was there

Good call on the wing!!
I want to do the same. Did you buy a whole new trunk or what? I know the OEM nismo wing has like 30 holes...

The body shop only had to fill 4 holes that are on the lower part of the lid that the wing didn’t cover. The rest of the holes matched up by the Evo-R wing. Getting a whole new lid/trunk would of cost way to much$$ and I have a center console hatch release button that would no longer work if I would of gotten a older trunk/hatch. There are 17 holes all together when you remove the stock wing. I will post a pick of the 4 holes that hast to be filled. It was no big deal. Took 2 days for the whole install and paint. For painting the wing and my whole lid plus install it was $800. Looks really good. Here are some more pics of the wing plus circled in red are the 4 holes to fill.

So you can take out one of the gauges. You just de-pin one and install the new one (boost gauge) and the other 2 will still work. There are about 3-4 DIY post on this forum on how to replace the gauges with upgraded ones. Also YouTube has videos on some upgraded gauges in the triple pod. When the shop sends me the pics will post them. Thx for the heads up though.

That must be a recent development. You got a link?

There are 2 videos above your post and there are several topics on it in this forum. Here is one: http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...e-cluster.html

The shop said if you only want to change one out you de-pin it and the other 2 stock ones that are left will still work fine. They have done several Zs this way. When I get pics of the Boost Gauge in the triple pod I will post the pics

Dude you are my hero!! That's sick for 800 bucks

Ya I just got lucky because the other 2 shops that I called said they didn’t even want to do the job unless it was replacing the stock wing with the same wing. Your just going to have to call around but just tell them or show them what holes they have to fill and what it looks like with the wing off. tell them that the new wing will line up and cover all the other holes they should feel a lot better about it and not charge a lot. Basically the only “extra” work is to fill in the Bottom holes. Not to hard.

How many of the extra holes does the evo r wing use?
I'm going to do the carbon version and leave the top carbon to match my other carbon parts:)

I will plan to take the wing and trunk off myself and install the new wing myself. But the shop here is spot on for the white paint match as they did my handles and they are dead on.

Why do you have to take the trunk off? I don’t know exactly how many holes the Evo-R High wing reuses to bolt itself down but it covers any extra holes. Just not the lower 4 that I circled.

Here are some pics early on into the install of the SC. Forgot to tell you guys that I also added a mishimoto aluminum radiator to the install.

Here are some updated pics just waiting on UpRev.

Congratulations on your progress your Z should really be putting down some nice power.

Jay at Evo-R told me 2 of the holes will line up and you will need to drill 2 new holes. I am going the same route as Cadoo, my high wing is scheduled to arrive this Friday.

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It’ll be interesting to see if they can do that. I’ve only seen people replace all three. Even the videos you posted above and the DIY have all three gauges replaced.

If possible, this would be helpful for those of us with ecutek and adding gauges in that cluster.

Bad news on the Gauges. They told me this has worked on 2013-16 but they couldn’t do it on mine. So the shop installed 3 defi red racer gauges. Boost, oil and temp. I was excited too but oh well. I’m supposed to pick up the Nismo today so very excited. Will post pics and video plus dyno.

What has changed from 2016 to 2018 model?

I’ve got a 2016 Supercharged Nismo and a std 2018 Nismo, apart from the boot release button on the centre console and differently colour door handiest along with clutch I though the cars were identical

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Also make sure you change the original 1.09bar MAP sensor for a 4 bar T-MAP sensor. You may also need an air temp sensor plumber into the stillen inlet or possibly use the T-MAP to monitor air temp.

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Also love these gauges, may look into getting these fitted to mine

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I will ask more into the gauges on what has changed and what exact year that they successfully have done. Maybe the circuit boards have changed after 2016? I will find out more. Still planning on picking it up today.