what would YOU do...
 

ok.. long story short.... looking into SuperCharging my Z... thats what im leaning towards, but my question to you guys is... is it worth it? is Voiding the Dealership warranties worth the supercharger?

currently have 3,000 in bank and saving up .

i want to get you guys input on this as im still debating and saving up

tried searching this topic, but everytime i search something comes up with nothing so whatever.. lol

thoughts?:icon14:

You are asking the general public to make a decision for you that you should be making yourself. Plus you should look in the turbo section and probably should of posted there too. Many others have asked the same questions.

i thought the op had a nismo and was thinking sc. it's a base 2011... so i would do the brakes and wheels first, then consider FI down the road.

I would never change out my nismo wheels. It just goes with the car so well... The brakes are sufficient enough unless he is tracking his car. Oh, and I don't think he has a nismo. His sig says base.

kenchan is right. If you upgrade to 500hp and don't give yourself better braking that's not a great idea.

Who needs a brake when u have 500hp :tup:

Unless your car is mostly paid off and you have enough money saved for both the supercharger cost and some repair costs, I dont recommend it. Make sure you have adequate funds.

If you want to keep the car a while and can afford to drop cash on everything you need, and keep a cash reserve of at least the same amount that you put into it for repairs... then sure. :)

Unless everyone working on it is a good friend (and even then) you're going to need to have at least 10 grand socked away to cover parts, labor, tune, unexpected stuff that could come up, etc.

So... no. I wouldn't right now if it were me.

But, it's your car and your money, so do what feels right to you...?

This.

I'd say having $10-15k tucked away is a likely safer bet. You need supporting mods and account for any other misc. stuff along the way. If you have the base, w/o the sports package. You should probably upgrade a few things before going FI as everyone has stated. LSD, brakes, clutch, suspension, that sort of thing. As far as being worth it, I'm pretty sure that extra bump in hp is gonna put a smile on your face.

If you want more power, buy a more powerful car. I am here to tell you though, you will get used to whatever you do. I have over 500hp and I am used to it. It feels like 300hp used to, to me. Keep that in mind before you piss away money on mods and destroy a factory warranty.

If you're ballin' outta control like Import' is, then yes, buy a car with more HP.

If I were you, I'd forget about that FI crap. Unless, you don't plan on keeping your car for very long or you are pretty handy with a wrench.

Pffft.

A mustang 5.0 will increase the power by about 80 to the tires over the 370Z.
A used 2008 'vette by a touch more.

Actually contemplating selling my monster and getting into a Z, personally.

I agree with Rone. For me cbe, y-pipe, and K&N drop in's are all i will need. I've learned from the pros that the more you mod the more trouble you can expect (my dealership has tried to get me to go FI before my girl Vanity is even shipped to the dealer for pick up). To me personally, after test driving the 370Z, it's more than enough power for me, my mods are just changing things i felt Nissan could have done better on.

You can't do that! Who will keep this site interesting. No one is gonna believe you dislike the Z if you drive one, lol.

Interesting? You mean confusing the sh*t out of people with his nebulous comments? lol



j/k

CBE and LSD too like it has been mentioned...

lol, going to order a 370Z as soon as they find out what's up with NAV not being available (in 16 states NOONE has a '12 370Z with NAV even though they found me over a dozen Sport models).

Stay tuned :driving:

If you are willing to pay for the repairs and damages the supercharger is going to cause.. then sure. Mod away!

WTF? Already? Are you even able to sell your Z06 for a decent price? You sure you don't want to just keep your Z06 until the next generation Z design&specs come out?

Yes, they are giving me a decent price on the Z06.

I would love to wait, but I would love even more to move and buy some property.

Right now, I feel that we are in limbo. Nothing really cool is coming out for another 2 years or so, and when it does, it's going to be another 2-3 years before anyone gets it right (Look how long it took Nissan to put an oil cooler in the 370Z, Ford to put a real motor in the retro mustang, GM to fix the transmission quirks in the 'vette). By the time the new cool stuff comes out and the flaws are worked out, I'll be ready to buy again--and have moved and have some property :)

The Z06 was all about owning a badass car, fulfilling a dream, and doing something "I just wanted to do". It's fun, it's absurd, it's over the top. I would do it all over again in a heart-beat.

That said...I have the option to refuse the 370Z when it comes in, with no love lost, according to the dealer.

screw warranty. do it!

Mod a car like that and you're married to it. Make sure it's what you want for the next...well, forever, if you are going to whine about only getting 50% of the cost back on the SC.

I went through the full spectrum of mods when I had my '99 Civic Si. Suspension, supercharger, oil cooler (nice Greddy unit), electronics, then Hondata, etc. It was great fun and I was young enough to enjoy it and wanted to spend the time tweaking it here and there. I also did all the work on it and installed all the mods myself.

Have I been tempted to install a supercharger on my S2000? Yes! Especially since my neighbor across the street supercharged his S2000. Have I looked at the Stillen supercharger for my 370z? Oh heck yeah...

I just don't think it's worth it in the end. Better to pony up the extra cash upfront when you buy a car. $10k gets you into a whole different class of vehicle.

I LOVE my TT Z! They can have it when they pry it from my cold dead hands!

I have no plans to get rid of it and have had zero issues to date. I still get a big stupid grin whenever I drive it. I am getting sad that she wil be in hibernation soon. Damn you winter.

With that said, you cannot enter into FI lightly. You have to be realistic. What the others have said is good advice. Hope for the best but plan for the worst.

And I agree that if you are going to do this on a base at the very least get an LSD. No point in spending all that money and not being able to put the power down. Hell, you can hardly put it down with an LSD.