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Nik@SOHO 11-10-2016 08:57 AM

27. Vehicle: 2014 Nissan 370Z Nismo
Transmission: Manual
Modifications: PRS Single Turbo Kit modified with Garret GTW3884R turbo, SOHO Motorsports ported lower intake manifold, open downpipe
Fuel Octane: Ignite E90

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...pskkac4msm.jpg

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...skvshich7.jpeg

Low Boost
http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...pslsuaalau.png

High Boost:
http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...psyazyxnom.png

Turbosmart Eboost registered a peak of 14.4 psi for this pull :)
http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...psipb1wjbr.png

*Fourth Gear Pulls*

Nik@SOHO 11-16-2016 04:27 PM

28. Vehicle: 2010 Nissan 370Z Nismo *This is car number 24 that came back for more*:)
Transmission: Manual
Modifications: Upgraded Pulley, 1000cc injectors, Supercharger Belt, and SOHO Mod :)
Fuel Octane: 93 Pump

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...psveleu12x.jpg

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...psyf0wmoy3.jpg

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3onsus4p.png

bewhitey 11-21-2016 10:35 PM

What the hell is the SOHO Mod :yum: ??? I need that on my car! I finally completed my Air to Air conversion on my stillen supercharged Z. It is on the dyno tomorrow being tuned by Harvey Epstein AKA "The Boost Creep" famous tuner here in colorado that does mostly subarus. I am the first Z he has done, unfortunately it is with uprev.....hopefully he don't blow her up!

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g7...106_132247.jpg

Nik@SOHO 11-22-2016 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bewhitey (Post 3580661)
What the hell is the SOHO Mod :yum: ??? I need that on my car! I finally completed my Air to Air conversion on my stillen supercharged Z. It is on the dyno tomorrow being tuned by Harvey Epstein AKA "The Boost Creep" famous tuner here in colorado that does mostly subarus. I am the first Z he has done, unfortunately it is with uprev.....hopefully he don't blow her up!

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g7...106_132247.jpg

SOHO Mod is relocating MAF sensors to allow for speed density tuning via ecutek, removing intake pipe and installing turbogaurd max cover :)
Curious to see what kind of numbers you put down...

Elmo370z 11-22-2016 11:11 AM

Is that only for boosted vehicles

Nik@SOHO 11-29-2016 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elmo370z (Post 3580809)
Is that only for boosted vehicles

The SOHO Mod or converting to speed density?

PJ23 01-17-2017 01:03 PM

Took my car to SoHo yesterday for Exhaust install and tune. Results speak for themselves

2014 Nissan 370z
Fast Intentions Tests Pipes, CBE and Stillen G3 Intakes
Tuned via ECUtek


http://i.imgur.com/tASvohY.png


Just missed 333 :happydance:

njobe89 01-17-2017 01:24 PM

you're allowed to round that up to 333 lol

FernDiggidy 01-25-2017 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PJ23 (Post 3603969)
Took my car to SoHo yesterday for Exhaust install and tune. Results speak for themselves

2014 Nissan 370z
Fast Intentions Tests Pipes, CBE and Stillen G3 Intakes
Tuned via ECUtek


http://i.imgur.com/tASvohY.png


Just missed 333 :happydance:

Hey PJ is your car automatic or manual? I'm assuming the latter

bmstitt 02-03-2017 10:38 AM

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Just got my car tuned by Soho yesterday; Nik and Matt were great to work with. Pretty happy with ~319 whp from a 2009 7AT. The Ecutek tune really woke the car up.

My car had all of the following bolt-ons for both pre and post-tune.
- Takeda long tube intake (I cut out a portion of the radiator supports to avoid pinching the silicone elbow)
- Berk HFCs
- Ported TBs, and upper and lower intake manifolds by Synergy
- AAM Mid-pipes
- OEM Nismo Muffler

Gregor12 02-04-2017 01:12 AM

SOHO Motorsports & Ecutek Tuning
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by bmstitt (Post 3611384)
Just got my car tuned by Soho yesterday; Nik and Matt were great to work with. Pretty happy with ~319 whp from a 2009 7AT. The Ecutek tune really woke the car up.

My car had all of the following bolt-ons for both pre and post-tune.
- Takeda long tube intake (I cut out a portion of the radiator supports to avoid pinching the silicone elbow)
- Berk HFCs
- Ported TBs, and upper and lower intake manifolds by Synergy
- AAM Mid-pipes
- OEM Nismo Muffler



Nice numbers!! Looks like your factory tune wasn't doing well with the mods lol definitely a good investment!


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bmstitt 02-04-2017 07:26 PM

Thanks! I was asking a lot of the factory tune before I brought it to Soho ha.

You can't see it on a dyno, but the new throttle mapping is a huge plus too - the tune really fixed the lag at the beginning of the gas pedal travel. Feels like a totally different car.

FernDiggidy 02-04-2017 07:42 PM

SOHO Motorsports & Ecutek Tuning
 
Took my car to soho today.

339 WHP after the tune. Just missed 340. Throttle response is excellent now. I'm extremely pleased with the results Nik was able to achieve off my build.

https://s27.postimg.org/qd74bo537/tune.png

2014 370z automatic.

Build:
Stillen Cold Air Intake
Stillen headers
Z1 upper intake manifold mod
Fast Intentions HFCs
Armytrix Valvetronic exhaust (guess it paid off)

Pump gas

:hello:

Kzonts 02-11-2017 07:37 PM

Damn good numbers for an auto!

Kzonts 03-24-2017 08:36 PM

Here are the results of my dyno tune today. Thanks to the team @ SOHO Motorsports!

2015 Sport. Mods are in my signature...

Gained ~24whp and ~14tq :tup:

And she feels a little more racier...

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2912/3...11b94912_b.jpg

Kzonts 03-25-2017 05:16 AM

Dyno run.... Fast Intentions music :tup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=https://youtu.be/sY8X2xVsu6Y

Nik@SOHO 03-28-2017 09:59 AM

**Update**
Car 27: 2014 Nissan 370Z
Upgrades: SOHO Motorsports Water Methanol Kit w/ E90

High Boost (registered 15 psi on boost controller) :)
*Fourth Gear*
http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/...sxcpgm4ri.jpeg

SG4247 03-28-2017 10:14 AM

Holy crap thats stout!

zguynate 03-28-2017 04:39 PM

Thats nuts on a stock motor. Has me thinking about doing meth in the future.

SG4247 03-28-2017 06:07 PM

Im not convinced this is a stock long block...

If its mine, its got coated Wiesco pistons and Oliver billet rods at a minimum. I would think it would hammer the ring lands on stock pistons.

I cant see the puny four bolt headbolt open deck block keeping this much cylinder pressure sealed up for very long.

Hey but what do I know! Maybe SOHO can provide more build info, as I am very interested in what is needed to achieve this level of power - reliably.

zguynate 03-28-2017 06:17 PM

According to their FB page this car has a "stock block", but is using e90 and a methanol water injection kit.

SG4247 03-28-2017 06:51 PM

Boost is hard on parts, no matter how the boost is developed.

This was a stock block too, until it bent 4 rods and lifted the head.

Sloppy Mechanics Make 1,076 Horsepower With Stock Bottom End LQ4

Hotrodz 03-28-2017 06:55 PM

I can tell you Ignite e90 is amazing stuff. I got an e70 tune with e90 and my whp jumped 617 sae rather than standard correction. Sae reads 5 to 10 percent lower than standard. I was at 604 before and Seb did not increase my boost at all. The fuel allows for additional timing to be taken out. Can't speak to the benefits of running meth with ethanol.

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Nik@SOHO 03-28-2017 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633535)
Im not convinced this is a stock long block...

If its mine, its got coated Wiesco pistons and Oliver billet rods at a minimum. I would think it would hammer the ring lands on stock pistons.

I cant see the puny four bolt headbolt open deck block keeping this much cylinder pressure sealed up for very long.

Hey but what do I know! Maybe SOHO can provide more build info, as I am very interested in what is needed to achieve this level of power - reliably.

The car has 8,000 miles on it and the motor is completely stock... this is not the first car that we have made this type of power on. We have been running this type of power on our shop nismo for the past year trying to find the limit. Sebastian has also tuned a few cars with this type of power as well, it all comes down to the tune and fuel selection. :driving:

Elmo370z 03-28-2017 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633535)
Im not convinced this is a stock long block...

If its mine, its got coated Wiesco pistons and Oliver billet rods at a minimum. I would think it would hammer the ring lands on stock pistons.

I cant see the puny four bolt headbolt open deck block keeping this much cylinder pressure sealed up for very long.

Hey but what do I know! Maybe SOHO can provide more build info, as I am very interested in what is needed to achieve this level of power - reliably.

Still over 100whp shy of the stock long block record. This motors can handle the power.

SG4247 03-29-2017 09:23 AM

Handle power? Hardly.

Ive seen a 5 hp Briggs and Stratton make 40hp natural. Handle power? No, they dont last long when you ask that much of them.

For me, its not about how much power you can make. We can all make power now, by just buying a pile of parts and screwing the stuff together.

For me its about how long you can make power at a certain level. So, a measurement of 1 year or 8000 street miles is meaningless to me. Now, if you said 60 full 5 sec dyno pulls, or 400 1/4 mile runs before a problem arises, then we have a better understanding of how durable the engine is at a certain power level, since its under full load for a known duration of time.

I built a 468 cuin 100% methonal injected small block chevy that made nearly 900 hp natural, and never made it beyond 10 dyno pulls without a serious mechanical issue. That motor cost nearly $20k and was eventually scrapped. It just wasn't durable.

I recall years ago replacing the head gasket 10 or times on the same bank with the motor in the car. Yes, we poured nitrous into that motor and it made a crap load of power, but for only 15-20 seconds before it lifted the head. How much fun is that?

Today I have no interest in breaking my back pulling engines, re-ringing motors and sleeving damaged blocks and the like. I want it to run and run well without working on it constantly. For me, I would spend $800 on pistons and $1000 on rods in a heartbeat if it means I dont have to drop the motor every other weekend to fix it.

The stock VQ37 is good, it would be helpful to know how good it really is at 12-15 psi.

Nik@SOHO 03-29-2017 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633846)
Handle power? Hardly.

Ive seen a 5 hp Briggs and Stratton make 40hp natural. Handle power? No, they dont last long when you ask that much of them.

For me, its not about how much power you can make. We can all make power now, by just buying a pile of parts and screwing the stuff together.

For me its about how long you can make power at a certain level. So, a measurement of 1 year or 8000 street miles is meaningless to me. Now, if you said 60 full 5 sec dyno pulls, or 400 1/4 mile runs before a problem arises, then we have a better understanding of how durable the engine is at a certain power level, since its under full load for a known duration of time.

I built a 468 cuin 100% methonal injected small block chevy that made nearly 900 hp natural, and never made it beyond 10 dyno pulls without a serious mechanical issue. That motor cost nearly $20k and was eventually scrapped. It just wasn't durable.

I recall years ago replacing the head gasket 10 or times on the same bank with the motor in the car. Yes, we poured nitrous into that motor and it made a crap load of power, but for only 15-20 seconds before it lifted the head. How much fun is that?

Today I have no interest in breaking my back pulling engines, re-ringing motors and sleeving damaged blocks and the like. I want it to run and run well without working on it constantly. For me, I would spend $800 on pistons and $1000 on rods in a heartbeat if it means I dont have to drop the motor every other weekend to fix it.

The stock VQ37 is good, it would be helpful to know how good it really is at 12-15 psi.

Our Shop nismo has over 300 dyno pulls on it, 4 half mile events, and the 20 or so dragstrip passes at around 12 to 17 psi and its still running strong while this car has around 150 dyno pulls on it...:tiphat:

SG4247 03-29-2017 09:32 AM

And the shop car is all stock long block, including oiling system?

If so, that is getting good!

Nik@SOHO 03-29-2017 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633855)
And its all stock long block, including oiling system?

If so, that is getting good!

Correct

SG4247 03-29-2017 09:41 AM

300 dyno pulls for wheel dyno is what 1500 sec?

20 1/4 mile passes is 220 sec?

And the four half mile events is 80 sec?

Total 1800 seconds?

So a total of 30 min at that level?

Hotrodz 03-29-2017 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633846)
Handle power? Hardly.

Ive seen a 5 hp Briggs and Stratton make 40hp natural. Handle power? No, they dont last long when you ask that much of them.

For me, its not about how much power you can make. We can all make power now, by just buying a pile of parts and screwing the stuff together.

For me its about how long you can make power at a certain level. So, a measurement of 1 year or 8000 street miles is meaningless to me. Now, if you said 60 full 5 sec dyno pulls, or 400 1/4 mile runs before a problem arises, then we have a better understanding of how durable the engine is at a certain power level, since its under full load for a known duration of time.

I built a 468 cuin 100% methonal injected small block chevy that made nearly 900 hp natural, and never made it beyond 10 dyno pulls without a serious mechanical issue. That motor cost nearly $20k and was eventually scrapped. It just wasn't durable.

I recall years ago replacing the head gasket 10 or times on the same bank with the motor in the car. Yes, we poured nitrous into that motor and it made a crap load of power, but for only 15-20 seconds before it lifted the head. How much fun is that?

Today I have no interest in breaking my back pulling engines, re-ringing motors and sleeving damaged blocks and the like. I want it to run and run well without working on it constantly. For me, I would spend $800 on pistons and $1000 on rods in a heartbeat if it means I dont have to drop the motor every other weekend to fix it.

The stock VQ37 is good, it would be helpful to know how good it really is at 12-15 psi.

There are a few of us that have been running Fast Intentions Twin Turbo for some time with no issues with the stock block and internals. I have about 30k miles mixed street and track and have been running from 9 to 13psi based on the fuel I'm using. I know djtodd has somewhere in the range of 25k track miles on his FI tt and stock block with no issues. I agree that you can build in additional reliability by upgrading pistons and rods but it is not totally necessary if you install and tune you turbo or supercharger correctly. Most engines fail do to poor tuning or poor maintenance and operator error...driving beyond the limits of the motor.

ChaseZ 03-29-2017 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633846)
Now, if you said 60 full 5 sec dyno pulls, or 400 1/4 mile runs before a problem arises, then we have a better understanding of how durable the engine is at a certain power level, since its under full load for a known duration of time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nik@SOHO (Post 3633854)
Our Shop nismo has over 300 dyno pulls on it, 4 half mile events, and the 20 or so dragstrip passes at around 12 to 17 psi and its still running strong while this car has around 150 dyno pulls on it...:tiphat:

Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633860)
300 dyno pulls for wheel dyno is what 1500 sec?

20 1/4 mile passes is 220 sec?

And the four half mile events is 80 sec?

Total 1800 seconds?

So a total of 30 min at that level?

:ugh2:

Gregor12 03-29-2017 10:00 AM

SOHO Motorsports & Ecutek Tuning
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633860)
300 dyno pulls for wheel dyno is what 1500 sec?

20 1/4 mile passes is 220 sec?

And the four half mile events is 80 sec?

Total 1800 seconds?

So a total of 30 min at that level?


Please stop arguing this. There are tons of people that have been making 600hp for a LONG ENOUGH TIME to prove that the motor will handle more power. No one is promising that the engine will last as long as it would if it was still NA. If you care about really long term reliability. Making high hp isn't something you should be into. Because everyone that's boosting knows that they'll need a rebuild some time before the world ends.

As far as counting sec's go... dyno pulls and half mile pulls put a ton of stress on the motor. Doing multiple pulls from 0-160 would've killed it if it was too much to handle. People have blown up on stillen kits making 430rwhp, but that's not because the motor was weak. It's because the tune and kit were trash.


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jwick 03-29-2017 10:30 AM

Why all the hate? I remember when this forum was all about people pushing the envelope to see what the platform can do. When I built mine the magic number was 500whp, then it became 600whp. If it becomes 650-700whp, we should all be happy. In addition, if this car blows up, who cares (except maybe the owner). It's all about pushing boundaries. Nothing risked, nothing gained.

Right on SOHO, good job!

SG4247 03-29-2017 10:55 AM

No hate here, just facts.

I want to know what real life experiences are for this combo.

Interested in building one myself, but not if it wont last.

BTW: Ive made 1000s of 1/4 mile runs, have two NHRA competition licenses, and built many engines for competition.

So yea, building power is what im into.

Gregor12 03-29-2017 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633904)
No hate here, just facts.

I want to know what real life experiences are for this combo.

Interested in building one myself, but not if it wont last.

BTW: Ive made 1000s of 1/4 mile runs, have two competion licences, and built many engines for competition.

So yea, building power is what im into.

Not trying to be a prick... but if you had facts you would be asking for information.

The key word here is MANY. You don't just build one engine and expect it to last forever. nor do you add boost and beat a stock engine and expect it to last forever. All the boosted guys are pushing the limits. Most people are still running strong and very very few have blown up in the 650 range. No one has had the balls to push it well past 700 on stock long block. If you're going for 7 or more you need to build the bottom. However, everything gets loose after you beat it for a long time... have a good day sir :tiphat: :tup:

SG4247 03-29-2017 12:49 PM

Im interested in the combo - if it is reliable.

So, yes I am asking for information, isnt that why SOHO posted the pull on this Forum?

Hopefully Nick will post more detailed info on it.

30 min under full load is actually very impressive. Think about it.

A nascar engine is basically junk after 120 min of racing under green. They use the best parts unlimited money can buy.

Hotrodz 03-29-2017 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633949)
Im interested in the combo - if it is reliable.

So, yes I am asking for information, isnt that why SOHO posted the pull on this Forum?

Hopefully Nick will post more detailed info on it.

30 min under full load is actually very impressive. Think about it.

A nascar engine is basically junk after 120 min of racing under green. They use the best parts unlimited money can buy.

Lol, the question reliability has been answered by a few of us including Nick...so are you looking for a build list, if so go to the Force Induction section and you will find tons of information or you can check out the Gallery section for a more personalized look at buid projects. Or you can go to SoHo website and send Nick an email....he is very responsive...I have talked to him by phone as well.

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Gregor12 03-29-2017 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SG4247 (Post 3633949)
Im interested in the combo - if it is reliable.

So, yes I am asking for information, isnt that why SOHO posted the pull on this Forum?

Hopefully Nick will post more detailed info on it.

30 min under full load is actually very impressive. Think about it.

A nascar engine is basically junk after 120 min of racing under green. They use the best parts unlimited money can buy.

very true. I thought you were saying that 30 min under full load didn't show for anything lol i know the owner of the car and it is a bone stock 370z with a bolt on single turbo kit running soho meth kit and e90. car is pretty nasty

Chuck33079 03-29-2017 01:17 PM

Yeah, I think his tone was misinterpreted. Guys who do SERIOUS racing look at engines as consumables. You get one 1/4 run out of a top fuel engine, right?


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