I posted this in regionals, but this thread will get more attention in this section...
https://my350z.com/forum/north-east/200510-any-tn-st-users-in-ny-nj-area.html

 

lol.. give it up Oleg... you know the next blown motor thread you are going to flip your lid again

 

And who said that I would put FI on a stock block? But I forgot, if I upgrade the short block I cannot go any less the APS TT, right?

 

Oleg: I want you to write down all of the FI kits that you're interested in on a piece of paper, pin it to the wall, and blindly throw a dart at it. Whatever it lands on, is what you get. Seriously. EVERY kit has the potential to blow just as much as anything else out there. It's all INSTALL and TUNING and the overall health of the motor it's going on. Just do something already, FTLOG!!!

 

Seriously though, get a basic, bare-bones built short block, and an APS TT or JWT kit, keep it at 500whp, and sleep sound at night.

 

As I posted earlier, I will be doing at the very least a mild shortblock along with the FI setup. So if a cheaper ST kit will satisfy my speed needs adequately enough, I see no reason to throw extra $$ at a TT setup.
BTW, I decided not to spend another penny on the car until there is nothing that needs to be bought for my new house and I am have $$ reserved for a new DD (lease on my current one is over in Jan). Being responsible is not fun. So this leaves me with a good amount of time.

 

I don't know if I really need 500. I swapped the rear pumpkin to the one from the 6MT (my car is 5AT), so my gearing is shorter then stock. If I understand things correctly, I won't need to push as much hp as a stocker to achieve same acceleration. And losing some top end doesn't matter, I live in a big city, so there are hardly any spaces to flay at 140-150mph...

But watch me though, even when I get to the car again, I'll be doing all kinds of other upgrades to push the FI away (like coilovers, LSD, etc...)

 

Yes, being responsible sucks, lol.

I think you should just do a basic shortblock plus the TN then, and call it a day.

 

The basic shortblock is a given. What I am worried about is that TN is going to suck as opposed to TT kits, and then I'll feel like an *** for getting stuck with it. Dyno charts are good, so are user reviews on the forum, but one view is better then a thousand descriptions, right?

 

ST TN doesn't suck.. its fine... it hits full boost at about 3300 RPMS... if you need full boost before that then thats another issue.

 

Thank you. And as I said earlier, with the shorter final drive gear (5AT car with a 6MT pumpkin) when I am going 65 in 4th, I am at mid-3K rpm, so I think that this mod will help me to constantly stay in boost.
But let me ask you, when the Z came out, did you actually go to the dealer, take a test drive, do some research, etc? Or did you just go like "wow, it's pretty, I want one". Now can you see my point?

 

the Acura TL was too expensive, the only G35 Coupe they had on the lot was an automatic.. and my other option was a SB 350z w/ Burnt Orange Leather.. i didn't drive the car till after all the paper was done and i was taking it home.. so maybe i am the wrong person to ask that question

 

Good choice on TL, I'll tell you that. My DD is an MDX, if they can make an SUV drive and handle like that, I can only imagine the TL. Not to mention that interior fit/finish is abouve and beyond the Nissan/Infinity...
If honda/acura made a RWD ~300hp sportscar in Z's price range, I'd be driving that one...

 

Thats exactly what I did, went to the dealer saw the car, signed didn't drive it till I was on the way home!
Oleg, what did you think of the Vortech? I know you said it was loud, was it VERY loud? and what about the power? I am going to be heading over to MRC when I get back from vacation on the 11th to further my research and perhaps make a decison and am leaning towards the Vortech. I only want about 350-375WRHP so I think that set up 'should' be safe with a nice tune...just wanted your opinion.

 

Julian is not a huge fan of blowers (or single turbos)..
The driveability is good, if you don't go too crazy with test pipes, headers, etc, I don't expect it to be too horrible soundwise. But there is that annoying whistling noise coming from the bypass valve...
As far as I know, a Vortech should get the 350-375whp. If I were you, I'd buy a tuner kit from either Avalon, or Superchargersonline, add the MRC's stage 1 fuel/ems (UTEC based), get a good safe tune and enjoy. Of course, that will run you almost as much as the TN ST full kit, so I wouldn't make any quick desicions until you experience both...
UTEC can come handy if you get some annoying noises at idle, then you just bump the idle up to about 800 and you're set...

Do me a favor, if I am still NA when you get yours, contact me and I'll check it out. The other Vortech that I saw was running a smaller pulley plus some other stuff... I want to hear yours.
One thing that I was never able to find an answer for is, how much of an issue is belt breaking/slippage if you saty the 8PSI...

 

Oleg...Of course man! It wont be for at least 3-4 weeks though....

 

Mine won't be done for 3-4 month at best.
BTW, your car, is it stick, or auto?

 

6SPD......

 

Mine is 5AT. I saw "touring", figured I'd ask...