well im finally getting my car back from the shop after almost two months..
im getting aps st kit installed on my 350z
along with the aps st exhaust
rps clutch max, and rps flywheel
aps tall boy


this will be my first turbo car

anything you suggest that i should do when i get the car
i know im very excited, but any sugestions oh how to maintain it? what to check, or regular check up, or what should i do?

please any info will help

 

oil is important. you should check your oil on a regular basis.

 

+1 FI'd cars burn oil like crazy..


if you don't have a catch can, make sure to idle your car before shutting it off, so the oil doesn't get stuck in your piping. I have turbo timer that works half the time

 

buy good tires for the back...

 

What are you doing for the tune? Have gauges right? Ease into boost for a while. Play with it. Make sure everything is right before you start slaming the pedal down everywhere you go. Depending on your EMS, do some logs and research your data.

 

Tuning, tuning, tuning! Make sure it is set up safely (fuel and timing) if you don't want to be replacing your engine in short time. I suggest having a wideband gauge in the car so you can check periodically that it is safe when boosting (in case your tune doesn't account for temperature changes, fuel system failure, etc)

 

well i have an electronic boost controler, stock block
do you think i need get egt gauge, wideband??

do you guys think the blitz electronic boost controler will sho me accurate boost, becuase its also a boost controler, and a boost gauge

 

so even though aps st kit, is watercooled, is it good to get turbo timer??
how long should i let it warm up in the morning, before driving it?
summer time? winter time?
how long should i let it run before shutting the car off so everything can circulate..
can i not just shut off my car after driving,since its a water cooled turbo, or i maybe wrong??

thanks

 

no you don't need a turbo timer with a watercooled turbo..

 

+1

wideband is a must for FI to monitor whats going with your car. I'd also add a oil catch can to the list.

 

Get a wideband. No turbo timer. Catch can is a good idea too.

With any performance vehicle - check oil regularly. Every thousand miles or so you should take time to go over the car and look at lines, hoses, fluid levels, tire pressure, etc. I'm **** these days and check most of these every time I gas up...

Just my

 

any more

 

What gauge would you choose over the other, if you could only get one. Water temp, considering the factory one isn't so great or an EGT?

 

so i finally got my car, i started the car this morning, started fine..but then it died?? i was like woah, then i started it again, it started then? do you guys know why??

this morning also smoke came out of my exhaust>? maybe i have to get use to it, probably for good 5 minutes, then it stop? is that normal. it was like white smoke