So I had a very long meeting with Richard Lafferty (President) and Scott Burch (Business Development; Senior Manager) of HKS USA today. We went pretty in depth about the new supercharger that they're releasing soon. I know that a lot of you guys are waiting on this cause I get calls on it all the time. For all you Rev-Up guys, you will have to wait as CARB is just getting approved for the LEV1 engines. The LEV2 engines are almost there but they're having issues with just one component in the supercharger unit. Once that is approved, they will probably move on to the Rev-Up engines but there was no confirmation at this point on this. The good thing is that HKS has already put a GT Supercharger kit on a Rev-Up engine so CARB testing shouldn't take long to commence if and when once the other 2 variations have been approved for CARB.

Rick gave me the opportunity to test drive his own personal G35 coupe with the GT supercharger and the new Hipermax III's and I must say that I was thoroughly impressed.The driveability is perfect for street application vehicles. You can't avoid the noises from the supercharger itself but it is definitely quieter than the Vortech or the Stillen unit. When driving around town, the car drives with factory reliability but as soon as you give it more throttle, the power comes instantaneously. The supercharger seems to be very quick in response and the power is very smooth and linear. My overall impressions were very good and I expected nothing less than that from HKS. If any of you are looking for a low maintenance and CARB approved F.I system that delivers reliable power, this is the kit that you want. If you guys want my impressions about the Hipermax III's, visit the "Brakes & Suspension" section as I will post a thread there.

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How much hp/tq was the car you drove putting down? (if you know)

 

I have no clue but judging from the butt dyno, I would say it was putting down at least 300whp-320whp. All it has was the GT Supercharger and true dual Ti. exhaust.

 

Did you guys discuss how close the actual price will be to the MSRP ??

Ah what do I care, I just bought a Vortech.

 

hey andy can u plz respond to your pms..

 

Andy,

Are you going to be carrying this?


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Also See

https://my350z.com/forum/forced-induction/299324-big-things-coming-from-hks-soon.html

 

Another CARB FI. Should be good.

 

I do respond to my PM's and the links you provide are dead links that show me nothing. You should just order it from that site cause we don't have it in stock right now.

 

How did this compare to the old supercharger they discountinued? I thought they were working on a single turbo kit. The charger looks like a centrifical unit or am I wrong.

 

+1

also dont they have a turbo kit out already? whats the price on the turbo kit im talking about?

 

I have no clue. I know that the old supercharger had problems before but from what I understand, the internal designs of the GT unit and their previous unit is entirely different. They have a single turbo but I believe it's only for the Japanese market.

 

Nope, no turbo kit for the U.S market. I don't think HKS will be developing anything that will not pass CARB for an F.I kit which I think is the smart way to go. Smog and CARB regulations are only going to become more strict throughout the years and F.I companies need to start taking this into consideration when putting money into R&D.

 

oh ok. I sent u the correct link like 2 weeks ago but if u guys dont have it in stock i guess i will order it from the other place.

thnkx

 

I want one for my revup! Patiently waiting.

 

 

And ur going to be the one who sells me one, yes?

 

Well you got the brakes from us, only makes sense that you should get everything else from us.

 

yessir. And you'll get my Volks order when I pull the trigger

 

Nice new SC.. Id like to see a dyno and wondering pricing..... Cool new option..

 

Not a fan of how it sounds.