Vortech Install... Final HP numbers!

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Dec 16, 2003 | 07:21 AM

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One thing that I wanted to mention was the car was somewhat cold so the idle was a little higher than normal warm idle speed. This thing sounds so sweet in person.

yea the car sounds great

it makes me want to go get one and charge it

Dec 16, 2003 | 08:01 AM

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Thanks to this thread I will be ordering a kit for my 6mt sedan as well. Thanks Zimbo for being the test case for the 350Z kit on the 6mt sedan.

Dec 16, 2003 | 08:03 AM

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Zimbo how do you like the car w/ the SC on it? How does the car feel now with the SC? Any kills yet?

Dec 16, 2003 | 09:10 AM

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Zimbo how do you like the car w/ the SC on it? How does the car feel now with the SC? Any kills yet?

Well, I really ought to make you wait 3 months to read about it in print but... (just kidding).

So far I love it. I've only had the car one day but it feels great. If you're driving around with the family, you can shift early and it's not much louder than stock.

If you want to drive aggressively, man oh man is it fun. It really slams you back in the seat violently. No kills yet, but I let a friend drive the car and I'm still picking pieces of his jaw up off the driver-side floor mats.

--Steve

Dec 16, 2003 | 09:15 AM

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Wow, that dyno is very impressive!!! The best I have seen. I bet your car is a beast!! Was that shop recomended by Vortec? I assume so, b/c they were able to tune your car. Very Nice!

Dec 16, 2003 | 09:59 AM

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LOL AWSOME BRO!

Dec 17, 2003 | 09:06 AM

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car is sweet Zimbo. Love the way your G sounds!

Dec 17, 2003 | 01:47 PM

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One thing that I wanted to mention was the car was somewhat cold so the idle was a little higher than normal warm idle speed. This thing sounds so sweet in person.

very true...my supercharged max(vortec) sounds the same when it is really cold out. luv it so far...i want to hear it run...hehe

cheers
eric

Dec 18, 2003 | 12:03 AM

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Congrats! Now get it to the track and run some good numbers!

Dec 22, 2003 | 02:18 PM

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has there been any reports of blown motors with the vortech

Dec 23, 2003 | 06:13 AM

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From: Man in the Sun

I think there is only 1 car with the kit so far...Zimbo. No-one else has posted yet.

Dec 23, 2003 | 06:37 AM

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What was the install time for the vortech? And how much were you charged if you don't mind me asking?

Dec 23, 2003 | 09:16 PM

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I like the HP numbers. Dont like Torque curve.

Remember folks this is a G35 sedan starting w/ 260 HP

Whats wrong with the torque curve on that dyno sheet? It drops off a lil early? It looks ok to me, but then agian i dont know squat.

Dec 24, 2003 | 07:50 AM

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That torque drop-off seems to be a characteristic of the VQ engine. This is where Nissan adds the timing that is causing all the FI problems. It looks like it still drops off but not as badly as when it was N/A. Any improvement over stock is a plus in this area of the curve.

Dec 27, 2003 | 07:50 AM

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Re: Re: Cold temps

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Originally posted by zimbo
I keep my car in the garage at all times so it's not below 32F very often if at all--but I'll investigate this. I would have thought that sharing the oil with the engine would make cold starts less of a problem than with the ATI unit, but I'm hopelessly uninformed when it comes to this sort of stuff.

--Steve

I did contact Vortech about the cold weather problem.....They said that one guys blower did lock up and they replaced it.Said it is a rare occurance but it was advised not run it below 32 degrees . They told me they could put the other gears in it...but would be much louder....So Im going to keep researching......before putting out the money for SC..live in Nebraska....coldddddddddd