For those of you that have been brave enough to FI your Z VQ35 already, I am sure you have learned some things along the way.

Here is the purpose of this thread; if you were going to do it over, would you do anything different while FI'ing your motor?

I am doing this for the sake of those considering FI'ing their cars so they can learn from your experience.

Thanks,

Jeff - zland

 

Make sure you count all the pieces before you friggin install...
Also, make sure none of the piping are hitting each other. My oil feed line rubbed against my AC line (somewhere) and all my AC fluids leaked everywhere because there's a hole some where.

 

Invest in a return style fuel system from the beginning as welll as the HKS FCON VPRO EMS. These 2 things will add substantially to the cost, but will also net a clean running Z without piggybacks.

 

I would make sure I pulled enough timing out...So it didnt break a piston

 

Should be picking up my Z with a new Vortech today or tomarrow. Not familiar wiith timing issues. How do I apply this so I don't run into same problem?

 

Great thread Jeff!

I would save up for forged internals, and a built bottom end, and do everything at once. Remove the engine, build it, install the turbo, and reinstall the engine. It's a whole lot easier to install the TT's with the engine removed.

Make sure you have every part before you start.

 

Set your goal and decide which type of F/I you're most comfortable with...SC or Turbo, for your type driving...track, drag, AutoX, show car, or if you just want streetable performance.

There are new options for F/I as well as the kits already installed..you don't HAVE to be a guinea pig anymore. If you don't like some aspects of the available kits, wait and see how the new ones perform.

Bank account should be in good shape...the cost of the kit will not be the end of the cash outlay. Wider rubber, exhaust, gauges, fuel systems, engine management, forged internals...the list can become quite lengthy and expensive. Shop around for your parts and be patient throughout the process. I got ahead of myself on several occasions and ended up with parts that I didn't need or would not work with other components.

FIND A REPUTABLE SHOP if you have little or no prior experience with engine modification.

These are just a few ideas of the top...my experience went quite well. I credit this to my shop and the members who posted their experiences here. The shop took thier time at each stage of development to get it right. By reading your posts in this forum each day, we gathered valuable insight as to what did and did not work. My thanks to all of you.

In answer to zlands post...the only thing I wish I had done, as engine longevity was/is one of my goals for this project...build up the motor with forged internals at the beginning.

 

The most important aspect, unless you can do it yourself.