Time to sand blast them.

Wait the fuck on one minute right there. Every bit of research I've done tells me that you can't TT a Z and pass smog. I want reliable and zoom zoom, but I've been told that TTs are an option in this state for me. And you know I don't wrench. I don't need to be fixing something at ALL. lol

 

Turbos can be reliable, there is no reason they shouldnt be unless you are uber stupid and set it to 40PSI on stock block with no supporting mods... but i know you wouldnt do that... would you...WOULD YOU?!

 

lol, no I would not do that. But are they smogable? I was told they will not pass inspection.

 

depends who you ask... *hint*

 

See, that is my point. I said I wanted to be able to get another 100 horses legally so I never have to worry about it. I don't have the inside track on people that will falsify a smog test, and that **** is getting more impossible to do every day.

 

then why not look into a supercharger? they have legal kits and if you build the engine to go with the SC then it will be even better and retain reliability...

 

stillen stage 5. do it.

 

Stillen blower kits are the only CARB legal FI setups available for the Z IIRC.

Im pretty sure you dont have an HR, so that would leave you with the crappy roots type stillen kit that everyone hates lol...They just really dont seem to make as much power as the other kits and i dont even know if Stillen even makes them anymore (do they?).

If you had an HR, you could go with the new blower kit that is already CARB legal as well, its NOT a roots type blower and the kit looks like its kickin azz from what i have been reading..

From the sound of it though, i wouldnt recomend any kind of FI for you. making 100 whp NA is pretty tough to do unless you do a full high comp build with an aggressive cam setup. If you ask me high comp setups are ghey and our motors are already pretty high compression as it is...anything higher and i would imagine having a pretty finicky motor for daily driving.

Have you considered nitrous? Very easy to install/remove, very reliable, reasonably priced unless you start upgrading plumbing and going up past a 100 shot...

 

Im assuming you are giving them away since no FS posts are allowed in regular threads?

 

:nailbite:

 

they'll be free, but the person picking them up is gonna be giving him a little "tip" lol

 

lapdance?

other private services? lol

 

All of that. So like I was saying, I'm SOL. lol

NOS is a once in a while shot. I want my additional horsies all the time.

Question, would I even notice say, an increase of 50 whp?

 

yes you would

vortech is legal in CA, my friends selling a kit for a DE, hes in the bay area.

 

Educate a bro. I thought Vortech was the name of a supercharger. Haven't we already dismissed supercharges as an option because they won't pass inspection?

 

There are SC kits that are legal in California. The FI section of this forum is a little bit rough with noob questions but lots of good info in there.

50WHP is significant enough to feel.

 

Im pretty sure he is talking about a stillen kit...which like i said for the DE's is CARB legal (ie will pass inspection if not modified).

and you would TOTALLY notice a 50 hp gain! lol

Nitrous is awesome btw, sure its not on all the time, but when you DO use it its LOADS of fun...

I personally wouldnt put nitrous on the z though, but then again i am totally satisfied with the power i have now with my bolt on HR setup...

 

The only CARB legal blower kits are from stillen no??

Im 99% sure they are the only ones that have made 50 state legal kits...

 

Thank you. I have tried to dig through that section before with little luck but I will try again if there is something out there that doesn't suck, and is worth the buck.

Bro you are confusing me. You said those were crappy. lol

I don't have an HR. I'm an 06.

 

Bro that section is a frustrating nightmare for Cali peoples with so many limitations.