Noob here hoping to pick a few brains. I'm considering jumping ship from my money pit into a Z.(likely DE) and i'm wonder how well these cars pass smog with one of the CARB legal superchargers??

 

wouldnt be an issue...

the best way to fail a emssions test is to take the test without the OEM cats on the car.

which kit are you looking at? going FI on a Z is a money pit, going FI on any car is a money pit...

 

It'd likely be the vortec kit as it fits under the hood.

In what way is it a money pit on the Z?

 

Here you go, do a little research before you pull the trigger.

Start with this thread: https://my350z.com/forum/forced-indu...for-noobs.html

More good info can be found here: https://my350z.com/forum/forced-induction-182/

 

the procharger kit is very similar to the vortech. I ran it for 25k miles with minimal issues. They have a bad reputation for popping engines but there are many factors and two sides to every story.

You'll spend a good chunk of change FI'ing a 350z -

350whp = $5k
400whp = $10k
500whp = $18k
600whp = $25k
1000whp = $50k