It was total of 700 with shipping. I installed it with a friend at his shop. Its definitely a 2 man job, makes it so much easier to align.

Its a bit of a tricky bit, aligning it and all. But it definitely fit fine. At first the hood didnt need adjustment with the mechanism., However when we tightened the hood completely, it did need to be risen just a tad.

I have fender damage on my driver side, and so because of htat my fender is a bit risen. So on that side it is a bit on even, vertically. But other than that, it is flawless.

 

I read this entire thread, and no offense, but am glad I took the advice of not getting a used Stillen stage 2 that I was considering. For the price of system + install+hood(wtf!)+issues+low performance gain= okay, but not for performance on a budget. Your talking ~$8,000+ for 55rwhp gain= $145 per HP gain...once again, no offense, but F***!!??!! that!

 

Smart decision

 

I can honestly say that I completely agree. Looking back, I should have gone with Vortech, but oh well. One day I'm going to have the SC removed and either a Turbo or maybe Twin Turbo setup installed or the Vortech SC....

 

Well i didnt BUY this kit. I bought the car WITH IT on. So i cant complain for free HP.


On a side note, i believe i need to replace my boost pulley. This morning, i turned on my car like normal, and waited for the charger to finish warming up. Normally, it clicks and its ready to go. Today it happened like normal, however, after a 2 hour cool down, i turned the car on and its sounds as if its loading from the morning. The noise seems to be coming from the lower pulley.

Luckily, i already have the stage 3 pulley. Hopefully this will resolve the issue. Anyone got ideas?

 

I'm with VEN0M on this one. I bought my Coupe all decked out with the Stillen already on it. All I've got to do is keep up with the maintenance.... Not bad for a $10,800 ride with 94k miles.

In addition to the Supercharger, it's got an Injen CAI, DC Sports Downpipes (apparently not needed, but these weren't my choices), Volk Racing S.F. "Winning" series 19's on Bridgestone (front) and Goodyear (rear) rubber, it's lowered on Tien Basics with a Camber Kit, has an Air/Fuel and Boost dual gauge setup and is completely de-badged except the front grill emblem

In cases like ours.. you simply cant fault the Stillen being there

For what it's worth, driving other G's without one now feels REALLY weird.

 

Here is what my car is sounding like right now.

http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/n...806_181514.mp4

http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/n...806_181551.mp4

 

That is a plus for you guys. Don't get me wrong I would rather have the Stillen SC than nothing, just not for the money. It does sound fun. I have a used turbo setup being installed now though, and its about $3500-$4000 said. and. done. Hopefully it all works out.

 

I cant begin to guess what it would be on your end - because who knows if what I hear / am tuning into and focusing on / is what you hear... what I mean by that is, I hear the sound of the double screws inside the supercharger blower assembly sounding as if there's a slight amount of bearing grinding going on... but then again - mine sounds like this sometimes as well.

And so far nothing to report on my end.

It does make me wonder however - when - if ever, are we supposed to have the blower assembly it's self (it's internals) serviced / oiled / or otherwise fiddled with.

In my case, I don't even know when the SC was installed on the car because I've yet to track down any info on the previous owner. When I contacted Stillen and gave over my serial number they had some info about a shop in Tampa called "Wheel Tech" as having been the location of install.... but that's extremely unlikely as they are wheels shop *and* the owner of the company has no record of the project on his books.

Aaaanyway - long made short - what sound are you talking about?


And Ninja - we're all totally on the same page I think. It's pretty obvious that the Stillen is overpriced from a purely gains perspective. No one denies that anymore It is however one hell of a conversation starter if you've scored one in some manner that didn't break the bank - and I've got to admit, my off the line launch is ILL with it n____n

I also love the simplicity of the system compared to a Turbo and all the myriad required parts and routing. Turbo's are def worth it from a money perspective though - so rock that sucker when you get it on there

 

I admit, like I say -I certainly wouldn't mind having ones, minus the maintenance. However I chose a different route. I will hopefully be enjoying my turbo in about a month. I'm in NY and not going back to CA til Sept 17, to check out of the Marine Corps, then take my G back with me to NY If anyone is interested on the turbo build, check out my thread.

 

I had my mechanic check out my car, and he gave me bad news.

The noise isnt coming from the pulleys, but rather coming from the inside of the blower itself, right at the top where the intake neck meets the blower. When he pulls back on (what i think is called) the actuator, the noise goes away, but when he lets it go, it comes back. It sounds like bad bearings.


Anyone else had this issue? Im sure i need a new blower, but any help would be cool.

 

Here is the new video.


http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/n...807_142624.mp4

 

Well, 2 weeks later, same issue is going on.


After weeks of diagnosis, it turns out that the gears in the blower are messed up. Stillen says that a replacement blower is 3000, 2000 if i trade in my broken one. So basically, this is the end of the Stillen road for me. I do not have the money nor desire to stay with this problem. The kit is coming off.


I thank all you Stillen vets for helping me out with previous issues and i wish you all luck with your kits.

 

I've got a question for you about your experience with this right now. Beyond the sound was there anything else going on, such as loss of boost or resistance on your main supercharger pulleys against the engine?

Or was it just the sound but the SC is actually still working correctly and providing boost?

Obviously any info you can give us others who own one could be helpful down our own lines.


And HOLY thousands for just the replacement blower batman! Did your SC have the full inter-cooler setup?

 

Beyond the sound that i was hearing, nothing else was wrong with my kit. My mechanic opened the blower up, cleaned out the nasty oil ( i suggest everyone do so every so often), and checked out all the blades and such. Nothing was wrong with that portion of the kit. The actuator (little black thing next to the main blower) is what opens up the butterfly inside the kit (this is what the Stillen mechanic told me). When it opens up, the blades and such start to spin and the gears go in motion and the sound is gone, for the most part. There is still a strange whistling noise at higher revs.

I posted videos 2 weeks ago about what was going on and i didnt get any attention from it. The videos give a clear clip as to what i am hearing. It sounds A LOT like loose bearings, but its not. We checked, and even the guys at Stillen agree. Its the gears in the blower.


As per the kit, what i am replacing is ONLY the blower. The intercooler, piping, and etc, is NOT included. None of that stuff is damaged and is in no need of service or repair. The blower ALONE costs 3k.

And yes i did have the fully intercooled system. I started with the stage 2, and changed the pulley during my repair. I have yet to experience the full power of the stage 3. And i wont ever.