Question about SCing
Question about SCing
I have stumbled across a decent paying summer job (college kid) and will be making enough money to slap a FI on the G 
I was at my local proshop and the owner told me that if I go super charged on my car I can only make about 450whp. VS turbo the amount of power is 'limitless'.
Is this true?
I was at my local proshop and the owner told me that if I go super charged on my car I can only make about 450whp. VS turbo the amount of power is 'limitless'.Is this true?
Best advice I can give you is research, research and research some more. The FI section on my350z is a great resource. In general terms what the shop told you is true. But what they aren't telling you is that you are going to have to build your motor and do some other suporting mods if you want to a high horse power vehicle.
How much is decent paying? What's your budget for FI?
How much is decent paying? What's your budget for FI?
Best advice I can give you is research, research and research some more. The FI section on my350z is a great resource. In general terms what the shop told you is true. But what they aren't telling you is that you are going to have to build your motor and do some other suporting mods if you want to a high horse power vehicle.
How much is decent paying? What's your budget for FI?
How much is decent paying? What's your budget for FI?
But I guess my main question is can a super charger produce the same numbers as a turbo on our G's?
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No. A Vortech or Procharger will never net you more than 500whp (and that's after spending a lot more then you would have to make 800whp with a turbo).
Make 400whp with a supercharger and be happy and "safe" all day. Dealing with the VQ, you can't just "slap" an FI on it. Don't do it on a budget. And RESEARCH as CP said!
Make 400whp with a supercharger and be happy and "safe" all day. Dealing with the VQ, you can't just "slap" an FI on it. Don't do it on a budget. And RESEARCH as CP said!
No, turbo setups will get you more power overall. But then again you should plan for what kind of power you want to get, your budget, and the likes. Not just go for the thing that in the long run could get you the most total power.
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i'll be buying a full turbo kit on here then. And at first only running 8 lbs of boost! I dont plan on ever selling the car, damn retail value going to sh¡t....
I'll create a new thread once I start the process!
I'll create a new thread once I start the process!
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G35 sedan w/ too much money in mods
I don't know you but my car is worth more today than it was 2 years ago when I bought it. Edmunds.com listed it at $15,995 for dealer retail and they list it today at $16,358. Imagine that, a car's value appreciating. 
^ My car's worth about $7k less than when I bought it 2 1/2 years ago, and I haven't put that many miles on it since then, lol.
OP, what are your power goals? And your budget is really important. Read this: https://g35driver.com/forums/forced-...ion-noobs.html
OP, what are your power goals? And your budget is really important. Read this: https://g35driver.com/forums/forced-...ion-noobs.html
+1 that was the resource I was going to post. I would do about a summers worth of research before getting into a project this large.. Like you said last thing you want to do is blow your engine, or go waaayyyy over budget! GL!
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I have read that thread before. I have been wanting to go FI for quite sometime now, just didnt have the funds and being 19 I dont want to take a loan out from the bank. But like I said I have stubbled across a VERY well paying job for my age.
As far as power goes Idk not right away but a few years down the road I want to turn this into a track car. My immediate goal is to get about 400 hp. + a little. My plan is to start with a turbo, run 8 pis. then start doing internal mods. Once the motor can handle more gains I will then up the boost.
I kinda wanna stay away from Greddy and I am leaning towards Power Lab or JWT. I know there are other brands, but I'v done a decent amount of research over the past year or so.
Thoughts?
I have read that thread before. I have been wanting to go FI for quite sometime now, just didnt have the funds and being 19 I dont want to take a loan out from the bank. But like I said I have stubbled across a VERY well paying job for my age.
As far as power goes Idk not right away but a few years down the road I want to turn this into a track car. My immediate goal is to get about 400 hp. + a little. My plan is to start with a turbo, run 8 pis. then start doing internal mods. Once the motor can handle more gains I will then up the boost.
I kinda wanna stay away from Greddy and I am leaning towards Power Lab or JWT. I know there are other brands, but I'v done a decent amount of research over the past year or so.
Thoughts?
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I have read that thread before. I have been wanting to go FI for quite sometime now, just didnt have the funds and being 19 I dont want to take a loan out from the bank. But like I said I have stubbled across a VERY well paying job for my age.
As far as power goes Idk not right away but a few years down the road I want to turn this into a track car. My immediate goal is to get about 400 hp. + a little. My plan is to start with a turbo, run 8 pis. then start doing internal mods. Once the motor can handle more gains I will then up the boost.
I kinda wanna stay away from Greddy and I am leaning towards Power Lab or JWT. I know there are other brands, but I'v done a decent amount of research over the past year or so.
Thoughts?
I have read that thread before. I have been wanting to go FI for quite sometime now, just didnt have the funds and being 19 I dont want to take a loan out from the bank. But like I said I have stubbled across a VERY well paying job for my age.
As far as power goes Idk not right away but a few years down the road I want to turn this into a track car. My immediate goal is to get about 400 hp. + a little. My plan is to start with a turbo, run 8 pis. then start doing internal mods. Once the motor can handle more gains I will then up the boost.
I kinda wanna stay away from Greddy and I am leaning towards Power Lab or JWT. I know there are other brands, but I'v done a decent amount of research over the past year or so.
Thoughts?
1) Brakes
2) Tires
3) Suspension
4) Remove unnecessary weight
5) Get the car to the limit where power is now what's holding you back
6) Add power
7) Keep repairing the engine, since the power is killing it.
This is what it works like.
There is NO way to add more than a few percent of power without impact on reliability. Anyone who tells you different is either confused or trying to tell you something. The G isn't the best donor car for a track car out there, it's too big and heavy. When you reach the stage of trying to build a track car, give some serious thought to your end goals. I would suggest investigating buying a used BMW E30 race car, spec Miata, maybe Corvette. Parts availability for these cars is great, and a gutted one can be fast.
Before you do any of that, take your G, totally stock, to an HPDE and see if you like it. Motorsports is a VERY expensive hobby. When you get fast, in a car the size and weight of the G, expect to spend $400-500 per track day in terms of brakes, tires, and rotors used up.
As someone who tracks a lot, and who's tracked the G a few times, I can say for sure you have this backwards. You don't need more power to make this a better track car. Do stuff in this order.
1) Brakes
2) Tires
3) Suspension
4) Remove unnecessary weight
5) Get the car to the limit where power is now what's holding you back
6) Add power
7) Keep repairing the engine, since the power is killing it.
This is what it works like.
There is NO way to add more than a few percent of power without impact on reliability. Anyone who tells you different is either confused or trying to tell you something. The G isn't the best donor car for a track car out there, it's too big and heavy. When you reach the stage of trying to build a track car, give some serious thought to your end goals. I would suggest investigating buying a used BMW E30 race car, spec Miata, maybe Corvette. Parts availability for these cars is great, and a gutted one can be fast.
Before you do any of that, take your G, totally stock, to an HPDE and see if you like it. Motorsports is a VERY expensive hobby. When you get fast, in a car the size and weight of the G, expect to spend $400-500 per track day in terms of brakes, tires, and rotors used up.
1) Brakes
2) Tires
3) Suspension
4) Remove unnecessary weight
5) Get the car to the limit where power is now what's holding you back
6) Add power
7) Keep repairing the engine, since the power is killing it.
This is what it works like.
There is NO way to add more than a few percent of power without impact on reliability. Anyone who tells you different is either confused or trying to tell you something. The G isn't the best donor car for a track car out there, it's too big and heavy. When you reach the stage of trying to build a track car, give some serious thought to your end goals. I would suggest investigating buying a used BMW E30 race car, spec Miata, maybe Corvette. Parts availability for these cars is great, and a gutted one can be fast.
Before you do any of that, take your G, totally stock, to an HPDE and see if you like it. Motorsports is a VERY expensive hobby. When you get fast, in a car the size and weight of the G, expect to spend $400-500 per track day in terms of brakes, tires, and rotors used up.
I wont make it a track car until I graduate from Law school. As of right now I want a fast street car. You know for some 'spirited driving'
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Still, you should do brakes first. They're barely adequate for the power and weight as it is, and when you've got 400HP and a minivan pulls into your lane, you'll want to be able to bleed off 400HP's worth of speed. Brakes and power need to be balanced, and brakes are far more important.