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370Z supercharger

It’s not every day that we release our Nissan 370Z demo car into the wild but when the guys from The Smoking Tire asked to stop by and take the car for a spin we had to oblige!  Matt Farah has been here before and went for a spin with Steve in the team STILLEN GT-R Targa rally car.  During that visit Matt saw the 370Z in multiple pieces as it was receiving the STILLEN treatment.  After multiple phone calls, emails, and text messages we were able to schedule a visit for Matt to get into the drivers seat of a STILLEN tuned 370Z.

 

Or check out the video at TheSmokingTire.com.

This car has been reworked from the inside out and from front to back.  With KW Variant III coil overs, STILLEN adjustable sway bars, SPC adjustable control arms, AP Racing brakes, Enkei GTC-01 wheels and Toyo R888 tires, STILLEN 370Z Cat-back exhaust, 370Z supercharger (CARB EXEMPT EO# D-436-20 and warrantied) to the STILLEN 370Z Bodykit In Urethane along with the Seibon carbon fiber hood.

All of these upgrades work together brilliantly to create an extremely capable and devastatingly quick Z. The 370Z’s notoriously underwhelming brakes have been replaced with a high performance set from AP Racing. The ride height has been dropped even further using a set of KW V3 Adjustable Coilovers paired with a set of STILLEN Adjustable Sway Bars and Adjustable Control Arms. To help ensure the suspension and brakes can effectively do their job, a set of ENKEI GTC-01 Wheels wrapped in Toyo R888 Tires helps get all 500 ponies to the ground.

Wanna see more? Our friends at /THEDRIVE also gave our 500HP Supercharged 370Z a go. Check that video out here:

For more information on available auto parts and accessories for the Nissan 370Z, call (866) 250-5542 or visit www.STILLEN.com

Fresh off the dyno at the STILLEN performance shop, we snuck a glance at a 2013 370Z Nismo that just got a STILLEN supercharger installed. Wow, does it look good on those Bronze Burst Forgestar F14 wheels, paired with Hankook Ventus V12 Evo2 Tires, and it can really make the power!

Making the Power on the STILLEN Performance Shop Dyno

Making the Power on the STILLEN Performance Shop Dyno

The Wishlist

Like most of our supercharger installs, the owner of this Z was looking for more power to enjoy as he cruised the streets on weekends. As a the370z.com forum participant, he knew that his first stop should be STILLEN. As soon as we got his car in the shop, our experts went right to work on the supercharger install.

2013 Nissan 370Z Nismo with STILLEN Supercharger

2013 Nissan 370Z Nismo with STILLEN Supercharger

Want More Power? Get a STILLEN Exhaust!

After the install was complete, we put the 370z on the dyno to see how much power it was making. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite what the owner was looking for. To get a bit more, our experts suggested he try a STILLEN 370Z cat-back exhaust (504355). As soon as the exhaust was installed, we got the car back up on the dyno and it started churning out the power… 404 HP (rear wheel) and 294 ft/lbs torque!

2013 Nissan 370Z Nismo on the STILLEN Dyno

2013 Nissan 370Z Nismo on the STILLEN Dyno

The Specs:

370Z Nismo Supercharger:

Specially designed for the Nissan/Infiniti VQ37 engines, the 50-state legal STILLEN supercharger features an air to water intercooler system.  This helps ensure the air is cool before it enters the engine. Plus, the heat exchanger is front mounted, so it does not block air flow to the radiator, transmission and other vital coolers. Last, but not least, the STILLEN 370Z Nismo supercharger also features a redesigned intake manifold that comes with an increased runner length for increased torque.

370Z Nismo Exhaust:

This 304 stainless steel dual exhaust was designed specifically for the Nissan 370Z and allows the engine to really breath. Thus allowing us to find hidden power for our customers to enjoy! This cat-back exhaust also comes with 4.5” polished tips and features an incredible, aggressive tone under acceleration. Plus, it’s CARB EXEMPT and 50-state legal!


STILLEN VQ37 Supercharger and Exhaust Product Video

STILLEN Performance Shop

If you’re ready to upgrade your Nissan 370Z Nismo, be sure to bring it to the pros at the STILLEN. From exhausts to brake kits and everything in between, our experts know to make these vehicles perform to their highest potential. Please call (866) 250-5542 today to start making power!

STILLEN is proud to announce we are nearing completion for the Nissan 370Z / Infiniti G37 Supercharger System. As we approach production, we will be updating the progress as frequently as possible on our blog. We’ll start with the concept, and some insight into the development process.

This 3.7L supercharger development began in late 2008 and moved steadily through 2009.  We had a bit of a delay in the development while the STILLEN R35 GT-R was prepared for Targa Newfoundland, but after that car was completed it was back to business on the supercharger!  We have just started the new year in 2010 and we are excited to say the supercharger is nearly finished!  Here is a re-cap on our development and some of the engineering that went into making this kit come to life!

When the 350Z came out in 2003, championship-winning driver for Nissan, Steve Millen (our founder) and our engineers sat down to discuss the main goals for the STILLEN forced induction solution. Given our history of developing products that were high quality and well suited to each platform, the consensus was clear; the STILLEN VQ35 Supercharger System had to achieve CARB EXEMPT status, and we had to offer a 3 year/36,000 mile engine warranty.  The system had to be a turn key, ready to run kit and offer great power gains.  To meet those rather challenging demands, Steve and the STILLEN engineers evaluated many blower options, but ultimately decided on the Eaton MP62 blower.  It met all of the requirements and worked perfectly!  That kit was a complete success and was the first supercharger on the market to achieve CARB Exemption and offer an engine warranty, with gains of approximately 100 horsepower at the wheels.

When the new VQ37 engines came out, Steve again sat down with the engineers to discuss what was the best method of forced induction for the 370Z and G37.  Although the VQ35 roots supercharger was a complete success, we did learn a lot about what our customers wanted and what they would have preferred.  We learned that some people do not want to change their hoods to accommodate the clearance for the supercharger.  We also learned that even though some people want a CARB EXEMPT, warrantied kit TODAY, in a year or two they might want to upgrade the system to get even more power.  Unfortunately the MP62 blower used on the VQ35 kit does not have the peak horsepower potential of some of the other forms of forced induction.  It offers great bottom end but can get a bit choked off at high RPM when running higher levels of boost.

With these points in mind the ultimate decision was made to go with the Vortech Centrifugal Supercharger.  The Vortech unit offers higher peak horsepower potentials and enables fitment under the hood for a clean installation.  STILLEN has partnered with Vortech in the past to develop supercharger systems for other cars such as the Mercedes CLK430 and other Nissan vehicles like the Maxima and Xterra.

The STILLEN VQ37 Supercharger System will have 3 Stages:

  1. Tuner Kit – All the hardware and equipment minus the fuel management. This kit should be ready in about two months or so. Look for it around the end of February beginning of March.
  2. CARB EXEMPT Kit – This kit will be 50-state legal, and while it won’t have as much power as the other stages it WILL be street legal! More than likely this kit will be running around 6 psi. The release of this kit greatly revolves around the amount of time it takes CARB to grant us a test date and review our results. We can’t give a solid ETA on this because it really is up to CARB to grant us the EO#.
  3. Competition Kit – This will be a pre-tuned race kit that will not come with any warranty and will not be 50-state street legal but it will be a bolt in kit for the guys looking for a bit more power but don’t want to bother with figuring out their own tuning. This kit will be developed along side the Tuner kit so look for it to be released around the beginning of March.

We invite you to follow along, we’ll be updating our blog with new information, status updates, dyno information, and additional technical information. Coming up is a detailed explanation of the cast aluminum intake manifold we developed for this system, and the benefits of the additional engineering STILLEN has put into this kit.

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