I thought I would post a little update here since there are folks asking for more. I have been as quiet as I could be because there others that need to heard and now that they are starting to share their experience there are those that want to speculate and play devils advocate about what the kit and its horsepower and torque will do to the engine and internals. The reality is that it depends on some many variables and assumptions that only time will tell if there are any patterns that prevail. The point is really moot! Any use outside of the norm will at some point cause a failure if you do nothing to upgrade or re-enforce parts and or the engine to accept the abuse that it is going to receive. Which is kind of an oxymoron since it is no longer abuse if it can now handle said power and thrashing.
Well I digress....
I have put about 3,500 miles on my Z since the install of the TT and I could stop this update with "It's all good!" LOL...I have not found a single leak and there has been no oil consumption that I can detect. I had the oil changed at 3K miles and I check it regularly for shavings and other unwanted impurities with nothing detected.
I drive the car daily and it performs just as it did before it was boosted, but now...let's say I get were I want to go a little faster. Yep it sees boots multiple times a day in short bursts. I probably drive my car like many will want to drive a boosted car, choosing to play when alone or on cruises with others and making fools of others that want to challenge sparingly.
The car continues to perform well and seem to be running stronger according to my butt dyno. The oil cooler is doing its job as temps still have not exceeded 210*. I have added race fuel on a couple of occasions and all I can say is WOW! I can't wait to get tuned and the upgraded fuel lines. Elevation does impact performance...I know that is not rocket science, but the kit does it's job here at 3,500'. When I drop below 2,500' it is quite noticeable. In Las Vegas or the couple of cities I travel to along the Colorado River the Z comes alive and the performance increase is very noticeable.
The Z has been in three different shops, my local shop for the oil change and ZSpeed undertray installation, Paladin in Las Vegas for my coil over install and the Nissan dealer in Lake Havasu City for and alignment. In every shop, work came to a stop as each mechanic and service manager had to check out the car once they know it was boosted. It was pretty awesome while I was waiting for my alignment, a customer walked into the waiting room and said "they were making good time on my car until that Nismo came in!"
That was followed by the service manager coming in to tell me that he would not be able to get the car within spec because of the drop, then he saw me looking out the picture window into the service bay and he said "wow, they got your car up there pretty high!" There were several folks from their management standing under the car checking it out with the mechanics. I get nothing but praise for the installation and design of the kit from those mechanics. So it not just me that is singing the praises of FI and SpecialtyZ.
Therefore I will say it again...this kit is worth every dime. I wonder why there is so much talk about the cost. If you want to spend less, then do it, but don't knock the product just because it's out of your price range. Tony made it very clear to me that the focus of this kit was to be the best one on the market along with the best support and customer service. My experience has been nothing less than what I paid for!!!!!!
