exactly!
Actually, the Stillen supercharger I had on my 350z gave me no real problems, other than having to replace the electric water pump for the intercooler three times.
I had a preorder 350 and it always burned oil. It gradually got worse and after the supercharger was on for about a year it got to where it burned a qt. every 600 miles. I removed the supercharger and had the engine replaced, and when I put it on the new engine, belts kept shredding. I replaced just about every part of the supercharger belt system and the entire lower intake manifold on the engine and never could figure out where the problem was, so I traded the car in.
On the C6, the car ran too hot for track events because the intercooler was blocking the radiator and oil cooler. I tried a new radiator/oil cooler combo, a heat extracting hood, but it didn't help and I was just plain tired of throwing money at the problem, so I removed the supercharger and sold it.
For me, unless the car was designed for it, I am through with FI. I guess thats what happens when you get older. If I wanted a twin turbo, I would just buy a GTR, it would probably even cost less in the long run.
And actually, now that I think about it, I do have a twins, just in my wife's Z4.
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NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z
Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968
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