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ZMan8 03-22-2012 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25 (Post 1615104)
Kyle,

Can you please comment on compatibility with your oil cooler kit and the lines running around the passenger side? It seems like the oil lines and brake ducting need to go through the same area.

I'm interested about this too.

flashburn 03-22-2012 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 1615115)
I'm interested about this too.

Yeah same here. I really hope they aren't going "Oh ****" right now.

ZMan8 03-22-2012 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn (Post 1615163)
Yeah same here. I really hope they aren't going "Oh ****" right now.

:eekdance:

Kyle@STILLEN 03-22-2012 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25 (Post 1615104)
Kyle,

Can you please comment on compatibility with your oil cooler kit and the lines running around the passenger side? It seems like the oil lines and brake ducting need to go through the same area.

The car we developed this kit on is our red 370Z project car which has all of our products and then some... This car has TWO oil coolers, the heat exchanger for the supercharger kit, the power steering cooler, etc. There is no problem in clearance with our oil cooler kit.

Kyle@STILLEN 03-22-2012 06:03 PM

By the way, I feel like it is my responsibility to throw out a "caution" before anyone decides to get creative.

When designing this product we looked at our options of materials and chose to use 304 stainless steel rather than a lesser grade and less expensive material because we did not want to have any tolerances changed by the plating thickness and/or vehicle tolerances. This area is so critical that we actually include eight 3 mm shims in case you find that your car requires additional clearance due to vehicle tolerances. Because of this, we decided to keep them non-coated and go with the 304 stainless steel.

So the caution is, on the hub backing plates, I would not suggest having these coated. In regards to the front inlets, the tolerances aren't critical with those so painting them or having them coated will make no difference. The only reason we didnt is because it would add significant cost and we wanted to keep these under $300.00. At the end of the day, once they're installed, very few people will actually see them.

red6spd 03-22-2012 06:06 PM

Very cool. I have no tracks near me but I might get them just to say I have them LOL.

sylenze 03-22-2012 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle@STILLEN (Post 1615018)
Realistically, if you have a G37 and/or a Nismo 370Z, the STILLEN fascia kit will be the one to go with. The backing plates and hoses will all work fine, it's just a matter of getting the mounting bracket for intake to work. The big problem we're having when looking at the Nismo, is making it look right. And to be honest, we haven't looked at the G's yet.

http://www.stillen.com/product_files/308360~inst.pdf

like what was said, the backing plate and hoses will work fine with any brake asembly... so, if you have a G, Nismo, or Amuse, you can prolly just fit some kind of intake scoop underneath the car... for example...

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...tml#post101626

the challenge is having someone develop a kit for ease in installing or so you don't have to be creative about it... maybe the guys at Z speed can recreate their undercover tray/shroud with a couple scoops or something...

making a statement to just buy the stillen fascia kit is a bit too much imo...

Kyle@STILLEN 03-22-2012 06:50 PM

Yes, sorry if I gave the impression of "just buy our fascia." Definitely not what I was trying to convey.

The primary reason we don't have an answer for the Nismo's or G's yet is because we have been sitting on these for quite some time and wanted to get them out. We actually completed engineering back in October, did our testing at Fontana then have been waiting to launch them until we had parts on the shelves. We will look at the Nismo's and G's next but I did not want to hold up the release for those with stock or STILLEN fascia's.

And like I mentioned earlier, if you are looking to fit this kit to something other than a STILLEN or factory fascia, I would probably go the direction of the STILLEN fascia kit, other wise there is a good chance the additional brackets won't fit your application.

Also, we have tested these on O.E. base and sport model brakes as well as our AP Racing big brake kit. I do not see any reason as to why they wouldn't work with other big brake kits but we can not guarantee fitment on other kits.

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Originally Posted by sylenze (Post 1615300)
like what was said, the backing plate and hoses will work fine with any brake asembly... so, if you have a G, Nismo, or Amuse, you can prolly just fit some kind of intake scoop underneath the car... for example...

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...tml#post101626

the challenge is having someone develop a kit for ease in installing or so you don't have to be creative about it... maybe the guys at Z speed can recreate their undercover tray/shroud with a couple scoops or something...

making a statement to just buy the stillen fascia kit is a bit too much imo...


Mike 03-22-2012 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle@STILLEN (Post 1615373)
Also, we have tested these on O.E. base and sport model brakes as well as our AP Racing big brake kit. I do not see any reason as to why they wouldn't work with other big brake kits but we can not guarantee fitment on other kits.

I can't see any reason why it would be an issue with others, but I'll be verifying they work with stoptechs soon enough.

GaleForce 03-22-2012 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 1615426)
I can't see any reason why it would be an issue with others, but I'll be verifying they work with stoptechs soon enough.

Looking forward to reading your results.

whoLEEoh 03-22-2012 08:44 PM

Stillen. Make one for the nismo lol. Pretty or not I'll buy it. Function > form. And I doubt nismo owners are going to change the bumper to stillen after paying extra for the pretty body kit lol :)

martin82 03-22-2012 08:56 PM

and if they do I'll buy their nismo bumper lol

MattP725 03-22-2012 09:15 PM

Can someone that orders it post a pic from the front of the car? I'd like to see what the ducts look like on the outside.

ChrisSlicks 03-23-2012 07:13 AM

Great job Stillen!

The kit looks exactly as I imagined it right down to the hose routing. I completely agree with the use of stainless vs a painted lower grade steel especially with something that shims in behind the wheel bearing.

I look forward to getting this one track tested!

For the Nismo folk, it can be done, it will just take one of you to get creative. Just check the racing catalogs and buy the brake duct that looks like it will be the easiest to mount. Figure out how to attach it to the Nismo fascia and you are good to go!

Ron 03-23-2012 01:44 PM

I think these ducts would look good on the nismo bumper

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/w...-s2000duct.jpg

Or something along the lines of the nismo RC


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