Help don't want forced induction!!!!!

crash1369

I have a sneaking suspicion this thread isn't going anywhere anyway, if you really have the money to take on a project like this and are actually going to do it then I look forward to the results. But obviously this is the sort of thing that would only be done just so you can say you did it as it really won't improve the cars performance, not overall at least. I agree with getting as much power out of the engine as you can and the better it responds the better any other modifications should work, but your uncles knowledge sounds a bit suspect, or at least biased. I think a twin screw super charger would get you where you want to be, much more easily, and for much less money. There are no kits available though but if your really working with kind of budget mentioned then I'm sure you can make one work though and it will increase power across the board. Of course the motor build and the super charger would be the best thing

Anyway you said you don't want to sacrifice drivability, the fact is this will suffer regardless of how you choose to make power. If you get a 50% increase in power, it's still 50% whether that's from forced induction or naturally aspirated. The car will want to leap feet at a time now rather then just rolling to a start like it did, and the fact of the matter is no matter what you do it will still be a 370Z. You can make anything faster, but overcoming the chassis design and it's short commings are entirly different. There is a reason a Porsche with very similar specifications still cost almost twice as much. (besides the name on the back)
The most important thing to consider is what do you want this car for? Are you going to race it, what's the point if your not? A highly modified car will be difficult to get qualified and it will most certainly require a roll cage, although that will also help you quite a bit with the chassis problems you are sure to encounter. If it's just going to be for the street that won't matter as much, it will be fun at first but like so many people before you you'll likely get tired of it in short order. A car at that level will require constant attention to all the noises it will make, all the things there are to fail now, possibly even to just keep it on the road.

Overall you will spend much less money just buying something else ans may be more satisfied with it, but it will be one bad *** Z if you decide to do it. (once you work out all the bugs)

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