Supercharged VQ37 Goes BOOOM
 

More power please!

In the quest for more power, owners of the Infiniti G37 and Nissan 370z have forced induction options afforded to them via aftermarket turbo and supercharger kits on the market. Of all the kits on the market, only one of those is fully supported via the factory Infiniti warranty (should there be an issue with the product) and that is Stillen's supercharger kit.

Stillen has been a long time contributor and supporter of the Nissan/Infiniti enthusiast market with performance parts from G to Z with Maxima and others in between. The Stillen kit is listed to provide 515HP-438WHP-343LB/FT of torque @ 8PSI and utilizes a Vortech V3 top-mount supercharger. When installed by certified Infiniti service centers you can actually keep your factory warranty in place instead of voiding it like other kits would should there be issues. Sounds like a great deal to me.

Of course, there are those of us who think of boosting our cars and then there are those who actually DO boost them. It is these pioneers the rest of us get to thank for the issues they deal with and potential catastrophic trouble that can come their way. The rest of us just play "wait and see". Sometimes, waiting is the best solution.

Today, I received an interesting cell-phone image with a story from another enthusiast. The image is below, the story follows.
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The picture above is what's left of a VQ37 rod and piston from a 2008 G37 coupe which had the Stillen supercharger kit. From what I have been told the kit was installed by a certified Infiniti dealership and covered under warranty. In this configuration it was working quite well. Two days before catastrophy the owner had Stillen headers added to the car and was informed there was no need for a tune change. The failure happend when the owner was in 2nd gear and punched it. He had a loss of power, gauges showed nothing, and he looked into the mirror to see oil and peices of transmission littering the middle of the road.

The car is currently back in Infiniti's care while a new block has been ordered. Infiniti and Stillen are looking into the issue to determine a cause if possible. Based on Stillen's and Infiniti's standing in the community we know the owner will be taken care of.

Thanks to the owner for possibly "taking one for the community". I'll update as more information is availble.
2008 infiniti g37 stillen supercharged blown motor[/QUOTE]

WOW

I need more pics

:eek:

Ouch!

I didn't realize that the Stillen Supercharger doesn't void the warranty. Does this also apply for the 370Z? I'm very interested in seeing how the warranty process plays out.

to my understanding the dealer may not void his warranty but Infiniti itself will not honor that warranty to him unless his dealer is willing to cut corners imo

That doesn't make sense, what does "cut corners" mean? Sounds pretty sketchy.

thumbs down to the Stillen kit and to the owner as hell. NO need for a tune change my arsh..... gotta love the noobs!

-A

that could've been my car blown up. good thing my senses tells me not to push that damn thing

This thread is going to blow up faster than that engine.

Good thing you aren't trying to sell your stillen kit now. Lol. This reconfirms my decision to dump this kit and go gtm

No need for a tune change? What the hell?

Whoever told him that needs to be shot!

Who informed him there was no need for a tune change?

:eek2:

It had the stillen super tune on it. We all know how good stillen is at tuning this kit.

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Same guy who was cutting corners for the warranty? :icon14:

Dammmm. Is this the first blown 3.7 from FI?? Keep us posted about what happen. Anyone good luck to your friend.

Tuning is for women.

super blowup tunes that is:roflpuke2:

Real men let it riiiiide...

:ugh2:

...and boom goes the dynamite :icon17:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the continued powertrain warranty after Stillen SC installation is THROUGH STILLEN. Infinity and the dealer won't be paying a dime for this. This is Stillen's problem.

Rofl, been so long since we have seen that guy ...

Yeah this thread reminded me of him for more than one reason ;)

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incorrect. Stillen itself has no powertrain warranty, a third party company will sell the powertrain warranty after their kit get's the certified CARB Legal which is a option for the consumers.

i'm 100% percent sure Infiniti of North America won't cover jack coo coo doo. the dealer itself might be a different story tho. Stillen? i don't think they'll pay doo coo coo jack for sure. hell, they didn't even want to take my kit back.

:icon18:

Saw that too when I was searching YouTube. Watching Family Guy right now :tup:

oh hot damn...

Hmm.

Probably went lean, suffered major detonation, and then threw a rod.

That sucks :(

I'm family guying it up right meow also.:tup:

I've moved on to Conan now. Although it's really just playing in the background as I post.

Que Sera, Sera

:icon18:

I hear bells...:icon14:...WTF

Like I said on the other site, we don't know who installed the headers/told the owner that no new tune was needed. Let's all at least be fair at least until that information comes to light.

That sir, is not how an angry mob works.

I got the torches.

:tup:

Definitely not. Especially on an enthusiast forum. ;)

There's a lot of information still missing. But that never stops the inevitable knee-jerk reactions. I'll be going with a GTM kit in the future myself, but fair is fair. And I suspect we are only getting part of the story.