Stillen supercharger and engine fail. :(

elperuano · 09-30-2013, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

And there is the problem right there.

I'm not seeing the problem. Plenty of people run high boost. Im at 12 lbs too. No problems at all.

DIGItonium · 09-08-2013, 09:27 PM

Ouch. Stupid question. Can this be done from the bottom without the need to drop the engine and pull the heads?

Whtfairladyz · 09-09-2013, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DIGItonium

Ouch. Stupid question. Can this be done from the bottom without the need to drop the engine and pull the heads?

Replacing the rod bearings and mains...yes you should be able to. I have before atleast on the older VG30DE motors. PITA, but do able. You have to release some pressure from the main caps.

If the crank has to be removed, timing components have to be taken off. If pistons/rods have to be pulled, then the heads have to come off. Might as well just pull it to make life simple and easy.

gussyturbo z · 09-08-2013, 10:16 PM

Man that really sucks sorry to hear that. I have 20,000 miles on my stillen sc kit no problems yet. Maybe it was your tune.

Dantrag · 09-08-2013, 10:30 PM

Not sure if it can be rebuilt from bottom up or not. Have a feeling we're gonna have to pull the engine. Have a feeling we'll have to pull it. And yeah..... It's gonna get a different tune after the rebuild. :/

Mr&Mrs · 09-08-2013, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dantrag

It's gonna get a different tuner after the rebuild. :/

Fixed and sorry to hear man best of luck. At least you will be bullet proof in the future.

DIGItonium · 09-08-2013, 11:59 PM

Sad to hear. Was it under load when it failed? Temps? Oil pressure? Other signs?

I'm curious to see what's in the oil pan and condition of your spark plugs. I might want to change mine soon so I'm going to check it out as well. Still on canned tune, but it's a daily.

///PureSwank · 09-09-2013, 12:58 AM

You did build the engine to go along with your supercharger right?

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ANMVQ · 09-09-2013, 11:10 AM

Sorry to hear man, Mine popped too, But I was unlucky cause I didnt have the 10k to fix the car, Glad you have the funds.

SPOHN · 09-09-2013, 11:29 AM

^ 10K? What kind of rebuilds you guys doing?

Chuck33079 · 09-09-2013, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SPOHN

^ 10K? What kind of rebuilds you guys doing?

It would have to be a pretty damn impressive built motor, since a stock shortblock and the install shouldn't be $10k.

ANMVQ · 09-10-2013, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SPOHN

^ 10K? What kind of rebuilds you guys doing?

Was qouted $8600 to pull motor and rebuild, bottom end with a stock short block a blew a hole in mine,

. I always go over a bit becasue there would be always so odds and ends. IF it was $4500 I would still have the kit..An not sold it

SPOHN · 09-10-2013, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ANMVQ

Was qouted $8600 to pull motor and rebuild, bottom end with a stock short block a blew a hole in mine,

. I always go over a bit becasue there would be always so odds and ends. IF it was $4500 I would still have the kit..An not sold it

Sorry for off topic. Ok yea. Replacement of short block and labor of pulling motor is half that cost. Sucks. I really like to learn to build my own.

DIGItonium · 09-10-2013, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by SPOHN

Sorry for off topic. Ok yea. Replacement of short block and labor of pulling motor is half that cost. Sucks. I really like to learn to build my own.

You mean under $5k including parts and labor to pull the motor and rebuild/upgrade the short block?

blackonorange · 09-10-2013, 07:47 AM

Where have you been man?

09-08-2013, 09:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 43	Ouch. Stupid question. Can this be done from the bottom without the need to drop the engine and pull the heads? __________________

09-08-2013, 11:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 43	Sad to hear. Was it under load when it failed? Temps? Oil pressure? Other signs? I'm curious to see what's in the oil pan and condition of your spark plugs. I might want to change mine soon so I'm going to check it out as well. Still on canned tune, but it's a daily. luigi90210 likes this. __________________

09-09-2013, 12:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
///PureSwank Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 954 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 15	You did build the engine to go along with your supercharger right? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 __________________

09-09-2013, 11:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
ANMVQ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Framingham MA Posts: 2,732 Drives: 2014 Q50 AWD Rep Power: 20	Sorry to hear man, Mine popped too, But I was unlucky cause I didnt have the 10k to fix the car, Glad you have the funds. __________________ 14 Q50 AWD, ARK, ECUTEK (SEB), Takda,

09-09-2013, 11:29 AM	#10 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 46 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 222	^ 10K? What kind of rebuilds you guys doing? __________________

09-08-2013, 10:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
gussyturbo z Base Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dallas/ Ft. Worth Posts: 180 Drives: Nissan 370z grey Rep Power: 13	Man that really sucks sorry to hear that. I have 20,000 miles on my stillen sc kit no problems yet. Maybe it was your tune.

09-08-2013, 10:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dantrag Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Corinth, MS Posts: 14 Drives: 04 Mazda RX-8 Rep Power: 13	Not sure if it can be rebuilt from bottom up or not. Have a feeling we're gonna have to pull the engine. Have a feeling we'll have to pull it. And yeah..... It's gonna get a different tune after the rebuild. :/

09-10-2013, 07:47 AM	#15 (permalink)
blackonorange A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 1,078 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 16	Where have you been man?

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