got a 370z have some questions asapppp

[btimola]

Hi guys, first z. Always liked them. I wanted a gtr but too hard to find a good used one. Ive owned like 7 vws all turbo and the z is definately lacking. I cant drive a non turbo doesnt feel right anymore. Anyways its a 2009 touring sport. Has an exhaust already. Got it for 20k w 3yr warranty.

I have a friend who has an 09 as well. His is stillen supercharged. Has navigation, a custom sub and box, suspension, header, etc. Hes repoing it this week or so. He pays 690 a month! I pay half what he does with a warranty! Anyways, hes willing to sell me the full charger in exchange for my oem parts. Before the bank takes it. 3,000 for the charger, injectors, pump, etc, sub, box, amp, header. Wed go halfs on the install which is only 600. However, i called stillen and they said id need to gonto uprev to tune it. Its 900 bucks and an 8hr drive round trip and id need to tow the car there. Is there a way to just swap ecus? Or would the keys and car trip out? Please help id really want it its very cheap at that price. Also it already has 25k miles on the charger, do they last? Thanx, also how bout the navi is it hard to swap for the regular bose unit?

[RonRizz]

I cant answer your questions, but I was wondering which VW turbo leads you to feel that the z is lacking?

[falconfixer]

you're screwed if it doesn't have nav in it already. Go aftermarket.

I don't think you can swap ECUs

I would use a Stillen supercharger with 25K miles as a boat anchor...or at least get it rebuilt.

[SouthArk370Z]

IIRC, most of the fob-related functions are handled by the BCM, not the ECM. The ECM and BCM have to do some handshaking, so you can't swap just one without doing some re-programming (a dealer would probably have to do it). But it's been a while since I looked at that section of the manual.

This sounds like a project that you should delay until you've done a lot more homework. Lots of good info on turbo/super spec'ing/installing/tuning/maintaining on this site. Search is your friend. I suggest using Google/DuckDuckGo/Bing/&c and adding "site:the370z.com" to your search string. Lots of good technical info in the FSM (see link in my sig).

FWIW, you can get a remote tune that should get you pretty close to optimum.

Edit: As per falconfixer, it's very difficult to retrofit Nav.

[SwissCheese]

Wouldn't the Stillen S/C totally void your warranty?

[btimola]

Thanx yeah im gonna pass, ill just tt it maybe next year when i pay it off hopefully. How much boost can a stock head take?
And vws were all 1.8t i have this one its got a gt2871r nothing too big only 350hp but will take my z faster than fast,

[DavidZ370]

Originally Posted by btimola

Thanx yeah im gonna pass, ill just tt it maybe next year when i pay it off hopefully. How much boost can a stock head take?
And vws were all 1.8t i have this one its got a gt2871r nothing too big only 350hp but will take my z faster than fast,

I don't think the Z is the right car for you, maybe try the Honda civic or something

[Wonka2581]

Originally Posted by DavidZ370

I don't think the Z is the right car for you, maybe try the Honda civic or something

[btimola]

Wow...

Ok 1st off i have 7 cars. And no no hondas, actually all german except the frontier and now the z. My friend didnt dump money into it, he bought it like that. Has bad credit. He was trying to recoup some cash. I got the z as a more reliable option. What does it matter that my gti is a 2003? They only made 1000 yellow in the u.s. a civic? Wow really? Nissan is the only japanese line i like, and 80% being because of the gtr. Pay off in a year ehmm yeah i never pay minimum payments...all my cars are paid off. Plus i sold 3 of my quads and will be putting the 11k into the loan. If you pay minimum payments on your car good luck. The z drives well, but lacks power, and if you cant see that then i bet you havent driven many fast cars. It has a ton of potential and love the look.

In other news, just installed a pioneer touchscreen and custom sub box w sub and amp.

[DavidZ370]

Originally Posted by btimola

Wow...

Ok 1st off i have 7 cars. And no no hondas, actually all german except the frontier and now the z. My friend didnt dump money into it, he bought it like that. Has bad credit. He was trying to recoup some cash. I got the z as a more reliable option. What does it matter that my gti is a 2003? They only made 1000 yellow in the u.s. a civic? Wow really? Nissan is the only japanese line i like, and 80% being because of the gtr. Pay off in a year ehmm yeah i never pay minimum payments...all my cars are paid off. Plus i sold 3 of my quads and will be putting the 11k into the loan. If you pay minimum payments on your car good luck. The z drives well, but lacks power, and if you cant see that then i bet you havent driven many fast cars. It has a ton of potential and love the look.

In other news, just installed a pioneer touchscreen and custom sub box w sub and amp.

Sell the Z go buy another Rabbit and move on with fwd happiness

[Magic Bus]

Originally Posted by btimola

Wow...

Ok 1st off i have 7 cars. And no no hondas, actually all german except the frontier and now the z. My friend didnt dump money into it, he bought it like that. Has bad credit. He was trying to recoup some cash. I got the z as a more reliable option. What does it matter that my gti is a 2003? They only made 1000 yellow in the u.s. a civic? Wow really? Nissan is the only japanese line i like, and 80% being because of the gtr. Pay off in a year ehmm yeah i never pay minimum payments...all my cars are paid off. Plus i sold 3 of my quads and will be putting the 11k into the loan. If you pay minimum payments on your car good luck. The z drives well, but lacks power, and if you cant see that then i bet you havent driven many fast cars. It has a ton of potential and love the look.

Congrats to you in paying off your cars even though it may not always be the best move. Here's why, money has been really cheap to borrow for the last 10 years or so.

Example car loans can be gotten for 1.49% new and used cars at 1.99% on the internet. Conservative investments have yields of 4% with much higher returns if you have some money invested in the stock market. So let's say we're moderate investors and put 50% in bonds with the other 50% in stocks. We average an annual moderate return of 6%.

In very simplistic math, $10,000 at 1.99% equals to $199 interest paid. $10,000 at 6% earned is $600. A difference of $401 profit for the year without lifting a finger. Multiply this times 7 (amount of cars you own) and this can add up pretty quickly. I don't know about you, but I like making money without lifting a finger

[somewhiteguy]

Why on earth would you miss that thing?

[btimola]

I dont miss it i still have it, and because it is alot faster than the z. This car is lame without a kit. But damn 10k for a tt kit.

[DavidZ370]

Originally Posted by somewhiteguy

Why on earth would you miss that thing?

[JC-Nismo]

^^^What car is lame without a TT kit? Sounds like your friend spent his money on the wrong **** Why the hell would anyone dump that much money on mods into a car that they don't own and obviously can't afford, SMH but to each his own.