I will have a build thread up next week I hope... Just finished getting my car put back together after having it off the road due to those tranny issues for the past 4 months...

 

For those who have the kit and dont mind me asking what did you end up spending on the kit itself and how much did you spend on the install/tune i was plannin on doing it but need to know how much to budget lol

you can PM me if you dont feel like posting.

Thanks in advance!

 

Kit was $9300Installed , With oil and trans coolers, Tune was $350( had Uprev already). Extras and retune was around another 4k. So with out the extras you under 10k

 

The last couple customers who have come in for just the supercharger and oil cooler with install have walked away for around $9k after sales tax. If you're not paying sales tax on the kit you should be able to do it for close to $8k (assuming you have exhaust already and don't add that into the equation).

 

Here is the thread to my Stillen build:

https://www.myg37.com/forums/engine-...upe-build.html

 

thanks! i appriciate the info i plan on getting the oil and trans cooler so probably a little more if i go through with it

 

whatcha mean "extras"? care to elaborate quickly and briefly?? it would be very useful for those who haven't dug through the archives for all the peripheral mods that go into supporting forced induction set ups, and dont have too much knowledge into the costly non-essentials.

 

i m sure the extras hes refering to are probably oil cooler, tranny cooler, pully, and injectors, fuel system depending on what your goal is the more extra's you should have.

 

Love the way the G now handles! Having a new tune done with those massive injectors, MAF's and smaller pulley was amazing!

 

Extras were heat exchanger upgrade ( I must) IMO ,
Injectors , fuel pump , impeller and UPREV MAF's and gauges. I was trying to push this kit to 500 WHP fell short a lot short (457) AWD AUTO coupe .

 

Okay guys who have this system LOOK OUT!!!!
Long story short I have 18k miles on the kit I bought new from Stillen in 2010 so warranty is up. Well the other day my car hydro locked from Stillen's manifold inter cooler. they told me this is the first that they have seen this issue and I need to buy a new replacement for with with the whole manifold for over $1100. Is it me or is this unreasonable? At this point I think this maybe a flaw in the inter cooler and can cost you a new engine. Buyers beware. .

 

Whiddles- I have been made aware by my Customer Service Manager that you were unhappy with the answer and immediately informed him that you would be posting on the forums. As such my Customer Service and Sales/Marketing teams were made aware of the situation as we knew we would need to offer our side of the story.

To all reader's of the thread, please look at the images posted and you will see RTV silicone was used to secure the throttle body O rings. Why? I do not know as this is not part of the installation instructions. As you can quickly and easily see using this RTV silicone caused excessive pressure to be built up in the CNC machined O ring groove thus causing the aluminum casting to warp/distort and even crack. Hence the need for a new intake manifold. As this was not something that we could be responsible, this is not something that could/would be covered under warranty.

In regards to the leaking intercooler, the STILLEN intercooler for the VQ37 supercharger is a bar and plate intercooler. Bar and plate intercoolers are extremely durable and this is the first time we have ever seen one leaking on the VQ37 supercharger. As the kit is now 4 years old and outside of warranty and taking into consideration the damage done to the manifold we were not able to offer a warranty. We did however offer the intercooler at a greatly reduced price.

Generally I do not like to air our laundry on forums however as the whole story is not being told I felt it necessary to offer our side of the situation as well.

 

Improper install should not be covered by stillen, this is something the shop that installed should cover. If installed by the consumer, it's your bad to not follow the install instructions. Stillen going out of their way to give parts at a discount to satisfy a customer is good business.

 

install was correct according to trent and the valve bodies have no connection to hydro lock as you can see this is an inter cooler issue not valve body. the install was done through a stillen dealer they sent me to get the install done in the first place. the o rings as see in this pick show the rings where in fact installed correctly and somewhere along the line of going to local shops stillen paid for trying to get the car running right may have added it at any point. the car took three years to get running without limp mode with verious tunes. Stillen has been great to me and I am not in any way saying they are bad. Im clearly posting my newest issue and think all should be aware and give me input on the issue as stated in post.

Is it me or is this unreasonable?