jman64cola wrote:I've always been interested but for the k24z3 but the cost of it is becoming harder to reach. So I don't want to say I'd be buying it. Also most on here already have ktuner but boost suport isn't released yet.
kevtheo1191 wrote:I think it would be a good time boosting the V6, but I'm scared to find out what all it would cost at the end of the day between supercharger/turbo, trans upgrades, forged internals, fueling, etc.
Apple Slicer wrote:I certainly would. I have posted a thread over at the drive accord forums like this one, but its a ghost town over there for "true performance interest". Most people care only for floormats. A majority of "performance threads" are related to muffler sound or intake sound and throttle body spacers.
There just isnt good enough interest for major companies to invest in actual "race" parts for our cars. But this isnt really a problem per say. It just requires that we have more custom solutions designed for our cars individually.
For tuning
I have a fear that because of the lack of interest in performance gains, that Ktuner wont complete his tune allowing boost tables. He still hasnt released anything for larger fuel injectors, which is also vital for boosting, and has even stated he doesnt intend to give more tuning options unless people are interested, but he has also noted that he only has seen a couple of people who want to go this route. If he doesnt give us more, then we are somewhat back to square one, right? I dont know enough on the subject to really go into detail, but I will guess that perhaps that "AEM FIC" controller may come into play for those of us who want to boost, but its hard to say whether this alone would be enough. Something tells me the answer is no. We can continue to wait for him to give further news, but he doesnt release information on what hes currently doing, so it may be next week, next year, or perhaps never that he updates the software.
As for actually boosting, a speed shop should be able to fabricate what we need.
For Turbo
A twin turbo setup could be built by making a modified PCD that mounts a turbo on each side of the V6. There are actually builds like this. Do a google image search for j35 turbo... Only issue is the cost of this. A single turbo may be hard to fit somewhere without an elaborate and expensive custom turbo exhaust manifold. So either way youll pay for this. Not to mention its hard to say how well the engine would act around this much additional heat buildup in the engine bay. This car is notorious for acting very strange and flat out slow when it gets hot.
For supercharger
This is the route I think I want to go. A vortech supercharger is centrifugal. If you dont know what that means, its basically a belt driven turbocharger. Not as good as a Twin screw superchager by any means, but should give a nice amount of mostly top end, shouldnt be too expensive, and better yet should be higher in efficiency and low in heat buildup. So fuel mileage shouldnt suffer much. I can see mounting this either at the top next to the power steering pump or down low by the A/C compressor. The main cost of this route will be a custom CNC'd mounting bracket to install the supercharger, as well as proper mathematics to ensure it spools at the correct speed.
Twin screw superchargers just have no where to fit unless you cut your hood, but this to me would look incredibly rice...the engine is obviously sideways so everyone who knows anything about cars would know its FWD driven. Also the cost of this would be insane for a custom intake manifold and all kinds of custom parts. BTW, CT Engineering, the one they offer for the TL? Its a roots type....so very inefficient and hot. It apparently can fit our cars. But IDK if its servicable, upgradable, ect. I just dont see it as a viable solution by any means... Its not much better cost wise vs another option sitting at 5k to purchase, but it is available for almost immediate implementation into our engines.
Closing thoughts
I think we should wait a little bit. Until maybe June before doing anything drastic regarding having a speed shop jerry rig something in hopes that Ktuner gives us a usable update. It brings me a lot of hope considering A) He has to fix the speed limiter not being disabled B) The tune is still considered "Public beta", and last I asked him about fuel injectors, ect, he used the word "not yet"
I am paying off this car officially 100% on Friday, so next month I will be going crazy on custom mods, starting with true duels, and finally get around to posting a build thread.
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