03TL_PlaTinUM

see for yourselves. check out the noise it makes at idle, with the hood open, and closed:

hood down


hood up

sound from the cock pit

flyby 1

flyby 2


That horrendous noise! its sounds like a thousand cricketts going off all at once! The noise coupled with the risks of running high boost on an engine, not originally designed for that purpose, is a VERY STIFF price to pay for added performance. :thumbsdn:

Crazy Bimmer

Sounds great to me.

AFitchTLS

I don't quite like it. I think the sound sucks. Who's car is this anyway? Poor quality.... ::tisk tisk::

Scrib

It sounds good when it's moving... Sounds like crap at idle.

Guru

wow that does sound weird. Owell as long as its fast.

fahoumh

it sounds terrible when it's idling but sounds alright when it's moving

zamo

high pitch annoys me

SiGGy

Why is it a "NIGHTMARE"

way too many DRAMA QUEENS on here lately...

To each his own, I bet just as many people like it as do hate it...

I also haven't heard of anyone having engine problems yet because of the boost. Other 3.5l nissan owners have ran 10+lbs of boost.

Cool vids, but put the DQ shit sway.

03TL_PlaTinUM

well at least the caption got your attention.

AK_MOBBER

The sound at idle is pretty fucking hideous IMHO. I mean who is gonna race that car from a stop light when they can clearly hear the high pitched whine of the supercharger?

This supercharged car is not a sleeper...

If I had purchased that supercharger, then installed it, and it sounded like it did, I would be taking it back to get my money.

It just sounds like shit in the low RPM ranges, pretty easy to fix... Just adjust the idle speed.

03TL_PlaTinUM

cusdaddy

There are many options and many more coming to the Z/G35c for boost. Stillen supercharger which is near silent (less sound than the Comptech supercaharger for the CLS), Greddy TT kit, Nismo, etc...

It's hardly a "nightmare". There are many options. If someone wants a loud SC, go with this kit. Look at the 03 Cobra. REALLY loud, but most people love it.

BTW... The VQ is a very strong engine. There is a guy running a 300+ shot of Nitrous with no problems. I'd feel more comfortable boosting a VQ than the CLS engine personally

CLpower

I guess you won't be buying any supercharger soon. The vast majority of blowers have typical whine even at idle.


This one does sound a little funky, but it's not off par for most supercharged cars.



no offense, but your comment there was about on par w/ the stupidness of you talking shit about the corvettes 4 speed which is probably one of the best/strongest auto tranny's out there.

03TL_PlaTinUM

well lets not turn this into a comptech cls vs procharged Z arguement because thats not what its about. Oh, and no matter how many guys are out their on high boost with the VQ engines, without blowing their motor, the fact is that if nissan was going to use boost, they would have used completely different internals. The boost is still going to cause undue ware and tare. however, I don't think those super/turbocharging, give a dam.

Bulldog01

At idle, it sounds like a table saw. From inside the car, I thought it sounded sweet.

AK_MOBBER

Ok sure ghander. If I won't be buying a supercharger soon why did I get this in the mail?
Vortech A-Trim - 10 PSI 450 HP MAX

This is going in my 99TL

There are plenty of superchargers out there that are near silent operation. Take Vortech's SQ trim model- (The SQ means super quiet)

and where did I say anything about corvettes?? I own a 4 speed TL and a chevy S10 that's 4 speed. I love 4 speeds!
I think you have me confused with someone else...

Make sure to get over your saturday night hangover before you post.

cusdaddy

I am not turning this into a Comptech vs. Procharger argument. I just said that with the VQ, you have many options for FI. The Procharger makes more noise. There are other options which are quieter i.e. Stillen.

Of course adding FI will cause more wear and tear to an engine - but the VQ is a strong engine - you can't deny that. And so far people have been having no problems. No problems either with the countless 3.0L VQ FI applications.

03TL_PlaTinUM

atually they do have MANY maintainance issues. they replace countless engine parts as the engines age. There are many flame threads about FI, on M350Z.com. People like you would mention the maxima guys, as examples, in order to assure those still on the fence about getting procharged. However, now and then the actually maxima guys themselves will come on and post, and tell the truth about life with a blown engine(that wasn't prepared by the factory for boost). Its not all fun and games. Sure I'll give you the fact that the VQ's block won't break on high boost, but these guys have spent A LOT of money changing parts, and many of them think that its not worth it. They say they would rather buy a turbo'ed engine from the dealership, and just turn up the boost. A lot more cost effective.

gdubb

If i had a s/c i would want to hear it always. granted this is a little anoying I could live with it

CLpower

Sorry I do have you confused w/ someone else on the 4 speed. It was ABreeze. Spoke to fast, but it happens :P


But there are very very few SC's that are quiet at idle, the vortech is one of them but it's one of a very few. Trust me i've heard almost all fo them. The Vq isn't that silent either, but it's quieter then most. What i'm confused about is ii've heard prochargers on MANY MANY cars and none of them sounded like this, it sounds like something is wrong w/ the blower at idle. Maybe the gears or something.

btw, i'm working off the hangover from this mornings bloody mary's

CLpower

you are gonna run into the same problems on a motor by just turning up the boost. THere are very few motors that can handle this I.E. the supra. But most will still need the same modifications when running high boost that an N/A motor will run needing boost.

dets

loud yes. unnatrual, definatly. get a second opinion from a different shop, they'll definatly tell you what's up with it. it sounds as if at idle, the blower is lapsing. i don't know but check it out.

CL P Diddy

O-Town_TypeS

I agree...

Could it be possible that it sounds worse than it really is? Maybe the camera mic sucks?

zeroday

countless engine parts...uh no. only one guy maxhax at my350z had problems with his procharger but it was due to a bad install job...weak link on that motor are the rods/pistons. Replace those and you're good for some serious boost. It's not a cast iron block like a supra but its a pretty tough engine.

SFLA_Type-S

From Idle it sounds like a paper shredder

chef chris

bullaculla

sounds like my table saw
I still want one tho!

JRock

I'd race someone with a car that sounded like that because I'd bank on the thing breaking within 100 feet down the road. It sounds like it's about to fall apart.

Aquineas

Wow, that does a bit harsh from the front. I know that Vortech uses a helical (sp?) blade supercharger in some of their products, precisely to make them more quiet. This one, however, sounds... well.. sick? I know this may sound off base, but the loudest noise sounds like a fuel pump. Almost like the microphone is 2" away from the fuel pump in a Vortech'd Cobra.