APS twin turbo kit for 350z

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Had a Z with the APS TT kit in at work as a used car, went pretty well, and everything looked pretty well fitted, the whole thing could have been passed of as factory if it wasn't for the APS badging everywhere. Fuck working on it though, I wouldn't want to have to pull those turbos off.

One odd thing was the new sump, it increased capacity, but for some reason you had to fill it to the low line on the dipstick? pretty easy for the piece of paper that was on to be lost and then always being filled normally...

[Beavis]

One odd thing was the new sump, it increased capacity, but for some reason you had to fill it to the low line on the dipstick? pretty easy for the piece of paper that was on to be lost and then always being filled normally...

"Odd" would not be the word I would use to describe that, the word I would use is "semi-engineered" or "unfinished".

[jesus]

on a side note

the first dealer, metro nissan in Brisbane, who are a bunch of bullshit artists kept pushing my delivery date back

so i got a car off another dealer today for $500 less, delivered in half the time

[Madhatr]

make sure you fax metro nissan a copy of the receipt.

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Welcome to the 350Z side Simone.

I have spent ages looking for a TT kit, the closest I got to it for quality and fitment was the GReddy Kit, but like someone has said, they have fitment issues - cheapest I saw that kit for was about US$5K...I guess you could get it for the majority of the bits and then custom the headers etc???

With the new motor, you'd could do an awesome custom TT kit (I've been dreaming up of a twin tb TT set up for my motor...)

I suggest getting hold of a nice set of turbos and throwing them at Dale or someone like that and letting him loose on it for a few months....And get him to reprogram the std ECU too..

The APS kit is bordering on a grenade engine, but I have dragged an APS kitted 350, and it left me for dead...however I'd punch Peter Luxton in the mouth if I saw him again, try even talking to the cunt about the High Power kit he has..US market only...arsehole.


You can be the guinea pig, and I'll follow if you get something awesome made up

[jtir]

Shamefully stolen:

VQ35HR

• HR stands for High Response (or High Revolution)
• 5th Generation of the VQ.
• Redline increase to 7500rpm
• Higher compression ratio: 10.6:1 (previously 10.3:1)
  
• Redesigned block for increased rigidity: ladder frame reinforcment
• Increased height of cylinder blocks
• New cylinder heads
• Improved coolant system flow
  
• Worldwide first hydrogen free DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) coating for lowered frictionon valve lifters
• Stronger valve springs
• Larger valve diameters
• Hydraulic CVTC on intake side
• Electromagnetic CVTC on exhaust side
• Adoption of isometric exhaust manifold
• Equal length exhaust manifold
  
  
  
• Reinforced Chain cover
• Sound insulating engine cover
  
• New oil pump rotor
• Reinforced oil pan
  
• Enlarged crank journal diameter
• Enlarged diameter crank pin
  
• Twin knock sensors
• Symmetric intake system
• Straight inlet port
  
• Iridium spark plugs
• Spark plug modified into M12
  
• Asymmetric piston skirt
• Longer Conrod
• Processing PVD Piston Ring
  

Max power 230kW@6800rpm
Max Torque 358Nm@4800rpm

EDIT: What colour did you order?
and WTF are they thinking using a plastic intake manifold?

[jesus]

thanks for the info

black on black hardtop manual

[edo]

Err, they aint exactly the lone ranger on the plastic intake manifolds

[jtir]

Err, they aint exactly the lone ranger on the plastic intake manifolds

Actually just had a look under my bonnet, my car uses plastic as well.

Why the trend for new cars from cast to plastic now? I would of thought they would be less reliable.

[Ze]

Actually just had a look under my bonnet, my car uses plastic as well.

Why the trend for new cars from cast to plastic now? I would of thought they would be less reliable.

It's all about cost.

[one4spl]

Why the trend for new cars from cast to plastic now? I would of thought they would be less reliable.

Whats not to like?

* Its a non-stressed bit of the engine
* In a V engine having the manifold flex as the block expands as it heats up cold make desiging it a bit easier, and possibly more reliable
* Plastic is not going to heat soak as much and warm up the air as it flows in
* Its easier to make complex designs that could flow better and sound better
* Plastic would absorb vibration, rather than 'ring' like a alloy manifold

[jtir]

thanks for the info

[Kaiser]

Whats not to like?

* Its a non-stressed bit of the engine
* In a V engine having the manifold flex as the block expands as it heats up cold make desiging it a bit easier, and possibly more reliable
* Plastic is not going to heat soak as much and warm up the air as it flows in
* Its easier to make complex designs that could flow better and sound better
* Plastic would absorb vibration, rather than 'ring' like a alloy manifold

Dunno, maybe that little voice in the back of your head thinking "how much boost and heat cycles can this thing take before it splits like a rotten banana?"

I can understand the reasoning behind it, doesn't mean it makes me comfortable about it.

[edo]

Im looking at that pic & thinking it would cost about 9000 times as much to make that in aluminium...& its not like all plastics are created equal.

[Ze]

Dunno, maybe that little voice in the back of your head thinking "how much boost and heat cycles can this thing take before it splits like a rotten banana?"

I can understand the reasoning behind it, doesn't mean it makes me comfortable about it.

Composites can be stronger.

I mean fuck they've made pressure vessels with thousands of PSI in them out of composites.

If it's properly engineered there really isn't any problem