We are proud to announce the release of STILLEN's
supercharger for the VQ37 engine. Some of the most important factors in the development were hood clearance, CARB legality, air to water
intercooler, reliability, and obviously performance. We feel that STILLEN have met or
exceeded each of these goals.When looking at different forms of forced
induction the engineering team at STILLEN decided that the best supercharge design for this application would be a centrifugal type. One of the great things about the Vortech supercharger is the ease of
installation as well as the ability to easily add more boost and increase power.
The engineers at STILLEN also wanted a supercharger system that offered little maintenance needs, so the ultimate decision was made for the V-3 series
supercharger. The Vortech V-3 series supercharger uses a self-contained
lubrication system. That means no need for running additional lines from the oil
pan or separate coolers. Simply bolt on the blower and you're good to go. Oil
changes are very easy with the drain tube located on the bottom of the blower
and the fill tube located on top. Changing the oil in the supercharger itself is
a quick ten minute job. One of the most important aspects of
supercharging is also cooling. Superchargers build a lot of heat during the
compression process so the air needs to be cooled prior to entering the
engine in order to obtain maximum performance. To do this STILLEN designed a cast aluminum
intake manifold which houses an air-to-water intercooler which drops intake charge over 100 degrees. Air-to-water intercoolers have
been proven to be the most efficient intercoolers available. The intercooler
system uses its own separate coolant path that does not get routed in with the
engine coolant. An added benefit to the air-to-water intercooler design is that
the heat exchanger (mounted in front of the radiator to cool the coolant) is
very thin. To reduce the risk of overheating STILLEN have strategically placed
the heat exchanger and intakes to ensure that we have sufficient air flow to all
of the vital components and additional coolers without impeding airflow to the
radiator.Airflow was another major consideration for the supercharger
system. Because even stock G37's are seeing increased oil temperatures in just
a few laps around a race course, STILLEN wanted to make sure that the heat exchanger
and intakes did not interfere with our other coolers. We are very excited to
confirm that the STILLEN race oil cooler, automatic transmission cooler, and
power steering cooler all fit perfectly together. To bring the air into the
intake path we have chosen to go with a Y-pipe designed cast aluminum intake
tube that relocate the MAF sensors, retaining a "draw through" configuration.
This means that the MAF sensor are located in front of the forced induction
device to get an accurate reading of air volume. We chose to do this because
this is what NISSAN recommends. During STILLEN's many years of building superchargers
for NISSAN vehicles as well as their great working relationship with NISSAN, they
have learned that the MAF sensor that NISSAN uses is not designed to be "blown
through", or post forced induction. Example of this are the two NISSAN vehicles
that use forced induction from the factory. The NISSAN GT-R and the 300ZX. Both
cars use a draw through MAF sensor setup.
At the end of the day, the most
important aspect of any forced induction system is "Performance." Performance is
more than dyno numbers or horsepower claims. Performance means, how does it
"perform" at a race track? How does it "perform" in daily driving conditions?
STILLEN tested an Infiniti G37 equipped with their race oil cooler and auto trans cooler. Track testing consisted of multiple 0-140mph runs and hard driving on a very tight
course with plenty of revving and redlining. They then parked the car for five
minutes to let everything heatsoak and get really warm then immediately ran
another series of 0-140 mph runs. The car
was able to handle these extreme tests. During those tests we had numerous data
logging devices inside the car keeping track of a number of different data
points.
Read Stillen's report here
Parts included in the kit:* Vortech V-3 Series Compressor
w/Pre-Assembled Laser-Cut Billet Aluminum Mounting * (6) 600CC Fuel
Injectors
* ECU Based Tuning Device
* High Output Fuel Pump
* Air-to-Water Intercooler System (Intercooler, Heat Exchanger, Pump, Hoses, Brackets)
* Polished Aluminum Intake Charge Pipe
* Cast Aluminum
Intake Manifold
* Cold Air Intake Y-Pipe w/Draw Through MAF Sensor Bosses (as
recommended by NISSAN)
* Genuine K&N Intake Filters
Recommended
installation time of 10-12 hours
Kit only: $6,799 +tax (kit only)
Installed Pricing: $8,599 +tax.
