Artisan Performance Turbo Altima Coupe (vids)

[Robs_altima]

ZPI made decent turbo kits that worked, not the best quality but they did the job right. They had a habit of taking orders and money before the completion of kits. In the end they had a long back order list and a lot of promises to fill. The really didn't have anyone to get on the forums, not that they need too, but I think it's in their best interest. Some of you might have seen the show "Pipes" where they blew up their Scion tC racing the 1/8" mile….. Other than that I never approved of their stage 0, no fuel management or intercooler turbo kits.

That's all off topic, I wish the best for Artisan and their new launch of kits to come.

[AzureCoupe0888]

...you've got some piping hanging pretty low there. Is that ride in the video dropped?

x2

[08altima35]

i'm installing the springs on saturday and i think the piping looks really low because of the camera angle. if you look again when the car is down the road in the video it doesn't look so low. if you want i can take a measurement of where it sits off the ground and post, but i've driven over speed bumps and have one of the sloped curbs that seperates my driveway from the street and there's been no rubbing issues or bottoming out on the piping.

[AzureCoupe0888]

ok great because mine is supposed to be comin in on Sat I think..? Soon, but anyways.. I dont want to be having problems with it.

[08altima35]

awesome Azure. You're going to be the first of many A/C's with the artisan performance 2.5inch exhaust. take some pics (pre-install) so people can see the quality of this thing.

[mcheddadi]

Warners car has the wastegate dumping external. this is the loud rush of air you hear in the acceleration video.

You can see the wastegate in the pic below. The final unit had a longer dump tube that angled down but this gives you an idea.

We have no release date on the kit yet. It is a very complex kit and now that we have three vehicles in beta testing we will start hammering out the details. Stay tuned to the site and our vendors, for updates.

I apologize for the lack of updates Artisan is made up of partners from major companies in the industry and we never planned on retail sales. We are depending on our vendors to spread the word.

Thanks

I'm going to represent you guys in Canada! spreading the word of the TURBO!

[adidas2go]

how would a bov work with cvt?

A BOV doesn't actuate until pressure is applied and then taken away. So with a fully various transmission, that never reaches a shift point, it would never actuate. I would work in manual mode and any time you let off the throttle in automatic mode

[AzureCoupe0888]

ok I will try, I am extra excited now , because the confirmation just came in that it has been shipped and will arrive monday!! O YEA!! I have only been waiting for this since march. lol. from what i have learned through my research , talkin on here, talkin w/ brian and kenny, 08altima35 and the videos it is worth the wait!!

I'll try to take pictures, you guys remind me, I am not a camera person, I have one, but it may slip my thoughts in the excitement . so if anyone wants some pics let me know!

[mcheddadi]

I WANT VIDEO CLIPS!

[08altima35]

i should have three new vid clips loaded tonight attached to my first post up top.

[packerjd04]

Man that thing sounds mean! Also the second video with you going 0-80 is completely sick

[AltiCoupeDriver]

The wait was definitely worth while. Not to be a stickler; can us folks still deciding get some more exhaust clips?

BTW Have you decided on new shoes to get all that new found power to the ground better, and where are the gauges? One more, how many mpgs do you think you're getting?

[08altima35]

more exhaust clips?

I'd be happy to make some more exhaust clips for those that are still undecided. let me know what you'd like and i'll make some more up this weekend. in car? highway driving? fly by's? just lemme know

BTW Have you decided on new shoes to get all that new found power to the ground better, and where are the gauges? One more, how many mpgs do you think you're getting?

245/35R20 Nitto Invo's with some make shift 20 inch x 8.5 +35 wheels (will post pics when i get them mounted). Custom wheels are in the makes and it might be anywhere from 1 to 3 months before they're done.As far as the gauges go, that's in the making also. I'm not really sure where i wanna mount them. I was thinking of going boost and egt and mounting them in the middle vents like white altima coupe.

[JDizzle]

Peter? I shipped out your exhaust today. I'll have some official pictures of the Artisan exhaust tomorrow!

ok I will try, I am extra excited now , because the confirmation just came in that it has been shipped and will arrive monday!! O YEA!! I have only been waiting for this since march. lol. from what i have learned through my research , talkin on here, talkin w/ brian and kenny, 08altima35 and the videos it is worth the wait!!

I'll try to take pictures, you guys remind me, I am not a camera person, I have one, but it may slip my thoughts in the excitement . so if anyone wants some pics let me know!

[One Crazy Max]

so what is the word on the release of the turbo system, and how much more WHP does it make. and where is the boost set at, wastegate pressure, or are you using an EBC or MBC. btw the car sounds amazing with the EWG fully open, so im guessing its atmospheric rather than redirected back into the exhaust.

your car sounds nice bro. let us know the power numbers when you get them and when the car is fully tuned.

right now it doesnt seem like the car is making more than 300whp judging by your acceleration videos.

[Robs_altima]

I like how the MAF sensor is right near the throttle body… On my tC, and every other kit for it, the senor was located right after the filter. This is fine if the kits were recalculated but mine and every kit except turbonetics was atmospheric. In other words, the thing would go pig rich between shifts and backfire once in a while.

[nogears909]

damnit i wanna turbo kit for my 2.5 sooooo bad now

[Robs_altima]

Isn't Stillen doing one for the 2.5?

[08altima35]

wiped down everything in the engine compartment to reveal this. also some pics from underneath and from the back.

[JDizzle]

Here are some more shots of the exhaust!

[JDizzle]

so what is the word on the release of the turbo system, and how much more WHP does it make. and where is the boost set at, wastegate pressure, or are you using an EBC or MBC. btw the car sounds amazing with the EWG fully open, so im guessing its atmospheric rather than redirected back into the exhaust.

your car sounds nice bro. let us know the power numbers when you get them and when the car is fully tuned.

right now it doesnt seem like the car is making more than 300whp judging by your acceleration videos.

Preliminary numbers will be posted next week! Warners car is currently only running 6lbs of boost using a manual boost controller. The wastegate is not vented back into the exhaust.

[windex]

Man... I gotta get some booooooost. Any clue when work will start on a CVT? (Need a CVT?)

[adidas2go]

Warner!!!! Your car looks great bro! Great job by AP and you alike for the time and effory put into this project. Can't wait to join you on the boosted circuit

I like how the MAF sensor is right near the throttle body… On my tC, and every other kit for it, the senor was located right after the filter. This is fine if the kits were recalculated but mine and every kit except turbonetics was atmospheric. In other words, the thing would go pig rich between shifts and backfire once in a while.

It doesn't really matter where the MAF is, the MAF isn't telling the car to do anything anymore. The tunning computer is now controlling every bit of the air/fuel ratio and tricking the computer into thinking a correct signal is from the MAF. You're backfire would have been caused by a high fuel ratio in the fuel map that was intentionally programmed to produce at that throttle point. Most likely, to decrease the chances of knock on the downthrottle.

Man... I gotta get some booooooost. Any clue when work will start on a CVT? (Need a CVT?)

Speed Force Racing and I have already commensed on this project and are 3/4 of the way done for the 3.5 CVT Turbo system. Sorry for the thread jack, just though I would let him know their is one in development

[08altima35]

Warner!!!! Your car looks great bro! Great job by AP and you alike for the time and effory put into this project. Can't wait to join you on the boosted circuit

I can't wait to see the cvt boosted and what the new nissan transmission can and can't handle. You really are a prospector for the altima coupe blake and it's good to have you among us contantly pushing parts co's buttons to get us new stuff.As far as my car goes, all the Kudo's go to Kenny and his staff at TC's.com for being the turbo designing masters and Brian Fox at foxmarketing.net for setting this whole thing up (and also being a huge voice for us A/C owners). I just happened to be in texas at the right place and the right time with a 6mt a/c 3.5se and one thing led to another which meant a boosted A/C.

[windex]

Speed Force Racing and I have already commensed on this project and are 3/4 of the way done for the 3.5 CVT Turbo system. Sorry for the thread jack, just though I would let him know their is one in development

Thanks I've been emailing SFR, its just the simple fact that turbochargers is soo much closer to me(4 hours). I'm still trying to find a shop here that can build me a setup or at least one to install it...

[08altima35]

if you really want to boost windex you should prolly wait to see how blake's cvt holds up and go from there. i'm pretty sure he said his kit will be intstalled and ready to hit the street in 10 or so days so... i can't wait to see the boosted cvt myself. and if you've got the cash i'm sure you'll be able to find someone not far from you to build you a kit.

[nogears909]

Isn't Stillen doing one for the 2.5?

damnit i hope so

[One Crazy Max]

is that an emanage blue that i see in the engine bay. is that what they are using for fuel management?

[08altima35]

that would be a correct crazy max. also, so far so good. car runs great.

also, I don't think i posted anything about where the battery was relocated to. It's not in the trunk for anyone who thought so. It's mounted just infront of the driver side wheel well and is smaller in size.

[TheBourneAltimatum]

that would be a correct crazy max. also, so far so good. car runs great.

also, I don't think i posted anything about where the battery was relocated to. It's not in the trunk for anyone who thought so. It's mounted just infront of the driver side wheel well and is smaller in size.

interesting....pics please!it must be a ***** to replace the battery if things go south