HOW CAN I GET A TURBO IN MY COUPE?

[SHIFT_2.5S]

OH SHI!

Got to start saving $4500 for that! 448whp is awesome

You are pure madness, buddy. Trying to catch that 680whp Corolla?

[GreyZone]

With that kinda whp definitely gonna need LSD (limited slip diff) or the torque steer is gonna run ya right off the road! So better come up with another $1,500 to 2,000, and for that matter, where we gonna get a LSD kit for this 6spd manual?? Might even get up to $3000 installed IF we can even find one (and yeah, Im a turbo freak, and just sold my street turbo that I have had a serious addiction problem with for the last 7 years...and SWORE I wanst going to meww with this car.....and now its happening...a damn turbo....over 400 whp....aaaarrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!!!

[jdshift]

To my understanding LSD was not made for the Altima ever.........I could be mistaken. But there is hope, a LSD from a Maxima could be fitted to a Altima..........it has been done.

[jdshift]

Want turbo so bad myself

[mcheddadi]

With that kinda whp definitely gonna need LSD (limited slip diff) or the torque steer is gonna run ya right off the road! So better come up with another $1,500 to 2,000, and for that matter, where we gonna get a LSD kit for this 6spd manual?? Might even get up to $3000 installed IF we can even find one (and yeah, Im a turbo freak, and just sold my street turbo that I have had a serious addiction problem with for the last 7 years...and SWORE I wanst going to meww with this car.....and now its happening...a damn turbo....over 400 whp....aaaarrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!!!

Don't need a LSD kit since I have VDC, and it can reduce power to the wheels and brake each one individually to keep me in a strait line. And with some good rubber on a hot summer day I'm going to be glued to the road

Plus with nissan's new D platform under my coupe, I get NO torque steer what so ever, it's a pretty balanced and symetrical car FTW

And if after all that I still get wheel spin, well I'll put some ballast weight in the front of the car

[GreyZone]

uhh, theres a hell of a lot a difference between 220whp and 440whp. The VDC doesnt even comes close to LSD, and well, its not made for 400+whp. It would be interesting to see how that white (sema) nissan ran, that would be a good place to start. Its not just as simple as doubling your whp.

The MAxima swap sounds interesting.

[bigred311]

also found out you can have a pretty mean one fabricated, which is what im looking into, to figure out where i can get the most performance

[SHIFT_2.5S]

You guys are putting too much power at the front wheels, IMO.

[Dexion]

lol 448whp, thats insane. So put $4,500 into a VQ35DE and you can hang with a LS7 corvette? cool beans. (assuming you ever get traction )

[generic808]

lol 448whp, thats insane. So put $4,500 into a VQ35DE and you can hang with a LS7 corvette? cool beans. (assuming you ever get traction )

Yeah, the car will be hopping all over the place like this --->

[GreyZone]

gotta say, Im pretty damn happy with the performance as is. Its got great quickness, and is highly responsive.

If fact, I love the stock engine/exhaust sound so much, I dont even think Im gonna go with a WIA (still undecided).

[notaverage]

in oada to fit tween turrrbos you have to luuk at reah mount setups.

Also Gee tee ah emblem mean tween turrbo!

lol

[skiski329]

he's just trying to find a cvt to do it on, so once thats complete production begins,.....

i can be that cvt if you let me talk to the guy

[05altimaSE-R]

2007 se-r??????? too bad they only made the se-r for two years, the 05' and 06', but those are the stock se-r wheels, looks nice.

[generic808]

Yeah, since Nissan decided to discontinue the SE-R branding, I decided to make my own

[600hppot]

i don't understand why everyone is saying "ohh it will drive you off the road" or " ohh that's way too much horsepower for the front wheels."

The new D platform is fairly symmetrical from what i've heard. torque steer is NO issue!!!

now, about traction... how do you think corvettes handle all that power through the rear wheels (which have less weight on them than the front, thus get less traction than the front). You simply slap some wide *** wheels on. In our case, on the front.

i really just don't get why people repeat "torque steer" and "too much for the front wheels" over and over and over. IT IS NOT TRUE. get over yourselves.

sorry for coming off so brash.

[mcheddadi]

i don't understand why everyone is saying "ohh it will drive you off the road" or " ohh that's way too much horsepower for the front wheels."

The new D platform is fairly symmetrical from what i've heard. torque steer is NO issue!!!

now, about traction... how do you think corvettes handle all that power through the rear wheels (which have less weight on them than the front, thus get less traction than the front). You simply slap some wide *** wheels on. In our case, on the front.

i really just don't get why people repeat "torque steer" and "too much for the front wheels" over and over and over. IT IS NOT TRUE. get over yourselves.

sorry for coming off so brash.

Weight Shift: Suppose you just want to go in a straight line. What's the best way to get traction? Answer: Have as much weight over the driving wheels as possible. Front-drive cars start with an advantage -- but when any car accelerates, the front end tips up, and the rear end squats down. This transfers weight to the rear wheels -- away from the driving wheels in a FWD car but toward the driving wheels in a rear-drive car, where it adds to available traction. In effect, the laws of physics conspire to give RWD cars a bit more grip where they need it when they need it. (This salutary effect is more than canceled out in slippery, wet conditions, where you aren't going to stomp on the accelerator. Then, FWD cars have the edge, in part, because they start out with so much more of their weight over both the driving and the turning wheels. Also, it's simply more stable to pull a heavy wheeled object than to push it -- as any hotel bellhop steering a loaded luggage cart knows. In snow, FWD cars have a third advantage in that they pull the car through the path the front tires create, instead of turning the front tires into mini-snowplows.)

So solution is having the front lowered and the rear raised and putting WIDE @ss tires in the front!

[skiski329]

any body think that they will come out with a tiwin turbo???

[Mr. Music]

I was searching for some stats on the QR25 a few days ago, and found some articles about a guy who converted his se-r spec-v sentra into a boosted road racer. Interesting build, good read, check it out here: http://www.nittotire.com/blog.asp

[bigred311]

am i the only one wanting a supercharger for my car, since odds are the only way to do a turbo on the cvt would be if you only drove in manual mode

[shift_mikey]

Manual mode is just CVT in EMULATED gear mode. Its STILL a CVT and is STILL driven by a BELT. Manual mode will not take any more horsepower then auto mode

--- i want a supercharger tooooooo

[skiski329]

am i the only one wanting a supercharger for my car, since odds are the only way to do a turbo on the cvt would be if you only drove in manual mode

I am not shure so plz don't quote me on this but i think we could play with the ecu and make a "race" mode that when we go into the sports shift mode then the turbo will turn on. (but that is the least of your problems if you want a turbo) think about the new hood that you will need. also you can't put on too much hp on a Fwd car you will just get wheel spin. my idea is to lower the front of the car 2' and leave the back alone. so when i hit the gas my wheels will stay on the ground.

[kyle@stillen]

Hey guys,

We have looked into doing a turbo kit for the A/C. There are a lot of hurdles to overcome. #1 of course is location. There isn't a lot of room under that hood. And, if you talk about doing a remote mount turbo, pop the hood and remove your airbox, then look at the tiny space between the firewall and the transmission. Not a lot of room for any serious sized piping. If we try to keep the turbo in the engine compartment you will most likely be looking at relocating the battery. All of these things just increase the cost of the kit. We are seriously looking at forced induction for the car. We have a lot of experience with forced induction on the Z's and G's. I can't say exactly which route we're considering but we definitely have something in mind.

As far as the CVT transmission goes, we were skeptical about it too. We weren't quite sure how much power it could hold until we spoke with one of the Nissan engineers. After speaking with the engineers that developed the transmission we are confident it can handle the power.

[windhaven]

As far as the CVT transmission goes, we were skeptical about it too. We weren't quite sure how much power it could hold until we spoke with one of the Nissan engineers. After speaking with the engineers that developed the transmission we are confident it can handle the power.

Well, that's going to calm down some of the discussions around here. Glad to hear that Nissan is communicating on the subject.

Are you able to share any details? And, BTW - I, for one, like the idea of a blower vs. a turbo in the A/C.

-- Wind

[Loop]

Hey guys,

We have looked into doing a turbo kit for the A/C. There are a lot of hurdles to overcome. #1 of course is location. There isn't a lot of room under that hood. And, if you talk about doing a remote mount turbo, pop the hood and remove your airbox, then look at the tiny space between the firewall and the transmission. Not a lot of room for any serious sized piping. If we try to keep the turbo in the engine compartment you will most likely be looking at relocating the battery. All of these things just increase the cost of the kit. We are seriously looking at forced induction for the car. We have a lot of experience with forced induction on the Z's and G's. I can't say exactly which route we're considering but we definitely have something in mind.

As far as the CVT transmission goes, we were skeptical about it too. We weren't quite sure how much power it could hold until we spoke with one of the Nissan engineers. After speaking with the engineers that developed the transmission we are confident it can handle the power.

Awesome! very nice to hear.

[skiski329]

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!! I AM SOOOOOOOOO happy to hear that. (i can see a turbo in the distance/ and in my dreams too!! LOL). THANK YOU STILLEN

[cuzzbubba420]

[Sertelegger]

Well, that's going to calm down some of the discussions around here. Glad to hear that Nissan is communicating on the subject.

Are you able to share any details? And, BTW - I, for one, like the idea of a blower vs. a turbo in the A/C.

-- Wind

Hey Windhaven,

what kind of wheels do you have on your car? The ones in your signature photo? I've been looking for wheels for a long time and like yours a lot. Could you give me the brand/type please?

Sorry guys, don't mean to hijack the thread, but I didn't find a way to PM someone and the email address is hidden..

[JLAUDIO85]

what would we do without stillen? thank you so much for the info!

[windhaven]

Hey Sert,

The wheels are MODA MD2's (19x8.5) +40 O/S

Got them from Tirerack.com.

The tires are 245/35 (Recommended by Tirerack), i'd suggest that you go wider, there is space and the rims extend beyond the tire width on the outside. (No automated Car Washes for me..... )

Hope this helps,-- Wind