To Turbo or not to turbo?

[Robs_altima]

Been thinking about this one for a long time now… even before I picked up the altima coupe.

Simply put, Do you turbocharge the Altima or stash it away and put it towards the goal of a future turbo 350z?

My dilemma,It's very complicated for me but in either situation the Altima is here to stay. I've never been so happy with an everyday driver, the look just needs to be cleaned up with a few choice mods. I'm about half way paid off on the coupe so the thought of taking out another loan on a used Z once the coupe is paid off in the next year or two is very realistic. I know what you're saying, a used 350Z is a beat 350z… It really doesn't matter because I'd get with SP over here in Illinois, better known for tuning Supras, to bolt up their twin turbo Z kit and build the block. All this can be done on the Altima, but the platform isn't the best to handle the power. Always wanted a true track car to take down to the strip.

So what do you think? I know I'm Z bios when it comes to a built sports car but the other side of me wants to turbo something now with the Altima. Which I'm sure will run around 13 flat boosted. The Altima coupe would undoubtedly become the weekend, summer only car in which I'm out my everyday pimp car….

[mcheddadi]

The more important question is, you want rwd or fwd for the track?

[AltiCoupeDriver]

Since your so happy with your A/C as a daily driver, wait to get a Z and turbo it. Obviously the Z would be a better track/summer/weekend car. I'd say make your A/C the 'looker' and the Z the 'sleeper'.

[dldjros69]

Wait for the z, but buy a new z.

[Goon]

You could turbocharge both :p If you can afford used 350z and twin turbo, it shouldn't cost much more to afford an additional turbo for the A/C, or do it later.

I do like the sound of having

your A/C the 'looker' and the Z the 'sleeper'.

If not, then buy a new Z.

[Infantry1327]

ide say save for the z, but do you have a 6 spd or cvt?

[Hussain]

the reason why i didn't get a 2007 350z is that its not practicle for a daily driver.... if your keeping the altima coupe as a daily driver, then the Z would be a great car for weekend and track use. i'd say keep the altima as a daily driver and save for a Z.

[Robs_altima]

Well, dealing with the power goal in mind with the Z I'd say I'd want RWD for sure. I doubt I'll autocross more than drag it. With the Altima I'd probably have to settle with bolt on boost levels. I've been there before with +300whp FWD cars and it's not that fun trying to keep traction, especially off the line with the change in inertia going to the rear. I'm sure more people will chime in but thanks for the input. Always nice to get outside perspectives on these things.

[adidas2go]

If you buy a car for the track, you need to have a track car and a daily driver. You can build any daily driver to be on the track, but you can't build every track car to be a daily driver. To try and make your 350 a track car, and drive it daily, is gonna get really expensive. You need to jut drop your turbo money into a 240 and go from there

[Hussain]

well, there is talk about converting the Altima coupe into a AWD (the Nissan Murano rear end)..... mehdi is thinking about doing it. so that would solve the FWD issue. but like blake said about the track car being a daily driver. if you ever watch that show "pinks", it seems like 75% of the cars break down on them at the track lol now think of that as your daily driver, constantly getting stranded....

[adidas2go]

The AWD is an incredibly far fetched dream that would require 10's of thousands of dollars. The kinda dough isn't just floating around here, so I highly doubt I see anyone do it.

[spockrock]

I vote twin turbo 370z....lol.....

[Robs_altima]

I'd rather build a 500whp 350z then shell out the money on any brand new "stock" sports car which would probably cost the same in the end. The 240 isn't a bad idea but the styling of the 350 pushes me to spend the extra money. This would be a track car for the most part but streetable in the sense that it'll still be legal. Broking a car down at the track is pretty common, most of them are running way outside OEM design specifications. Not to mention, lot of people will not take the time to actually build a car from the wheels up.

[marlin29311]

i hear the price of diamonds is going up lately, nearly 15% since last year....

lol - if you want a Z, save for the Z. Don't settle for something, get what you really want. You'll be much happier in the long run.

[pcpower]

wrx sti, evo x = turbo-charged awd

If you're sticking w/ nissan though I'd say only turbo-charge the a/c if you're going to have a seperate car for a daily driver,,, once you're into crazy mods it's more of a weekend car. yay.

[mcheddadi]

The AWD is an incredibly far fetched dream that would require 10's of thousands of dollars. The kinda dough isn't just floating around here, so I highly doubt I see anyone do it.

I don't think it would cost that much. I'd say 5000$ tops if you do it yourself.

read this rwd conversion thread: http://www.honda-tech.com/zero...age=1it's soo epic in awesomeness, the internetz can barely contain it.skip every thing except RaceCity_USA's posts.

yeah there are 144pages but it's soo awesome you'll thank me afterward lol.

his idea was even more far fetched than the relatively easy 09 murano rear end conversion I thought up

[spockrock]

I don't think it would cost that much. I'd say 5000$ tops if you do it yourself.

read this rwd conversion thread: http://www.honda-tech.com/zero...age=1it's soo epic in awesomeness, the internetz can barely contain it.skip every thing except RaceCity_USA's posts.

yeah there are 144pages but it's soo awesome you'll thank me afterward lol.

his idea was even more far fetched than the relatively easy 09 murano rear end conversion I thought up

Yeah I don't think its that easy at all, and I think the muranos are wider so what you may have is a rear axle and tires that stick out much further than the fenders.

[dangeris]

I say get a Smart Car with a Hyabusa motor that would be too fun!!!

[mcheddadi]

Yeah I don't think its that easy at all, and I think the muranos are wider so what you may have is a rear axle and tires that stick out much further than the fenders.

meh, easy or not is not the point. it's all about the Journey

and besides a widebody coupe would be sex

[Hussain]

and besides a widebody coupe would be sex

thats what i'm going to do in the future. i hate how our cars look like they start out as a wide body and then just cut off around the fender. i'd like to extend it (make it a wide-body) in the future.
Modified by Hussain at 3:14 PM 10/6/2008

[spockrock]

I would love an AWD AC....but...meuh.... I think I would rather save the money and use it towards a G37 Coupe AWD.

[08altima35]

i'd say boost. After having this car boosted, i couldn't have it any other way. And, boosting low levels without a built motor is safe and the A/C could still be your daily driver.

[dangeris]

i'd say boost. After having this car boosted, i couldn't have it any other way. And, boosting low levels without a built motor is safe and the A/C could still be your daily driver.

Ok but that's with a built motor..how about the transmission? can the CVT handle being boosted?I guess this question would be for Blake... He's the only guy here that is boosted and is running a CVT. Any reported problems or issues yet Blake?

[Hussain]

Ok but that's with a built motor..how about the transmission? can the CVT handle being boosted?I guess this question would be for Blake... He's the only guy here that is boosted and is running a CVT. Any reported problems or issues yet Blake?

does the OP have a CVT? i was thinking he had a stick shift but it doesn't say if he has CVT or stick in his signature or anything...

[adidas2go]

Ok but that's with a built motor..how about the transmission? can the CVT handle being boosted?I guess this question would be for Blake... He's the only guy here that is boosted and is running a CVT. Any reported problems or issues yet Blake?

Yea, the CVT blew a pressure valve. Had to have it replaced. Tim and I are working on a new way to make this CVT turbo work though. Stay tuned

[Hussain]

Yea, the CVT blew a pressure valve. Had to have it replaced. Tim and I are working on a new way to make this CVT turbo work though. Stay tuned

details? how many PSI were you running and how much HP or WHP were you at?

[LegendRacer]

buy a USED Z... only a year or 2 old tho

first hand cars are great but the depriciation is to crazy for me... if the A/C wasnt a new line car, i would of wanted a second hand one...

[08Coupe]

Been thinking about this one for a long time now… even before I picked up the altima coupe.

Simply put, Do you turbocharge the Altima or stash it away and put it towards the goal of a future turbo 350z?

My dilemma,It's very complicated for me but in either situation the Altima is here to stay. I've never been so happy with an everyday driver, the look just needs to be cleaned up with a few choice mods. I'm about half way paid off on the coupe so the thought of taking out another loan on a used Z once the coupe is paid off in the next year or two is very realistic. I know what you're saying, a used 350Z is a beat 350z… It really doesn't matter because I'd get with SP over here in Illinois, better known for tuning Supras, to bolt up their twin turbo Z kit and build the block. All this can be done on the Altima, but the platform isn't the best to handle the power. Always wanted a true track car to take down to the strip.

So what do you think? I know I'm Z bios when it comes to a built sports car but the other side of me wants to turbo something now with the Altima. Which I'm sure will run around 13 flat boosted. The Altima coupe would undoubtedly become the weekend, summer only car in which I'm out my everyday pimp car….

For a track car buy a used Corvette 12's out of the box then add alittle juice and have some fun..."runs and hides"

[dangeris]

Yea, the CVT blew a pressure valve. Had to have it replaced. Tim and I are working on a new way to make this CVT turbo work though. Stay tuned

So I'm sure you returned the coupe back to stock and had nissan replace the valve. Good idea but yeah, please keep us (especially me) posted as i definitely want to boost my car in the spring!

[Robs_altima]

Well if I pick up another car I doubt it would be anything else but a 350Z, even if they release a new one. In my eyes I've always loved the track design, styling, and size over any other car. From an engineering standpoint, the aftermarket is finally up to speed on the car as far as verity and affordability (avoid custom stuff). Nothing against the Altima coupe, I wouldn't be posting up whether I should do one or the other if I wasn't really considering turbocharging the car.

I owned a Scion tC previously….. (pauses for laughs)…… It was my everyday car and got pretty bored with it so I turbocharged it. A lot of problems came to be with turbocharging an N/A car, for instances whenever something broke like an axel ect, I had to shut down the car for a week and wait the part to come in. Not to mention the inevitable engine build that never took place after two years of boosting. Oh, and serious heat soaking.

One of the only things I hold against the A/C as far as turbocharging, is the space to install a turbo kit. I don't like any of the desgns out for the car but that might be the only way to set up a kit. I'm suppose to meet with SP when they get finished with their fall projects and talk about other places to mount the turbo, maybe another production kit if they feel it's profitable. Beyond that, the car has it's limits as far as trying to put big power to the front wheels. Maybe both one day like some of you said. lol