Supercharged VQ37 goes BOOM!
03-21-2011, 08:56 PM
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i wonder if stillen is paying for the tab
03-21-2011, 08:59 PM
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ouch but glad it worked out
03-21-2011, 09:06 PM
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i wonder if stillen is paying for the tab
I don't think stillen will pay for anything since he pretty much voided his CARB legal status by installing them headers.(if his was a CARB kit)
03-21-2011, 09:25 PM
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"Two days before catastrophy the owner had Stillen headers added to the car and was informed there was no need for a tune change."
03-21-2011, 10:16 PM
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"Two days before catastrophy the owner had Stillen headers added to the car and was informed there was no need for a tune change."
quote from another member on another forum
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It had the stillen super tune on it. We all know how good stillen is at tuning this kit.
03-21-2011, 10:21 PM
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so what went wrong? he added headers and someone said it's fine no need for retune which ultimately caused the blowup? some help here pls loL
03-21-2011, 10:27 PM
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so what went wrong? he added headers and someone said it's fine no need for retune which ultimately caused the blowup? some help here pls loL
of course it's Stillen who told them it's okay! remember they told me that "DETONATION" is okay for our cars hahaha.
03-21-2011, 10:28 PM
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of course it's Stillen who told them it's okay! remember they told me that "DETONATION" is okay for our cars hahaha.
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03-21-2011, 10:42 PM
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Gtm's stock just went up.
03-21-2011, 11:01 PM
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Man that sucks. I wouldn't trust anyone but the manufacturer to install an SC or TT kit.
Well, GTM is the best out there, i would trust them more then the dealerships that don't give a s*** about your car.
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ouch.. yea just go with gtm..
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03-21-2011, 11:14 PM
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Any shop who doesn't recommend a retune after changing flow characteristics should just shut down now before they blow up more engines.
Mike,
I have to say that as everyone out there pretty much knows that Stillen headers aren't worth the expense and trouble even with a tune... they just don't flow much better than the stock manifolds. I have the Stillen headers on my car and the GTM SC with a standard "canned" tune and have no A/F issues due to not having a custom tune for adding headers.
I think it is probably just a coincidence that this motor blew two days after headers being installed, probably would have popped anyway with all the detonation the Stillen kits are getting
known for...
Just my two penneys....
03-21-2011, 11:15 PM
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ouch.. yea just go with gtm..
Doesn't sound like that was the issue here... But that post on the other site never clarified who installed the headers/didn't suggest a new tune.
So for now, it really is unfair to blame this on the Stillen S/C kit.
03-21-2011, 11:17 PM
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wished the owner of that car would chime in
03-21-2011, 11:35 PM
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^ don't worry, sadly their will be more to come......
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