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| 2004 Nissan 350Z |
I want to purchase a Vortech supercharger for my 2004 Nissan 350Z. I’m just wondering how much will the Supercharger affect my gas mileage? does anybody have this kit installed and can tell me what their experience is with gas before and after the install?
Answer: Good news is that I actually have an 04 350z with a Vortech Supercharger, and I own a supercharger company so I know a lot about this topic.
Around town just driving around normal you can expect the fuel economy to stay the same. If you do step on it and drive hard it will show an average of 19mpg on the meter that we have.
Now I took a couple trips to Las Vegas and when my car was stock besides exhaust it showed an average of 24mpg. Well, last year I did the same drive with the supercharger and I got an average of 32mpg. So the Vortech actually helped out during those long consistent drives.
Now the supercharger has been my car for around 2 years now and has been flawless. There are over 40,000 miles with the blower on and it is okay so please don’t listen to the other guy.
As long as you stay in the lower boost levels of 6-9psi you will be pretty safe. The Vortech out the box will give you around 6-7psi and at this boost level it is safe and you will be able to beat the EVO’s, and STI’s out there.
Now Vortech does design their systems around stock applications so you DO NOT need to build up the bottom end to make it stronger or to lower the compression. As long as you run 91 or higher octane fuel and you stay below 9psi you engine will hold up.
On top of that since these systems are complete it will have all the proper fuel and tuning accessories so your engine will run perfectly.
Now, just to give you a heads up of how the supercharger works since the other guy is misleading. The supercharger works under vacuum. So basically your engine will feel stock when you are just driving around normally, however it will feel slightly more responsive since the supercharger is helping the engine produce HP. Now once you give the gas pedal a heavy load it will then switch from vacuum to boost and you will then see a major improvement in HP and torque, that will pin you into your seat.
The HP lost from a supercharger should not even be a factor since you will gain so much more…usually around 120 HP plus. On top of this since it is always forcing air into the engine…your engine will be more efficient since your engine will not have to work as hard to produce HP.
I know this from experience…since I ACTUALLY own a supercharged 350Z.
Around town just driving around normal you can expect the fuel economy to stay the same. If you do step on it and drive hard it will show an average of 19mpg on the meter that we have.
Now I took a couple trips to Las Vegas and when my car was stock besides exhaust it showed an average of 24mpg. Well, last year I did the same drive with the supercharger and I got an average of 32mpg. So the Vortech actually helped out during those long consistent drives.
Now the supercharger has been my car for around 2 years now and has been flawless. There are over 40,000 miles with the blower on and it is okay so please don’t listen to the other guy.
As long as you stay in the lower boost levels of 6-9psi you will be pretty safe. The Vortech out the box will give you around 6-7psi and at this boost level it is safe and you will be able to beat the EVO’s, and STI’s out there.
Now Vortech does design their systems around stock applications so you DO NOT need to build up the bottom end to make it stronger or to lower the compression. As long as you run 91 or higher octane fuel and you stay below 9psi you engine will hold up.
On top of that since these systems are complete it will have all the proper fuel and tuning accessories so your engine will run perfectly.
Now, just to give you a heads up of how the supercharger works since the other guy is misleading. The supercharger works under vacuum. So basically your engine will feel stock when you are just driving around normally, however it will feel slightly more responsive since the supercharger is helping the engine produce HP. Now once you give the gas pedal a heavy load it will then switch from vacuum to boost and you will then see a major improvement in HP and torque, that will pin you into your seat.
The HP lost from a supercharger should not even be a factor since you will gain so much more…usually around 120 HP plus. On top of this since it is always forcing air into the engine…your engine will be more efficient since your engine will not have to work as hard to produce HP.
I know this from experience…since I ACTUALLY own a supercharged 350Z.
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