FI Reliability

[s2d4]

Originally Posted by Chad86

Was the FA20 tune the tune causing all the car fires one or two years ago?

No, that was the original forum darling, Visconti. This has nothing to do witg FA20clubs awesome tune on the 335 however.

[Scubaru]

Originally Posted by s2d4

No, that was the original forum darling, Visconti. This has nothing to do witg FA20clubs awesome tune on the 335 however.

Huh? FA20club with an awesome tune? Where the fu...

OHHH. I see what you did there...

[s2d4]

Originally Posted by Scubaru

Huh? FA20club with an awesome tune? Where the fu...

OHHH. I see what you did there...

Awesome as in it blows, literally.

[campy]

Originally Posted by pheonixone

Hey everyone!

So I'm looking at buying an innovative supercharger kit and have one real concern.

Is it going to ruin my car?

I've never done forced induction on a my own car so I don't know how it will affect the reliability of it. This innovative kit is only supposed run at 7psi and provide only moderate gains. And honestly that's all I want. Just get rid of the giant power gap and get a bit of extra pull.

I've done a catback exhaust system (nvidia) and that's it. Has this kit been good to everyone? And have any motors been blown up from it?

Any help is much appreciated!!!

Have you considered other kits? You can purchase a Jackson Racing kit that comes with a tune. The tune is designed to be somewhat conservative so you won't risk damaging anything. It also doesn't require supporting mods. Like you, my only other engine mod is a catback, and I haven't had any issues in the 4 months I've owned the kit. In my experience of reading the Jackson Racing Owners Thread, no one running this tune has had any issues either.

Sorry for sounding like an advertisement haha. Tuning can be a bit of a headache and I wanted something that just worked with no hassle. Since you're stock, I'm sure you can get an e-tune without much back-and-forth with the tuner. Check the Innovate Owners Thread to see what they're doing.

[pheonixone]

Originally Posted by campy

Have you considered other kits? You can purchase a Jackson Racing kit that comes with a tune. The tune is designed to be somewhat conservative so you won't risk damaging anything. It also doesn't require supporting mods. Like you, my only other engine mod is a catback, and I haven't had any issues in the 4 months I've owned the kit. In my experience of reading the Jackson Racing Owners Thread, no one running this tune has had any issues either.

Sorry for sounding like an advertisement haha. Tuning can be a bit of a headache and I wanted something that just worked with no hassle. Since you're stock, I'm sure you can get an e-tune without much back-and-forth with the tuner. Check the Innovate Owners Thread to see what they're doing.

Thats exactly what I'm looking for! I just want something to make the car feel a bit stronger, not anything crazy.
But with everything, lots of good advice.

Any experience with installing the kit yourself? Or just let someone else mess with it?

[campy]

Originally Posted by pheonixone

Thats exactly what I'm looking for! I just want something to make the car feel a bit stronger, not anything crazy.
But with everything, lots of good advice.

Any experience with installing the kit yourself? Or just let someone else mess with it?

I just let my shop install it, since I didn't have any tools at the time. Lots of people say it's easy to do yourself though.

The mechanic told me there was an issue with how a bracket was fitting, so he custom made a new one. I checked the owners thread where someone else also had that issue, but he just contacted Jackson Racing and they sent him a new one.

[ApolloSki]

Originally Posted by pheonixone

Thats exactly what I'm looking for! I just want something to make the car feel a bit stronger, not anything crazy.
But with everything, lots of good advice.

Any experience with installing the kit yourself? Or just let someone else mess with it?

I've also heard it was one of the easiest kits to install. If you have some hand tools and a little bit of time (1-2 days if you take it really slow), you should be golden.

[ATL BRZ]

Originally Posted by pheonixone

Hey everyone!

So I'm looking at buying an innovative supercharger kit and have one real concern.

Is it going to ruin my car?

I've never done forced induction on a my own car so I don't know how it will affect the reliability of it. This innovative kit is only supposed run at 7psi and provide only moderate gains. And honestly that's all I want. Just get rid of the giant power gap and get a bit of extra pull.

I've done a catback exhaust system (nvidia) and that's it. Has this kit been good to everyone? And have any motors been blown up from it?

Any help is much appreciated!!!

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81693



Go with the CARB legal Jackson Racing SC + JR thermostatic engine oil cooler kit if you value reliability and want the most trackability without ANY supplemental modifications.

[themajesticone]

Originally Posted by FirestormFRS

Don't go FI if you have only this car to drive.

Don't go FI if you have to finance the kit.

Don't go FI if you don't have the resources to repair the unexpected.

Don't go FI if you have tiny balls.

You can finance a FI kit? How? I figured you have to buy it in full or no go.

[ApolloSki]

Originally Posted by themajesticone

You can finance a FI kit? How? I figured you have to buy it in full or no go.

When I was researching buying a kit, an option for payment was to open up a 12 mo no interest credit card and buy it with that. Pretty much financing with 0%

[themajesticone]

Originally Posted by ApolloSki

When I was researching buying a kit, an option for payment was to open up a 12 mo no interest credit card and buy it with that. Pretty much financing with 0%

Is that through paypal or through a specific online vendor/shop? Or can you do that with Jackson Racing? I've never heard about that lol

[Koa]

Originally Posted by themajesticone

Is that through paypal or through a specific online vendor/shop? Or can you do that with Jackson Racing? I've never heard about that lol

Depending on the firm's tolerance to risk, financing in house is a very attractive option for those looking to spread the cost of large items out throughout a specific set of time. Typically these firms will record the revenue as a "cash equivalent" item and therefore records it as a sale.. thus the no interest if paid in 6/12mo. They really want you to get those new tires or, in this case, FI kit

Never will you see longer than 12 months for publically traded companies, as they're required by the SEC and GAAP principles to report all unearned revenue streams in excess of 12 months as a long-term item.


On a personal perspective, it's reckless and unnecessary to finance an FI kit unless you're fiscally healthy and able to cover the costs of a) paying back the kit in full at any time, b) repairing any catastrophic failure as a result of the kit/or have backup plan, or c) both a and b

[themajesticone]

Originally Posted by Koa

Depending on the firm's tolerance to risk, financing in house is a very attractive option for those looking to spread the cost of large items out throughout a specific set of time. Typically these firms will record the revenue as a "cash equivalent" item and therefore records it as a sale.. thus the no interest if paid in 6/12mo. They really want you to get those new tires or, in this case, FI kit

Never will you see longer than 12 months for publically traded companies, as they're required by the SEC and GAAP principles to report all unearned revenue streams in excess of 12 months as a long-term item.

So in that case, depending on the shop I ultimately choose, I can ask them if they do 12 month finance before I pull the trigger so to speak? It kind of makes it more attractive to pay monthly rather than throw all your money out in just one day. I've been saving this whole time thinking I needed to potentially dump $7,000 out the door haha.

[themajesticone]

Originally Posted by Koa

On a personal perspective, it's reckless and unnecessary to finance an FI kit unless you're fiscally healthy and able to cover the costs of a) paying back the kit in full at any time, b) repairing any catastrophic failure as a result of the kit/or have backup plan, or c) both a and b

To this point - I completely agree, which is why I was saving for one single payment. I am currently fiscally in good standing, just got converted to full-time so I know I will be at this company for at least 2 years - so I am good there but at the same time, monthly payments is less headache in general you know.