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that was deff a much more professional post

I have heard of Treadstone before but never seen any of your parts close up.

Glad to have you on board

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Originally Posted by treadstone performance (Post 269149)

Greetings,

My name is Omar and I am the Head of Engineering and Design at Treadstone Performance Engineering. I would first like to ask for your forgiveness for the previous post, the employee that perpetrated those acts has been reprimanded and you will not be hearing from him again. All communication will go thru me from now on. To answer some of the questions/comments posted earlier,

1. We will provide a signed agreement to all participating parties, making Treadstone Performance Engineering liable for any damages to the vehicle while it is in our care.

2. Treadstone Performance Engineering was incorporated in 2006 and has been in businesses for 10 years

3. Treadstone Performance Engineering DID NOT buy-out Turbonetics; however we did buy out the rights to several of their kits including the 350Z, Scion tC and Nissan SpecV among others. We have always maintained a very close relationship with Turbonetics and consider them a close ally in the performance field.

4. As for kit specifications a Borg Warner EFR 6758 internally wastegated, with a low mounting location. We chose a low mounting location for a stealth appearance, minimal piping to improve throttle response and to keep weight down and center of gravity as low as possible.

Again thank you for all of your comments and opinions if you have any further question or like more detailed information please feel free to call 888-789-4586 or email info@treadstoneperformance.com

We can also be reached through our website at treadstoneperformance.com

Regards,
Omar

welcome to the forums guys!!! hope the turbo kit goes as planned!! cant wait to see results and pics!!! :thumbup:

one thing I know about Treadstone is it will be premium parts. there kits are never cheap but you get what you pay for. Therefore its awesome there adding the FR-S to there product line!

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Originally Posted by ZmZMWagon (Post 268997)

Link to MS3 with "blown engines"?

Even I know of the ms3 blowing engines. When I was in the market for a fwd turbo car I was going to get a ms3. That is until I went to their forums and read about all of the engines blowing and Mazda not warranting them if they didn't do all of their oil changes at the dealership.

Anytime you deal with adding boost to a motor, especially one not designed for it, you run the risk of breaking something.

If these guys will replace any motor they break -- keeping in mind that it could certainly break shortly after an otherwise successful build when not "in their care", then I say go for it.

I'd also ask about expected down time... you may not be driving your new car for several months if this is being built and tested from scratch...

Treadstone is a legit company worked with them before, trolling customers isn't the best business practice, but their parts are awesome quality.

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Originally Posted by ZmZMWagon (Post 268997)

Link to MS3 with "blown engines"?

Let me google that for you.

Uh....I have no idea what is going on in this thread, but MS3's crap rods if you look at them crosseyed. I spent a year and a half developing products for the MZR2.3DISI engines and they are nightmarish at best. Too long of a stroke and too low of a rod to stroke ratio and failure prone DI pumps = Zoom Zoom Boom. Not to say that you can't build one properly and get ridiculous amounts of power out of them. And damn they're fun cars. Of course, you end up looking like Popeye after driving one for a year. That torque steer is a bastard.

The original quip it seems was against someone who has a Mazda3 though, not an MS3.

J

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Originally Posted by treadstone performance (Post 269149)

3. Treadstone Performance Engineering DID NOT buy-out Turbonetics; however we did buy out the rights to several of their kits including the 350Z, Scion tC and Nissan SpecV among others. We have always maintained a very close relationship with Turbonetics and consider them a close ally in the performance field.

Omar, you need to answer this question like so in the future: Treadstone Performance Engineering DID NOT buy-out Turbonetics; We bought Honeywell.

:iono:

Good save with your post, hopefully the mods will give you a fresh start by killing this thread and letting you start with that post instead. Tell us more about your plans for the BRZ/FRS/GT86 Turbo Kit. I'm certainly interested in hearing more. Any thoughts about pistons? I know some of the other companies out there have developed some great upgraded pistons for direct injected engines:

http://www.stangtv.com/features/sema...ction-are-you/

Jason

OP...what kind of boost do you expect the donor car to hold? Are you going to touch the engine or is this going to be a "bolt-on" kit with the existing 12:1 CR? Engine management ( I would assume it would be stand alone since no openECU)? Bigger fuel injectors?

This an awesome deal for any service member about to deploy, have the car (hopefully) done by the time you get back.

Good luck with the donor car and your R&D! :D

If I:

1. Lived closer

2. Had another vehicle to drive

Id be in.

Is Treadstone not able to purchase a car? Just sell it after you are done with the testing.

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Originally Posted by wcbjr (Post 270375)

Is Treadstone not able to purchase a car? Just sell it after you are done with the testing.

LOL, i was in the dealership the other day, test drove one, was about the drop the hammer, but i figured, let me check the forums first and see if there are any locals willing to donate one for a good cause! If I buy one, ill want to drop a ton of money in it to make it look good as well, it will just be a huge money pit like our STi was, widebody kit, new wheels and tires, new suspension....etc, plus we loose $4k just driving of the lot. All we want to do is make a turbo kit. If we don't find a donor, ill end up buying one :)

~Jason
President
Treadstone Performance

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Originally Posted by Jason@Nameless (Post 270164)

Too high of rod to stroke ratio and failure prone DI pumps = Zoom Zoom Boom.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what's wrong with a high rod-stroke ratio in this case? I thought that always slightly reduces rod stress.

Ha. I meant too short of a rod, too long of a stroke. o_O

And you had to quote me!! It's immortalized! :-D I think the MZR2.3DISI is like 1.59:1 Rod to Stroke Ratio and the MZR2.5 is 1.50x with a 100mm stroke.

It's like a block wall cannon.

J