Supercharging the Nissan VQ35DE with Vortech!

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The radiator comes with a 1.3 bar or 19 psi high pressure cap.  The stock radiator cap is rated at 0.9 bar. By increasing the cap pressure the boiling point of the coolant is increased to around 268 degrees or 56 degrees higher than the normal boiling point of water. Internal boiling reduces cooling efficiency by hampering heat transfer so raising the boiling point is a good thing.
To install the Vortech kit we first had to remove the radiator.  The fit of everything is super tight near the front of the car and removing all of this stuff makes the kit installation much simpler.
Next the belly pan and front fascia were removed.
Now we have full access to the front of the engine.
The blower mounting bracket and intermediate shaft were pre assembled.
Next the bracket was installed on the front of the engine using existing bolt holes with new bolts.  The new front drive belt was installed and tensioned.

16 comments

  1. This was the best G35 Supercharge article. I wish you had a YouTube video channel.

    Out of curiosity. I have a 2003 G35 Auto. If I supercharged my car (as it’s an auto transmission), do you think that I would have any issues with the rev limiter?

  2. I know this is a crazy question, but I have a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder with the same engine in it that I would love to give more power and a supercharger would be perfect as it would also help with the normal power loss of running a NA engine at altitude (I live in Colorado between 6000-9500 ft) would this kit work on a Pathfinder? Is it available? Do you know of anyone who could do this install? Thanks! Tim

  3. I am looking to buy a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder with 3.5 V6. Is there a supercharger that will fit this model ?

  4. I have a 2004 Infiniti g35 coupe 6sm. I have Jdm engine in it now. But my first engine got to 270 whp and it broke. So I’m surprised how much power that car is making. I was turbocharged before and this time I’m looking to go supercharger. I have stock internals and would like to replicate what you guys did. Can I get a list of all the items you guys used? How long will the car last with 400 whp?

  5. Hola buenas soy de chile, necesito ayuda porfavor, tengo un 350z con un kit vortech v2 , necesito subir mas potencia, mi mecanico hace tuning osea sube potencia alos veiculos el tema que su sofware no reconose o no lee o pide algun codigo algo de la ecu que trae el kit vortech v2 necesito orientacion en ese tema esa ecu es para hacer repro o subir parametros, subir potencia ? Necesito porfavor respuesta alguien que me oriente en ese problema que tengo porfavor michas gracias

    1. Hola, mi español es malo, por favor, comprenda. Es casi imposible ayudar con problemas de ajuste de forma remota. Para obtener más rendimiento, generalmente está limitado a lo que puede hacer por la fuerza del motor y el octanaje del combustible. El VQ no es un motor muy potente en stock, por lo que no recomendamos exceder lo recomendado por el fabricante.

  6. Im trying to supercharge my altima 3.5 its very hard to find a kit for it it any links would be ton of help thanks guys…

  7. Thanks for your time to put all of your work on here guys! Really does help to realise that these engines can be successfully tuned to good figures 🙂👍

    I have an 08 E51 Elgrand, which I know is a detuned version of the engine you guys have tuned… I am looking to do the same to my engine, and details are quite far and few between here in the UK.

    Any advice would be much appreciated 🙂👍

  8. Planning to installe some added HP to my stock VQ35DE 03 Nissan Pathfinder. Can I ask for parts and product number also brands

    Thank you for this very helpful post

    1. Vortech is getting out of the kit market and more or less supplies superchargers to second-market kit makers. I would say google is your friend. If anyone makes a kit for older Pathfinders it would be Stillen I would guess.

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