Want to supercharge...Please help.
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You know im so sick and tired of people down talking blowers.
Any and i mean any mod will hurt a motor down the road i dont care what people say,the reason that is because you are adding power were it was never intended.I hear NOS is no good BLOWER'S no good ...Oh but heads/cam are great you can do a blot on car and have problems too..It depends on the A**HOLE driving the car beating the hell out of it...Look at Drag racing they tear the car done after ever race ..So go with what you want dont let anyone tell you different if you like the blower GO FOR IT
.Im not saying it wont blow the motor but what im saying it could happen to any mod you do just might take longer thats all....
Any and i mean any mod will hurt a motor down the road i dont care what people say,the reason that is because you are adding power were it was never intended.I hear NOS is no good BLOWER'S no good ...Oh but heads/cam are great you can do a blot on car and have problems too..It depends on the A**HOLE driving the car beating the hell out of it...Look at Drag racing they tear the car done after ever race ..So go with what you want dont let anyone tell you different if you like the blower GO FOR IT .Im not saying it wont blow the motor but what im saying it could happen to any mod you do just might take longer thats all....
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Originally posted by Teek
Well, you can only put about 6 pounds to a stock short block anyway, and vortec, ATI, and powerdyne all have SC kits that will clear your stock hood and provide this limited amount of boost.
Personally, the BIGGEST mistake I've made with this car so far was going with the supercharger instead of a heads/cam package back when the shortblock was stock.
For my 5 year wedding anniversary, my present was an ATI P1SC supercharger w/ a 2 core intercooler, 3.73 rear gears, and 30 pound SVO fuel injectors.
The car was stock at the time other then exhaust, which consisted of SLP headers, no cats, and a borla cat back. So, we put the blower on it, and I only made it 2 months before busting the ringlands on two pistons while seeing only 5 pounds of boost. My stock motor had only 29,000 miles on it at the time.
The people in the forced induction section told me that this would happen. They said that it's not a matter of IF you ruin your motor, it's a matter of WHEN. They strongly suggested I get a heads/cam package and make 400hp that way instead. They said to not supercharge the car unless I had the money for a rebuild........ But I didn't listen.
How long a supercharged stock LT1 will last is really luck of the draw. You can do everything right, dyno tune it by the best tuner in the country, and still, it's luck of the draw. With pistons made of glass and that kind of compression, it's still a ticking time bomb. All it takes is one bad tank of gas and detonation will ruin your day. Some people make it a few years, one guy on this board has 30,000 miles on his, and then there are a lot of others that NEVER make it that long. Luck of the draw.
Personally, I'd go heads and cam.
Same numbers, safer, and a hellova lot more reliable. The fuel system and tuning issues alone with a supercharger is enough to make you crazy. You also really need to be able to monitor what your car is doing. You can't just put it on and forget about it.
Blowers are also temperamental. If it's hot outside, your car runs like crap. If it's humid, your car runs like crap. If it's not good gas, your car runs like crap. Picky, picky, picky.
And finally, 5 pounds of boost on a stock LT1 is really not that impressive. It wakes it up in the higher RPM range, but the seat of the pants feel was a bit disappointing. For the kind of money the blower and all the associated components cost.... I expected to **** a little the first time I hit the gas. Nope!
Well, you can only put about 6 pounds to a stock short block anyway, and vortec, ATI, and powerdyne all have SC kits that will clear your stock hood and provide this limited amount of boost.
Personally, the BIGGEST mistake I've made with this car so far was going with the supercharger instead of a heads/cam package back when the shortblock was stock.
For my 5 year wedding anniversary, my present was an ATI P1SC supercharger w/ a 2 core intercooler, 3.73 rear gears, and 30 pound SVO fuel injectors.
The car was stock at the time other then exhaust, which consisted of SLP headers, no cats, and a borla cat back. So, we put the blower on it, and I only made it 2 months before busting the ringlands on two pistons while seeing only 5 pounds of boost. My stock motor had only 29,000 miles on it at the time.
The people in the forced induction section told me that this would happen. They said that it's not a matter of IF you ruin your motor, it's a matter of WHEN. They strongly suggested I get a heads/cam package and make 400hp that way instead. They said to not supercharge the car unless I had the money for a rebuild........ But I didn't listen.
How long a supercharged stock LT1 will last is really luck of the draw. You can do everything right, dyno tune it by the best tuner in the country, and still, it's luck of the draw. With pistons made of glass and that kind of compression, it's still a ticking time bomb. All it takes is one bad tank of gas and detonation will ruin your day. Some people make it a few years, one guy on this board has 30,000 miles on his, and then there are a lot of others that NEVER make it that long. Luck of the draw.
Personally, I'd go heads and cam.
Same numbers, safer, and a hellova lot more reliable. The fuel system and tuning issues alone with a supercharger is enough to make you crazy. You also really need to be able to monitor what your car is doing. You can't just put it on and forget about it.
Blowers are also temperamental. If it's hot outside, your car runs like crap. If it's humid, your car runs like crap. If it's not good gas, your car runs like crap. Picky, picky, picky.
And finally, 5 pounds of boost on a stock LT1 is really not that impressive. It wakes it up in the higher RPM range, but the seat of the pants feel was a bit disappointing. For the kind of money the blower and all the associated components cost.... I expected to **** a little the first time I hit the gas. Nope!
Rich Krause
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