Hi all,
I'm presently driving a 93 Vert and plan on buying an 02-04 coupe next year. So I'm already planning mods. (my wife thinks I'm nuts) I don't have any experience with Superchargers and would like an opinion of either going with a supercharger package or heads and cam (for about the same price around 8K) to gain HP. I'm not looking to drag race but just would like a little respect on the street.
Pros/Con on the supercharger.

Questions:
Does the new hood limit visibility?
Is it annoying?
Is the supercharger noisy?
What does it do to the integrity of the engine? (I noticed that you get a 36K mile warranty with the supercharger and only 12K with the blueprinted engine.)??

 

It's only about $4k for a decent heads / cam setup. For $8k you could get a stroker kit put together with those heads. I say start with a good N/A buildup that has supercharger potential.

$0.02

 

You're right 8k is high . Heads, cam, corsa is more around 6k. 6K, 8K forget the money what's best. I'm assuming a good motor so I don't want to do anything radical.

 

The superchargers are noisy . Go TT i did !

 

The good thing about the noise of a supercharger (procharger) is you don't even have to do anything to get respect on the street, just let her idle.

 

I go through too many sets of rear tires with my D1

Jer.

 

Jer,

i didn't know you can go through tires without making boost?

 

Hope you don't mind me saying, but, you're getting way ahead of yourself.. First get the C5. Then drive it for a little while and figure out what you like and what you don't.

What are the intended uses of the car? Street, road racing, drag racing, garage queen, what ? Do you want a loud car or a quiet car? Is this a daily driver or a weekend toy?

It's VERY easy to spend tons of money on things you don't need. The more time you spend up front trying to decide what you want the more you will save in the long run (by not having to change your setup several times).

Good Luck,

Mark

 

Jer,

i didn't know you can go through tires without making boost?

 

Now you sound like my wife
But you are probably right. I'm just getting exited about the thought of a C5 and all the mods available. My present car is (BLACK) and more of a garage queen , I want the C5 to be a daily driver and not worry about the wax job.
I also noticed that most C5's for sale have some minor mods.

 

Questions:

Does the new hood limit visibility? No. It looks a little different but I don't notice that it limits my visibility. Take a look at my Corvette Photos if you want to see some pics of the MCM hood.

Is it annoying? Not to me.

Is the supercharger noisy? My car is having the magnuson installed as I write this post. I dropped it off at 21st Century Muscle Cars on Friday. One of the reasons I went with the mag is that it is quiet at idle. I don't like a noisy idle. Of course, at WOT it gonna have the supercharger whine...which I do like.

What does it do to the integrity of the engine? (I noticed that you get a 36K mile warranty with the supercharger and only 12K with the blueprinted engine.)? I'm sure its tougher on the engine that not having the SC installed. But from what I've read/heard, the Magnuson has been proven over the years to be a reliable setup. I went with a 21MC head/cam package last year, and I'm adding the Mag to that setup.

FYI, mdhmi makes some good points about developing a plan to get your Vette to the performance level you desire. I made a couple of mistakes on my head/cam package but not too bad. I ended up not liking the aluminum flywheel and the lopey idle of the cam. So, during the SC install, I'm switching to a stealth/blower cam and having a steel flywheel put in. It will cost me a few hundred dollars extra...but live and learn.

Have fun!

 

I have had my Maggie since last fall and love it, but it took me three
years to finally determine what was right for me. My setup is quiet at
idle and has that great blower whine when I leg the throttle. I like the
way the hood looks better than the stock hood and do not find it
annoying at all.

I think that my engine will last a very long time with this setup, but
I usually drive mine on the street with the occasional spirited run. I
would like to take it to the drag strip just to know what it is capable
of doing, but probably will not make that a regular event.

Lots of fun, right for me and still very dependable and streetable.
I like to drive it, not wrench on it. FWIW take the others advice and
drive the one you buy "as is first" to help you determine your needs
and wants.

 

I have had my Pro Charger on my 01 Z for 3 years....There is a whine at idle and you can hear it at 1750 rpms on the road..On the highway you will not hear it at all..I will take the whine, and the extra 225 HP.. Which ever blower you install will be a great improvement IF it is installed proper AND tuner properly..

 

Up here in Canada , you get respect just being seen in the car. Not many on the roads , especially when its in the range of what you pay for a viper down there. :

 

Vortech S/C with the quiet gears if you're worried about the noise. I just had one installed and it is barely noticable at idle, let alone WOT! And you don't have to change your hood!

 

I hear talk about excessive "heat" that is generated by a SC set up. Any of you guys have heat issues? Does the engine run higher than normal temps? How about while running the A/C on a hot day any problems?

 

How many of you guy's with s/c use you car as a dd?

 

We have a surprizing amount of customers that use thier S/C Vette as a DD.

The only overheat issues we have found is with the stock ATI kit. Several of them actually

 

buy a car that has mods on it , you can save big time if you find it!