Supercharger & Stock Engine
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Supercharger & Stock Engine
Can I run a supercharger/turbo on a stock LS6 engine an not have it scattered all over the road? Have had various folk tell me that I have to have a forged engine, different cam, headers, beef-up trans and clutch. This is going to be a daily driver and may see the drag strip once or twice, maybe. A few years ago I ran a 6-71 on a relatively stock 350 and had no problems. Also, I ran an 8-71 on a blower prepared motor and scattered it all over the highway which was not a lot of fun.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
As far as I know my LS1 is mainly stock, not sure about if its forged, pistons, ect, but no cam, no heads, stock tranny (auto). Its also my DD putting out 447hp and 400lbs and other than an unrelated belt issue its been fine 50k miles
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Racer
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I am running a stock LS1 and a procharger with 6lbs of boost. all stock internals. I did add a new clutch, DTE brace and shaft.....although I don't drive it everyday...it drives like it did before the procharger! EXCEPT the extra 150hp!!!!!!
I will never go back to "normal".........turbo(s) or Supercharger is the only way to go!!!!
I would certainly consider driving it everyday if I needed or had to!
Just get a safe tune and don't be too aggressive with boost.
There are many guys on here that can set you up......
I will never go back to "normal".........turbo(s) or Supercharger is the only way to go!!!!
I would certainly consider driving it everyday if I needed or had to!
Just get a safe tune and don't be too aggressive with boost.
There are many guys on here that can set you up......
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From: Converse TX
I am running a stock LS1 and a procharger with 6lbs of boost. all stock internals. I did add a new clutch, DTE brace and shaft.....although I don't drive it everyday...it drives like it did before the procharger! EXCEPT the extra 150hp!!!!!!
I will never go back to "normal".........turbo(s) or Supercharger is the only way to go!!!!
I would certainly consider driving it everyday if I needed or had to!
Just get a safe tune and don't be too aggressive with boost.
There are many guys on here that can set you up......
I will never go back to "normal".........turbo(s) or Supercharger is the only way to go!!!!
I would certainly consider driving it everyday if I needed or had to!
Just get a safe tune and don't be too aggressive with boost.
There are many guys on here that can set you up......
Very well said stay at 8lbs and under with a good tune and you should have lots of happy boost miles and fun
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
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Racer
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From: ronkonkoma new york
got a 2001 with 11k miles and a procharger with 8lbs and meth. stock motor ,clutch and everthing else stock but exhaust. so far so good. iam sure a clutch is in the near future though. gl and go 4 it
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From: Elmhurst, IL (West Suburb of Chicago) & Home of MEGA Horsepower
St. Jude Donor '06
1000% as this is what i have down the last 2 years with and 8000 miles on my cent. supercharged stock LS6 applicaton in my 02 Z06 set forth in my sig. and i have had absoulety 0 issues and my belt looks brand new still after 8000 miles (and 3 road race track sessions). I run straight methanol injection for engine life longevity and I believe that helps quite a bit as it cools down the intake charge and increases octane when my Z06 makes 4 lbs of boost or more!
Of course, the MOST IMPORTANT thing is to get a good professional install and more importantly a GREAT TUNE On a dyno by a F/I LS motor expert.
Last edited by Mopar Jimmy; May 10, 2007 at 12:48 AM.
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If you keep the boost at 8 psi or so, and you have a good tune that has the air/fuel ratio in the upper rpm range at 11.5/1, you should not expect to have any problems. We installed an ATI ProCharger on my '99 Z28 about four years ago when the engine had 110,000 miles on it. We didn't have any problems with it for several years of hard use until we decied to up the boost to 15 psi. It actually lasted at 15 psi for much longer than what I thought it would. We finally cracked a piston when the engine had 126,000 miles on it.
http://www.exoticperformanceplus.com...Car.php?car=12
Link to my Z28.
http://video.ls1tech.com/video/89b2f...a4011bec07.htm
Video of the car.
Timeslip (my car is the one on the left) when I had 4.10 gears, and I was hitting the rev limiter in 4th gear at the 1000 ft mark. I drove it on through the last 320 ft on the rev limiter... Bob
http://www.exoticperformanceplus.com...Car.php?car=12
Link to my Z28.
http://video.ls1tech.com/video/89b2f...a4011bec07.htm
Video of the car.
Timeslip (my car is the one on the left) when I had 4.10 gears, and I was hitting the rev limiter in 4th gear at the 1000 ft mark. I drove it on through the last 320 ft on the rev limiter... Bob
Le Mans Master
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stock motor, stock exhaust, LS6 with an ECS Paxton should put you north of 500rwhp easily, it has been done many times, there is a local member with an '02 Z06 that will be visiting Slowhawk next week for tuning and dyno results
Melting Slicks
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Everyone is going to tell you its perfectly fine to supercharge a stock engine. It is. I did and had no issues. With that said, I would not recommend doing it to a daily driver. People may disagree with me, but I just wouldn't mod it if its the only car you depend on to get to work.
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