I just talked to Andy and ordered my Vortech kit. I'll be installing it on my 2002 Coupe. I can't wait!

Now, I need to go get LS1Edit ordered.

 

:cheers:

 

Congrats, and here's to you for being one of the pioneers. :cheers: Andy's write-up about the facility was inspiring -- I look forward to your updates. :smash:

 

I just talked to Andy and my Vortech will be here in Friday.

Now I am trying to decide if I want to go ahead and swap the cam out since I'll have everything sorta apart anyhow. Decisions, decisions...

 

:cool:

:cheers:

 

I shipped it out today. The first 4 are gone but I have more on the way. Call or E mail me for prices. All I can say here is that I'm giving great deals.

 

Per our verbal, plz save 1 for me! I'll call with the CC# Wed afternoon or Thu AM. Picked up that check from my customer today.

Thx!

 

I visited Andy Saturday and checked out the kit. I will be visiting him this week to pick up mine. I will start installing this weekend.
Thanks Andy
Steve

 

Hey Mark, congratulations! Please let me know how it works out.

 

I'll hold one for you. Hope that check doesn't bounce! :lol:

 

Mello
Call me back. I got your phone message but couldn't understand the last few numbers. Sorry.

 

Just back from picking up my kit form Andy. Reading install manual tonight installing this weekend. Andy is a good guy to deal with as many of you know. No bull, very helpfull and best of all honest.
Don't change on us Andy on your road to success. Word of mouth goes a long way. :cheers:

 

Are there any pics of this kit available yet?

 

Congrats and good luck this weekend. Lookin' forward to your update as to how thorough the instructions were and how the install went. :cheers:

 

Update on install. I spent most of Saturday and half of Sunday installing.


The power steering pulley needs to be pulled. The puller I purchased from Pep Boys is ripping up pulley. I will have to get better puller or have a machine shop pull it. I will call Andy tomorrow for help.

As I thought the steering rack and harmonic balancer pinning hardest part so far (besides explaining to wife why $50K car is not able to be driven and up on jack stands in garage). The steering rack should be pulled out. The Magnacharger instructions say pull it out, the Vortech instructions say pull it up out the way.
Once able to get to the balancer the bolt was a real pain. I choose not to pull starter, as I did not have the GM flywheel tool. I first tried to block the balancer against the oil pan then use a breaker bar but was afraid to break pan. I then tried my impact wrench, basic cheap unit. No go. After a couple of hours of frustration I called Andy and he said yes pain in the A, “Get a bigger better gun”. I went to local Lowes and purchased $175 gun. Ran my compressor up to 145 lbs and after several more tries the SOAB came loose.

Next problem was the oil return line. The kit comes with a 90 D male female pipefitting that goes into the pan after drilling and installing a 3/8 pipe into the pan. Problem is you cannot spin the 90 into the pipe because the glass leaf spring is in the way. Solved by using 2 45 d fittings instead of the 90. Can’t see hole to drill use mirror.

When installing the alternator and brackets read very carefully. Make sure to grind the spot on the tension pulley. You need to look at the top of the picture to see where to grind. The smooth pulley that comes with the kit comes assembled with a bolt, take it off and use the stock bolt. If you read instructions a couple of times you will understand.

I am done with the wiring and install of the alternator. So far OK instructions but just like my Transgo install very time consuming first time. I will post more later. I hope I am not being too wordy. If so let me know and I will tone down.

:cheers:

 

Great post, and certainly not too wordy. Keep 'em coming, and good luck completing that install. :cheers: :smash:

 

Well, so far my installation isn't going as planned. I have not gotten past first step which is to inventory the kit. I am missing serveral parts and have a damaged aftercooler pump.

The kit uses a spacer on the oil pressure sender casting which puts it about 1/16"-1/8" from my FLP headers so it looks like I'll be ditching those.

I am not too happy with Vortech's quality control right now...

 

Congratulations! You're gonna love it! :cool: :cheers:

 

Steve'01,

Good stuff. Where is the oil supply line run from? Where the oil temp sensor is mounted above the oil filter?

 

The oil supply line runs from a small adapter that sandwiches in at oil presure sender. No big deal. I have not done any more install, got burnt out. I want to enjoy this. I will start again Friday night, then hopefully finish install Saturday. I will then do gauges Sunday, pillar mounted boost and fuel presure. I think I am on the downhill run. I will have programing done Monday if all goes well. :D