Supercharger ???
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Burning Brakes
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Supercharger ???
What kind of hp could i expect with putting a supercharger on an otherwise stock c5? I know there are different types out there but i was just wondering an aprox. hp output. Thanks!
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My car is stock with a Procharger on it. It was tuned by A&A and puts down 473 rwhp and 439 torque. Put about 10k miles on it this way and not one problem. Have it installed and tuned by someone with a lot of experience and don't get greedy with the horsepower. Treat it with respect, don't abuse it and it will last a long time. 
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My car is stock with a Procharger on it. It was tuned by A&A and puts down 473 rwhp and 439 torque. Put about 10k miles on it this way and not one problem. Have it installed and tuned by someone with a lot of experience and don't get greedy with the horsepower. Treat it with respect, don't abuse it and it will last a long time.
Rick
Rick
Both of these guys are what is a good average, there are those that run a bit more aggressive, with more mods 550-600 range, but on a pretty much stock setup those are the average most see
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Suggest you post in FI section. I have a 04 C5 coupe. The car orig rated at 350hp, typically generates about 280 rwhp on a Mustang Dyno. After a centrif SC installed it went up to about 450 rwhp. I then forged the bottom end, installed a new fuel pump system and meth injection at now have 740 rwhp.
Your intended use (street vs. drag or road racing), amount of power you want & budget will determine which route you go. Your choices include centrif type superchargers(ecs, vortech, procharger), twin screw superchargers(kenne bell) and roots superchargers(Magnacharger) plus twin turbo choices(APS and others).
Good luck. Call Doug at East Coast Supercharging for some expert advise on those options. He can help you make the right choice.
Your intended use (street vs. drag or road racing), amount of power you want & budget will determine which route you go. Your choices include centrif type superchargers(ecs, vortech, procharger), twin screw superchargers(kenne bell) and roots superchargers(Magnacharger) plus twin turbo choices(APS and others).
Good luck. Call Doug at East Coast Supercharging for some expert advise on those options. He can help you make the right choice.
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Suggest you post in FI section. I have a 04 C5 coupe. The car orig rated at 350hp, typically generates about 280 rwhp on a Mustang Dyno. After a centrif SC installed it went up to about 450 rwhp. I then forged the bottom end, installed a new fuel pump system and meth injection at now have 740 rwhp.
Your intended use (street vs. drag or road racing), amount of power you want & budget will determine which route you go. Your choices include centrif type superchargers(ecs, vortech, procharger), twin screw superchargers(kenne bell) and roots superchargers(Magnacharger) plus twin turbo choices(APS and others).
Good luck. Call Doug at East Coast Supercharging for some expert advise on those options. He can help you make the right choice.
Your intended use (street vs. drag or road racing), amount of power you want & budget will determine which route you go. Your choices include centrif type superchargers(ecs, vortech, procharger), twin screw superchargers(kenne bell) and roots superchargers(Magnacharger) plus twin turbo choices(APS and others).
Good luck. Call Doug at East Coast Supercharging for some expert advise on those options. He can help you make the right choice.
More of the FI folks just hang out in the FI section, but he is spot on as my similar setup is at the same level with my A&A system and they are also a great vendor to deal with, as I have worked with both vendors on my current setup and both shops are top notch, they will work within your expections and budget and that is really a great selling point of both shops plus both setups are top notch, visit the FI section and you will get lots of responses as this topic comes up all the time
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If you supercharge your car and don't make other changes to the engine respect the power and don't get too crazy. Without strengthening the motor your engine will become a time bomb if you abuse the power!!! A forged motor is best when supercharging.
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How much power can you have on a daily driver and it still be reliable, and who has the most hp and trq on their original, unrebuilt set-up?
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Pretty good information here so far and I agree with HP estimates here too.
One thing to keep in mind is the domino effect
once you start getting north of 450RWHP, you start breaking drive-train parts..Tranny, Rear End, Clutch (if manual) out-put shafts.. again a lot depends on how much you get into it, and what kind of driving style.
I almost went the FI route, but did not have the money to do the other supporting mods needed..and knew if I had the power, I would want to use it and end up breaking something. I went with Heads/Cam...and have my little 410RWHP and things are holding up fine so far
Also, go on the FI section here on the forum, you can spend weeks reading in there, and those guys are all FI junkies and have lots of experience.
One thing to keep in mind is the domino effect
once you start getting north of 450RWHP, you start breaking drive-train parts..Tranny, Rear End, Clutch (if manual) out-put shafts.. again a lot depends on how much you get into it, and what kind of driving style.I almost went the FI route, but did not have the money to do the other supporting mods needed..and knew if I had the power, I would want to use it and end up breaking something. I went with Heads/Cam...and have my little 410RWHP and things are holding up fine so far
Also, go on the FI section here on the forum, you can spend weeks reading in there, and those guys are all FI junkies
and have lots of experience.
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Lets get back to some serious stuff!!! Here is a real mod to your car with some real gains!!!
http://www.turbonator.com/
On a serious note, go with either ECS or A&A and you zill be at around 500 RWHP easy!
http://www.turbonator.com/
On a serious note, go with either ECS or A&A and you zill be at around 500 RWHP easy!
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LS6's are 25-50 over that.
We have had many LS1's and LS6's between 550 and 600+rwhp on a more aggressive tune and/or meth injection for safety, for people looking for an aggressive set up.
Another key thing to keep in mind is torque output, with our restrictor plate design that comes with the Paxton kit, we are getting torque numbers that are very close to the hp numbers with a flatter curve. Which is uncommon for centrifugal superchargers.
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im getting 430 rwhp and this is on a stock setup !! I am changing my springs and push rods because the ls1 are weak
this is the newer version of the P1-SC ATI kit .Plus i have it set up with a safe tune and 14 degress of timing.so i am not pushing the motor as hard as i could . Better to be safe then sorry .
this is the newer version of the P1-SC ATI kit .Plus i have it set up with a safe tune and 14 degress of timing.so i am not pushing the motor as hard as i could . Better to be safe then sorry .
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