Video - What its like daily driving a 600 HP A&A Vortech C5
10-31-2019, 03:21 PM
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Video - What its like daily driving a 600 HP A&A Vortech C5
Guys,
I have been asked quite a bit in the past year about what it is like to daily drive a 600 HP supercharged C5. Mine is essentially stock (no cam or headers) and so it is a good example of what the single addition of a supercharger does to the personality of the C5.
I put together this short video to walk through the things you will notice and how car drives in everyday scenarios.
Thanks!
I have been asked quite a bit in the past year about what it is like to daily drive a 600 HP supercharged C5. Mine is essentially stock (no cam or headers) and so it is a good example of what the single addition of a supercharger does to the personality of the C5.
I put together this short video to walk through the things you will notice and how car drives in everyday scenarios.
Thanks!
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10-31-2019, 04:05 PM
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That's cool! 
Thanks for taking the time to put it together and posting it up, 
Thanks for taking the time to put it together and posting it up,
10-31-2019, 04:41 PM
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From your boost gauge, it looks like you are runnng 12-14lbs of boost. That's on a stock bottom end? What size pulley?
11-01-2019, 04:16 PM
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Cool vid.
11-02-2019, 01:26 AM
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Good job on the video. Thanks for posting it.
11-02-2019, 02:02 PM
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Nice!
I've got the same question as workman above - From your boost gauge, it looks like you are running 12-14lbs of boost. That's on a stock bottom end? What size pulley?
I'm running a A&A V3 si with headers and valve train upgrades on a 3.8 " pulley, stock everything else - very safe tune at a little over 500rwhp...
Been getting tempted to turn it up but been kinda hesitant with the stock bottom end...
I've got the same question as workman above - From your boost gauge, it looks like you are running 12-14lbs of boost. That's on a stock bottom end? What size pulley?
I'm running a A&A V3 si with headers and valve train upgrades on a 3.8 " pulley, stock everything else - very safe tune at a little over 500rwhp...
Been getting tempted to turn it up but been kinda hesitant with the stock bottom end...
11-02-2019, 05:32 PM
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Stock exhaust manifolds and exhaust. Peaks at 15PSI at 6500. Cam and headers with no cats would drop the boost a fair amount for sure. Car runs 14.5 seconds at 130 MPH.
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11-23-2019, 07:23 AM
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Nice!
I've got the same question as workman above - From your boost gauge, it looks like you are running 12-14lbs of boost. That's on a stock bottom end? What size pulley?
I'm running a A&A V3 si with headers and valve train upgrades on a 3.8 " pulley, stock everything else - very safe tune at a little over 500rwhp...
Been getting tempted to turn it up but been kinda hesitant with the stock bottom end...
I've got the same question as workman above - From your boost gauge, it looks like you are running 12-14lbs of boost. That's on a stock bottom end? What size pulley?
I'm running a A&A V3 si with headers and valve train upgrades on a 3.8 " pulley, stock everything else - very safe tune at a little over 500rwhp...
Been getting tempted to turn it up but been kinda hesitant with the stock bottom end...
