My SuperCharging Thread
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Le Mans Master
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My SuperCharging Thread
Hey there folks,
I recently did the basic bolt on mods and ran a pathetic 13.1@111 mph in my coupe after running a 12.8@110 nearly stock. As you can imagine I am frustrated and it was embarrasing to be in the 13s and I won't have it!
So I want this to be a thread where I can get help on a supercharging project that I am going to do myself.
It is an early 98 coupe with stock engine and stock fuel system. Have ALL of the bolt ons. Where do I begin? I don't want to make insane hp just want to bolt the supercharger on and not have to modify everything around the engine bay to make it work.
Which supercharger should I purchase and what fuel mods or other supporting mods will I need to do?
Thank you for your input and please be specific because I am starting from ground 0
I recently did the basic bolt on mods and ran a pathetic 13.1@111 mph in my coupe after running a 12.8@110 nearly stock. As you can imagine I am frustrated and it was embarrasing to be in the 13s and I won't have it!
So I want this to be a thread where I can get help on a supercharging project that I am going to do myself.
It is an early 98 coupe with stock engine and stock fuel system. Have ALL of the bolt ons. Where do I begin? I don't want to make insane hp just want to bolt the supercharger on and not have to modify everything around the engine bay to make it work.
Which supercharger should I purchase and what fuel mods or other supporting mods will I need to do?
Thank you for your input and please be specific because I am starting from ground 0
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06, '13
look at east coast supercharging they have a paxton novi 2000 system that comes with everything that u need... i have a stock 02 z06 added the paxton and i made 546rwhp and 466 rwtq... they are a supporting vendor so they have a link on the lefthand side of the screen... and you may wanna post this or have it moved to the Forced Induction section
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by keith954
look at east coast supercharging they have a paxton novi 2000 system that comes with everything that u need... i have a stock 02 z06 added the paxton and i made 546rwhp and 466 rwtq... they are a supporting vendor so they have a link on the lefthand side of the screen... and you may wanna post this or have it moved to the Forced Induction section
ECS is a good choice...also look at the new ATI twin intercooler setup... it was designed for a stock motor like yours.
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I might be a tad biased, but I would go with the ECS Paxton kit, it's most expandable kit on the market and comes 100% complete.
Feel free to call the shop or PM me if you have any questions.
Feel free to call the shop or PM me if you have any questions.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06, '13
Originally Posted by DOUG @ ECS
I might be a tad biased, but I would go with the ECS Paxton kit, it's most expandable kit on the market and comes 100% complete. Feel free to call the shop or PM me if you have any questions.
Feel free to call the shop or PM me if you have any questions.
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Le Mans Master
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Guys sorry to burst your bubble lol But I am probably not interested in buying a premade kit. I just wanted to add about 100rwhp at the moment without opening up the engine. Something I could slap on and go and have tuned. I guess not many corvette guys have done a DIY supercharger on c5s
This is my only car and daily driver so having 450-475rwhp max would be a smart idea for the life of the engine and for my life !
This is my only car and daily driver so having 450-475rwhp max would be a smart idea for the life of the engine and for my life !
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Originally Posted by IDM
This is my only car and daily driver so having 450-475rwhp max would be a smart idea for the life of the engine and for my life !
You say "all the bolt on's" but what exactly do you have?
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Originally Posted by msghuff
If this is your goal it can be achieved with a well thought out heads and cam package. And if you install it yourself can be done relitively cheap.
You say "all the bolt on's" but what exactly do you have?
You say "all the bolt on's" but what exactly do you have?
Here's what I have and I'm planning a LS6 manifold and ported TB within a couple weeks.
Edit: The headers are not installed yet
Last edited by IDM; Jul 22, 2006 at 01:55 AM.
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Originally Posted by IDM
Yeah I do realize that but I didn't want to touch the internals of the engine. Superchargers are not that expensive alone and if I did this all myself and had the rest fabricated by a friend I could do it cheaply and say I have a Supercharged vette!
If you want cheap and to say your car is supercharged then just add the turbonator.
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Originally Posted by IDM
Yeah I do realize that but I didn't want to touch the internals of the engine. Superchargers are not that expensive alone and if I did this all myself and had the rest fabricated by a friend I could do it cheaply and say I have a Supercharged vette!
Here's what I have and I'm planning a LS6 manifold and ported TB within a couple weeks.
Edit: The headers are not installed yet
Here's what I have and I'm planning a LS6 manifold and ported TB within a couple weeks.
Edit: The headers are not installed yet
Forced is a great way to go, but there is nothing wrong with cracking the engine open and eventually you will!!
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I added the A&A kit to my Vette last year. Simple kit (made even simpler now since it doesn't require moving the radiator) and made 550 rwhp with the only other major mods being headers, catback, and gears. And mine is a daily driver as well.
If you only want around 450 hp go with a head and cam package and a good tune. The magnachargers get you to that same point but you would also have to change the hood for that type of supercharger.
Don't know how much luck you are going to have with pre-fabing your own system. The price of the A&A or ECS kits is not that high especially compared to the additional time and energy of trying to make something work.
If you only want around 450 hp go with a head and cam package and a good tune. The magnachargers get you to that same point but you would also have to change the hood for that type of supercharger.
Don't know how much luck you are going to have with pre-fabing your own system. The price of the A&A or ECS kits is not that high especially compared to the additional time and energy of trying to make something work.
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Originally Posted by IDM
This is my only car and daily driver so having 450-475rwhp max would be a smart idea for the life of the engine and for my life !
If you want a simple 100 hp gain just add a 100-125 shot of N20.
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honestly youll probably run into tons of problems by fabbing one up yourself. in the end you'd be better off buying a kit. but, it can be done. id go w/ a&a or ecs kits. they are proven kits! you wont have to worry about shredding belts, slippying belts, etc. heads units run roughly $2000 plus $1000 for intercooler and an addition $800-1000 for pulleys. not to mention all the work your gonna have to put into fabbing it up yourself. goodluck on your decision!!
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Originally Posted by Wicked Weasel
If you want cheap and to say your car is supercharged then just add the turbonator.
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Originally Posted by mdhmi
If it's your only car I would leave it alone. Seriously.
If you want a simple 100 hp gain just add a 100-125 shot of N20.
If you want a simple 100 hp gain just add a 100-125 shot of N20.
I think the nitrous is not a fair hp mod. It is just not for me it feels like cheating and more for ricers. Not bashing anyone that has nitrous I just think supercharging sounds badass for an american car as turbocharging does for imports.
No, I was thinking about buying one of these and polishing it myself. Having my friend make the bracket and intake piping etc.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=110010233902
I've never even been in a supercharged car but I sure know I like big turbos. Everyone always brags about how fun their supercharged car is and plus the sound is awesome too.
Last edited by IDM; Jul 22, 2006 at 05:14 PM.
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Forgot to mention thanks for all of the help guys, this site means a lot to me. I don't want to spend the big money on a nice premade kit with expanability etc because I just want to have a little extra power without opening up the engine. This is a lot easier for me to install than heads/cam trust me.
