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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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My '01 Vette has about 60K on it now, and I'm considering "freshening up" the performance a little. How well will a stock LS1 drive train handle the supercharging packages offered by our forum vendors? Are there parts which need to be strengthened? This would be for a once in a while thrill on the street, not for extended racing or hard use.
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My '01 Vette has about 60K on it now, and I'm considering "freshening up" the performance a little. How well will a stock LS1 drive train handle the supercharging packages offered by our forum vendors? Are there parts which need to be strengthened? This would be for a once in a while thrill on the street, not for extended racing or hard use.
Forum member for 8 years, and nothing in your sig.....come on bro...

Auto or manual?

Where launching is concerned, auto's are more forgiving on the differential than a manual (also depends on how you launch). I have a manual. I do not abuse my car. Some spirited driving, and an annual visit to the drag strip. I knew the street tires would melt after the SC install, so I wanted to do it once and done.

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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 12:48 PM
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Lucky,

Did you change the differential as a precaution or did something happen to the original? Different ratio?
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Forum member for 8 years, and nothing in your sig.....come on bro...
Eh, lazy. It's a manual. Which SC did you go with? Any adverse effects on the engine itself?
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Did you change the differential as a precaution or did something happen to the original? Different ratio?
Yep. It's a 99, so it only had a single rib case, and after watching a number of C5 go home on flatbeds from the drag strip(with broken left output shafts), it was a no brainer. Since I purchased a whole assembly, I also went with 3:73 gears. I had full intentions of running drag radials (M/T ET streets).....and when it's warm....they dead hook at my power level.
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Eh, lazy. It's a manual. Which SC did you go with? Any adverse effects on the engine itself?
I purchased a Vortec kit from A&A. It's a piece of cake to install. No adverse effects at all. Still drives like stock.....until I put my foot in it.....
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...is described in my signature. Installed December 2005 on a stock LS1 w/MN6 gears, stock clutch & rear end. Never a problem with 38,000 trouble free miles. No drag strips...just wide open stretches of country roads...
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I purchased a Vortec kit from A&A. It's a piece of cake to install. No adverse effects at all. Still drives like stock.....until I put my foot in it.....


I just had an A&A kit installed at 56K, drives stock until needed then...hold on!
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I have a A&A Vortec supercharger with all the extra bolt-ons
and my stock tranny (auto) lasted 3 years before I started to
lose 3rd gear. I am in the process of installing a hi- performance
tranny that can take the extra hp. I run 530rwhp/500torg.
If you will be tracking your vette alot I would recommend that
you replace the left shaft with a stronger one. Good luck.
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I'm not sure I'm up to doing the install myself. What's involved in pinning the crank? Also, how do you tune it afterwards?
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I'm not sure I'm up to doing the install myself. What's involved in pinning the crank? Also, how do you tune it afterwards?
You need a dyno tune afterward by a pro. Andy or Steve at A&A
can go over the process for pinning the crank. Have fun.
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I'm not sure I'm up to doing the install myself. What's involved in pinning the crank? Also, how do you tune it afterwards?
Where are you located?
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Give the instruction manual a read through...
http://www.aacorvette.com/pdf/aa_c5_instructions.pdf

Also, we can provide you with a "base" tune that will allow you to start the car and drive it (gingerly) to a tuner...
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