Vortech VS Vararam
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Burning Brakes
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Vortech VS Vararam
Has anyone done a dyno or track comparison ?
I have a breathless vortex poweramer now and was thinking of going to a vararam, is it worth it ? Any little gain would be nice.
Thank's
I have a breathless vortex poweramer now and was thinking of going to a vararam, is it worth it ? Any little gain would be nice.
Thank's
Melting Slicks
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Re: Vortech VS Vararam (fast 98 C5)
From what the claims are the vararam is supposed to be better. I don't know that for a fact but the specs look better for the vararam. Thats the one I got. I thought it would only help my top end being a ram air but thats not true. It improved my low end and throttle response really well. I usually street race and do 10-20mph roll on starts. Before I got the vararam every ws6 trans am, ls1 camaro supersport, and any other fast car would always get me on the start but I would run them down through 3rd gear everytime. Now with the vararam I get ahead from the beginning and increase the car lengths as the race goes. This suprised me but thats the way it went. I don't know if this helps you any but since no one replied yet I figured I would. Anything is better than nothing. :)
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Re: Vortech VS Vararam (KillerVette99)
I had a Vortex on a '97 and now I have a Vararam on the 2000. It feels like the Vararam gives a little more boost, especially at highway speeds. But then again, this is in two separate cars so its really hard to say. But I don't think you can wrong with either setup. As far as whether its worth it going from a Vortex to a Vararam, I couldn't say. If it was me though, I'd take the money and get a power tune job on the PCM, if you hadn't already. Bryan from PCM did mine for $250 and it made a world of difference. (Specially tuned for that extra gulp of air). :cheers:
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Re: Vortech VS Vararam (fast 98 C5)
Has anyone done a dyno or track comparison ?
I have a breathless vortex poweramer now and was thinking of going to a vararam, is it worth it ? Any little gain would be nice.
Thank's
I have a breathless vortex poweramer now and was thinking of going to a vararam, is it worth it ? Any little gain would be nice.
Thank's
Switching from Vortex to the Vararam netted me a definite .06 faster ET on about 25 runs.
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Re: Vortech VS Vararam (indypace78)
We offer both at terrific pricing when you decide which one you want to get.:)
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Re: Vortech VS Vararam (fast 98 C5)
saw the subject line with "Vortech" and thought you were talking about the SC company, and not the Vortex air intake.
yes, i think a Vortech supercharger could make slightly more than a vararam. just slightly though, and neither will come close to ATI. ;)
yes, i think a Vortech supercharger could make slightly more than a vararam. just slightly though, and neither will come close to ATI. ;)
