Edelbrock Supercharger
#43
Melting Slicks
If you're serious about this I suggest you talk to Chuck at CoW... he's does the Edelbrocks and he can put a serious tune on your ride as well... check him out (in Tune and Perf.)... my ten cents.
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Finally brought ATOMIC8 back to Atlanta from Charlotte yesterday. I averaged about 26 mpg driving at 75 to 80 mph for the 280 mile trip with the Edelbrock. Had a couple of wide open stretches that I hit it and it took off like a rocket. I am really happy with the install and performance. Kiwi lowered the car also. Not sure if the front is too low. He indicated that he lowered front and back about 1". Measures 26.5" at rear and 25" front from floor to top edge of fender. The rake looks great. Would like to know how this compares to others that have lowered their car.
#46
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Op, you would be thousands of $$ ahead by just adding heads, intake, headers and a cam. Not to mention you'll make just as much power, have no heat issues, and be more reliable. Just my .02
#47
Hmm.Now I"m curious to know which would more likely suffer a catastrophic engine failure.I"m no wrench but my guess would be the approach above.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
We've been doing E-Force Superchargers....
We've been doing E-Force Superchargers since they first came out.
I much prefer the "ROOTS" type blowers. The E-Force is "PURPOSE BUILT"
supercharger by EDELBROCK. Edelbrock is a massive company with the resources
to develop something from the ground up. They even have an optional powertrain warranty.
Edelbrock Superchargers make boost down low where a street car needs it most.
Most blowers people use have have a very short service life of only a few thousand miles
and re-builds are somewhat common....
The Edelbrock E-Force has a 100,000 mile service interval for changing the fluids. Any questions?
Click this link for a nice E-Force story...
Another E-Force story...This car is NUTS, but shows the E-FORCE has BIG POTENTIAL.
If you have any E-FORCE questions, feel free to call me any time.
Chuck CoW
Last edited by Chuck CoW; 01-30-2012 at 01:38 PM.
#49
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Don't get me wrong, F/I is awesome. But if 500whp is your goal, there are alternatives for thousands less and will be less likely to suffer reliability issues along with the dificulties of simple component changes/repairs etc when you have a blower/turbos, intercooler etc in the way. Just food for thought.
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That's EXACTLY why we LOVE THE E-FORCE.
Not to get off topic, but, a F/I engine is far more likely to have issues do to various factors such as heat and a significant increase in cylinder pressure just to name a couple. And I have a boosted C6.
Don't get me wrong, F/I is awesome. But if 500whp is your goal, there are alternatives for thousands less and will be less likely to suffer reliability issues along with the dificulties of simple component changes/repairs etc when you have a blower/turbos, intercooler etc in the way. Just food for thought.
Don't get me wrong, F/I is awesome. But if 500whp is your goal, there are alternatives for thousands less and will be less likely to suffer reliability issues along with the dificulties of simple component changes/repairs etc when you have a blower/turbos, intercooler etc in the way. Just food for thought.
For your average "599 kit" or 6-7psi E-FORCE INSTALL, you won't have any of those problems
and your car will run and drive just like stock....but FASTER!
The power # that other "somewhat" comparable mods offer come with a price....
That is RELIABILITY, EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE, idle quality, funny smells, etc....
Trust me. You can't go wrong with an E-Force!
Chuck CoW
#51
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That's EXACTLY why we LOVE THE E-FORCE.
For your average "599 kit" or 6-7psi E-FORCE INSTALL, you won't have any of those problems
and your car will run and drive just like stock....but FASTER!
The power # that other "somewhat" comparable mods offer come with a price....
That is RELIABILITY, EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE, idle quality, funny smells, etc....
Trust me. You can't go wrong with an E-Force!
Chuck CoW
For your average "599 kit" or 6-7psi E-FORCE INSTALL, you won't have any of those problems
and your car will run and drive just like stock....but FASTER!
The power # that other "somewhat" comparable mods offer come with a price....
That is RELIABILITY, EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE, idle quality, funny smells, etc....
Trust me. You can't go wrong with an E-Force!
Chuck CoW
Going back to supercharged cars, how reliable are they? Fine, E-force might not heat soak right away at the street where you do a pull every once in a while, but what about the (road course) track? I am thinking about adding E-force to my '12 GS, but I fear that it will cause troubles and/or heat soak at the track. I plan to attend quite a bit of road course track days this spring/summer, so it's quite important to me.
Do you guys have any experience using e-force at the road course tracks?
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I don't have a habit o agreeing with vendors since their comments are usually biased, but I agree with this above. I was seriously thinking about changing the cam, adding a header and a tune, but I am not sure if it is the most reliable path. Valvetrain stress increases substantially with a cam, and you're even supposed to change the valve-springs every so often and hope that they don't give up before you get to replace them. In short, I'm not sure if cammed cars are reliable.
Going back to supercharged cars, how reliable are they? Fine, E-force might not heat soak right away at the street where you do a pull every once in a while, but what about the (road course) track? I am thinking about adding E-force to my '12 GS, but I fear that it will cause troubles and/or heat soak at the track. I plan to attend quite a bit of road course track days this spring/summer, so it's quite important to me.
Do you guys have any experience using e-force at the road course tracks?
Going back to supercharged cars, how reliable are they? Fine, E-force might not heat soak right away at the street where you do a pull every once in a while, but what about the (road course) track? I am thinking about adding E-force to my '12 GS, but I fear that it will cause troubles and/or heat soak at the track. I plan to attend quite a bit of road course track days this spring/summer, so it's quite important to me.
Do you guys have any experience using e-force at the road course tracks?
Plan on lots of cooling mods. I have a centri blower and will have meth injection, external engine-oil cooler, external trans cooler and running 100% water + water wetter in the radiator before I do my next track day (first track day since the blower install).
#53
Le Mans Master
That's EXACTLY why we LOVE THE E-FORCE.
For your average "599 kit" or 6-7psi E-FORCE INSTALL, you won't have any of those problems
and your car will run and drive just like stock....but FASTER!
The power # that other "somewhat" comparable mods offer come with a price....
That is RELIABILITY, EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE, idle quality, funny smells, etc....
Trust me. You can't go wrong with an E-Force!
Chuck CoW
For your average "599 kit" or 6-7psi E-FORCE INSTALL, you won't have any of those problems
and your car will run and drive just like stock....but FASTER!
The power # that other "somewhat" comparable mods offer come with a price....
That is RELIABILITY, EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE, idle quality, funny smells, etc....
Trust me. You can't go wrong with an E-Force!
Chuck CoW
It also produces the least amount of power when running the same amount of boost vs A&A's ECS etc. The last eforce graph I reviewed (and I’ve seen several) on a bone stock engine, showed it took a whopping 14psi to make just over 600rwhp! How is that good for the consumer’s stand point???
Anyone claiming either of the above mentioned two kits is anything but reliable versus another SC kit is a silly argument at best.
Have you been in the FI section on here (or several other forums) and seen the number of post regarding issues with the eforce? Some of those have been resolved but still...
Since you brought up driveability, I guess we have a different interpretation of "drive like stock". Try sitting in traffic with a F/I car in the summer for extended periods while running the ac. Or, try running on a road course against a NA LSx motor and see which one has heat issues, suffers a significant power loss etc first. I tell ya what, it will not be the H/C car.
Honestly, for the amount of money, I fail to see the value in the eforce other than its a big money maker for the reseller.
#54
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I don't have a habit o agreeing with vendors since their comments are usually biased, but I agree with this above. I was seriously thinking about changing the cam, adding a header and a tune, but I am not sure if it is the most reliable path. Valvetrain stress increases substantially with a cam, and you're even supposed to change the valve-springs every so often and hope that they don't give up before you get to replace them. In short, I'm not sure if cammed cars are reliable.
Going back to supercharged cars, how reliable are they? Fine, E-force might not heat soak right away at the street where you do a pull every once in a while, but what about the (road course) track? I am thinking about adding E-force to my '12 GS, but I fear that it will cause troubles and/or heat soak at the track. I plan to attend quite a bit of road course track days this spring/summer, so it's quite important to me.
Do you guys have any experience using e-force at the road course tracks?
Going back to supercharged cars, how reliable are they? Fine, E-force might not heat soak right away at the street where you do a pull every once in a while, but what about the (road course) track? I am thinking about adding E-force to my '12 GS, but I fear that it will cause troubles and/or heat soak at the track. I plan to attend quite a bit of road course track days this spring/summer, so it's quite important to me.
Do you guys have any experience using e-force at the road course tracks?
A cammed LS2 LS3 etc car can be VERY reliable (with-in certain parameters of course) if set-up correctly. Running a good dual spring and hardened pushrod is mandatory IMHO. With the quality of the metals they use now a days, swapping the valve springs every 30-40k miles on a street driven car with an aftermarket cam is a thing of the past.
A stock LS engine with Forced induction can last for many many miles at 7, 8, 9 psi. As mentioned above, for a road course the biggest challenge is you will need to make changes/upgrades to combat heat. Extended high speeds and high RPMs takes its toll. Example: I can out run my buddy’s bolt on Zo6 in just about any situation. However I soon found out, once we hit high speeds for a lengthy period it was game over for me. Even running dual intercoolers, the drop in power is quite significant given time. At the track, I just go the cooler months and limit laps to 3-4 per session.
#55
Finally brought ATOMIC8 back to Atlanta from Charlotte yesterday. I averaged about 26 mpg driving at 75 to 80 mph for the 280 mile trip with the Edelbrock. Had a couple of wide open stretches that I hit it and it took off like a rocket. I am really happy with the install and performance. Kiwi lowered the car also. Not sure if the front is too low. He indicated that he lowered front and back about 1". Measures 26.5" at rear and 25" front from floor to top edge of fender. The rake looks great. Would like to know how this compares to others that have lowered their car.
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Suggestion.....
I don't have a habit o agreeing with vendors since their comments are usually biased, but I agree with this above. I was seriously thinking about changing the cam, adding a header and a tune, but I am not sure if it is the most reliable path. Valvetrain stress increases substantially with a cam, and you're even supposed to change the valve-springs every so often and hope that they don't give up before you get to replace them. In short, I'm not sure if cammed cars are reliable.
Going back to supercharged cars, how reliable are they? Fine, E-force might not heat soak right away at the street where you do a pull every once in a while, but what about the (road course) track? I am thinking about adding E-force to my '12 GS, but I fear that it will cause troubles and/or heat soak at the track. I plan to attend quite a bit of road course track days this spring/summer, so it's quite important to me.
Do you guys have any experience using e-force at the road course tracks?
Going back to supercharged cars, how reliable are they? Fine, E-force might not heat soak right away at the street where you do a pull every once in a while, but what about the (road course) track? I am thinking about adding E-force to my '12 GS, but I fear that it will cause troubles and/or heat soak at the track. I plan to attend quite a bit of road course track days this spring/summer, so it's quite important to me.
Do you guys have any experience using e-force at the road course tracks?
I have no personal experience at a road course with an E-force....
There are tables you can use to mitigate the effects of heat soak in your tune, but
you might want to check out the latest post I made in the FI section...
CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE E-FORCE THREAD.
In this build, we wanted NO HEAT SOAK....
So, we moved stuff around to permit a second liquid to air intercooler and the necessary
plumbing. Between the plumbing and the extra intercooler and the high volume intercooler
pump we doubled the intercooler's system volume and with the 4x extra pump volume,
this thing CAN NOT HEAT SOAK. It also runs a cooler IAT (intake air temp) and also
RECOVERS MUCH FASTER than the stock E-Force system does.
You CAN have your EGGS and EAT THEM too.
Chuck CoW
#57
I have no personal experience at a road course with an E-force....
There are tables you can use to mitigate the effects of heat soak in your tune, but
you might want to check out the latest post I made in the FI section...
CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE E-FORCE THREAD.
In this build, we wanted NO HEAT SOAK....
So, we moved stuff around to permit a second liquid to air intercooler and the necessary
plumbing. Between the plumbing and the extra intercooler and the high volume intercooler
pump we doubled the intercooler's system volume and with the 4x extra pump volume,
this thing CAN NOT HEAT SOAK. It also runs a cooler IAT (intake air temp) and also
RECOVERS MUCH FASTER than the stock E-Force system does.
You CAN have your EGGS and EAT THEM too.
Chuck CoW
There are tables you can use to mitigate the effects of heat soak in your tune, but
you might want to check out the latest post I made in the FI section...
CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE E-FORCE THREAD.
In this build, we wanted NO HEAT SOAK....
So, we moved stuff around to permit a second liquid to air intercooler and the necessary
plumbing. Between the plumbing and the extra intercooler and the high volume intercooler
pump we doubled the intercooler's system volume and with the 4x extra pump volume,
this thing CAN NOT HEAT SOAK. It also runs a cooler IAT (intake air temp) and also
RECOVERS MUCH FASTER than the stock E-Force system does.
You CAN have your EGGS and EAT THEM too.
Chuck CoW
Meziere 20gpm pump?
Last edited by Motorhead-47; 01-30-2012 at 08:40 PM.
#58
It doesn't take 14psi to make 600rwhp! 600rwhp was easily done two years ago at 7psi. You are taking a single outlier install that you read about on the internet and are attempting to make it appear to be the norm..stop being a hater.
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#59
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I had a mustang with a KB at 10 psi and had no problems at all with heat on road courses. I would even run the AC once in a while on days when the temp was around 100f. I suspect the Edelbrock will be fine on track days. The tq of the Edelbrock off the corners would be good as you don't need to rev the engine to redline.
If your a hard core track day guy that doesn't drive it on the street, I would rather go with a centri or turbo setup or go big time NA.
The best thing about a roots type blower is no one knows its there until you step on it.
If your a hard core track day guy that doesn't drive it on the street, I would rather go with a centri or turbo setup or go big time NA.
The best thing about a roots type blower is no one knows its there until you step on it.
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To each their own.. Have my E-Force over a year with ZERO problems. Good system but not the max HP you can get from a SC. I like the factory look and did not want tubes and pipes running all over the engine compartment. It's really a personal choice and how much HP/boost you are looking for. I prefer lower boost, instant torque and factory look. I got 525 rwhp which moves my vette along quite briskly when asked.... It sure smokes up my 325's at anything under 60 mph....
Great to hear your enjoying your ECS installed E-Force Chuck!
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