Is it worth it?
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Is it worth it?
I have been considering a aa supercharger kit. I priced out a standard kit for my 2010 GS. I'm thinkng a blower cam and long tube headers also. Would the YSI upgraded blower be a waist of money on a stock block with stock internals? Or would the V3 self contained unit be a better option for me? I don't mind spending the extra cash if it would be worth it. I might upgrade to forged piston later on, but who knows.
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I have been considering a aa supercharger kit. I priced out a standard kit for my 2010 GS. I'm thinkng a blower cam and long tube headers also. Would the YSI upgraded blower be a waist of money on a stock block with stock internals? Or would the V3 self contained unit be a better option for me? I don't mind spending the extra cash if it would be worth it. I might upgrade to forged piston later on, but who knows.
I wouldn't do a YSI, unless you are doing forged pistons and rods now. A&A has a good trade-in program for the head units if you ever want to do so. I went with a V3 T-trim because I planned for 650+ whp, and may bump it up to 700 in the near future.
Is it worth it? Bring able to do this to modifed GTR's is priceless:
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Kinda hate to say it, but the A&A kit is a great bang for the buck. They were just running a $500 off special, too. Not sure if it's still going. My '08 LS3 picked up right around 220 rwhp with a T-trim and methanol injection. I also have a cam and headers/exhaust. Car made 684 whp, but ended up pulling it back to 662 whp in the end. Boost is around 10 psi at peak.
I wouldn't do a YSI, unless you are doing forged pistons and rods now. A&A has a good trade-in program for the head units if you ever want to do so. I went with a V3 T-trim because I planned for 650+ whp, and may bump it up to 700 in the near future.
Is it worth it? Bring able to do this to modifed GTR's is priceless:
I wouldn't do a YSI, unless you are doing forged pistons and rods now. A&A has a good trade-in program for the head units if you ever want to do so. I went with a V3 T-trim because I planned for 650+ whp, and may bump it up to 700 in the near future.
Is it worth it? Bring able to do this to modifed GTR's is priceless:
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Right now stock LS7 clutch. It's actually been more than fine, but I don't do much drag racing. I have a Katech LS9R that is going in sometime soon, though. My drivetrain is coming out, so I figured I'd upgrade.
I run 305/30/19 Potenza RE-11's on the street, and was running them at Willow in the videos I posted in this section a week ago. Had zero traction problems from a 50 mph roll, but it was a well cared for road course and we were at ~2800 feet elevation. Probably down power because of that.
But yeah, my stock Supercar run-flats would spin like crazy through 1st, 2nd and a lot of times at the top end of 3rd gear. That's over 100 mph, so kinda scary. The RE-11's made a world of difference. I have a set of 17" Hoosier drag radials that I run when I go to the dragstrip.
Only problem I've had was a broken transmission mainshaft (output shaft). But your GS should already have a 30-spline TR6060 and the Z06 diff. The more aggressive Z51/GS gearing makes it harder to put the power down on the street, though. At least that's my experience. The Z06/base gearing is more usable for me because of the taller, but closer gear ratios.
Here are the other ones if you haven't seen them:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-f...s-911-etc.html
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If I had the money right now, I'd be upgrading to a YSI from the T-Trim. But that's only because I'd like the higher ceiling for if I ever wanted to turn the wick up farther than my T-Trim can handle. As for is it worth boosting in general... Oh. Hell. Yes.
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T trim here with stock pulley. Makes good power and gives me breathing room when I add meth and pulley. More than enough power for my street car.
I also went with the engine oil cooled unit. But thats another debate.
I also went with the engine oil cooled unit. But thats another debate.
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I've had several combos over the years. Centrifugal, twin turbo, positive displacement blower, basic bolton, etc. Knowing how quickly 500-600 gets lame I think the waste would be not starting with a big blower or big turbo. You can always run lower boost now and forge the motor later. Just my .02.
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My car is getting a V3 SiTrim + Meth installed right now...can't wait and definitely felt that the price was right for the A&A kit.
I don't want to build the tranny up in the A6 and feel than a ceiling of 650rwhp will be plenty. I'll be starting with a 3.8 pulley and can move down to a 3.6 pulley later on if I want a little more power.
If you know that you want more than 650 definitely do the Ttrim. YSI wouldn't be worth it unless you KNOW you're going to do a big build and I'd think on a stock cube motor it would be pretty lazy as well compared to the smaller blower.
I don't want to build the tranny up in the A6 and feel than a ceiling of 650rwhp will be plenty. I'll be starting with a 3.8 pulley and can move down to a 3.6 pulley later on if I want a little more power.
If you know that you want more than 650 definitely do the Ttrim. YSI wouldn't be worth it unless you KNOW you're going to do a big build and I'd think on a stock cube motor it would be pretty lazy as well compared to the smaller blower.
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My car is getting a V3 SiTrim + Meth installed right now...can't wait and definitely felt that the price was right for the A&A kit.
I don't want to build the tranny up in the A6 and feel than a ceiling of 650rwhp will be plenty. I'll be starting with a 3.8 pulley and can move down to a 3.6 pulley later on if I want a little more power.
If you know that you want more than 650 definitely do the Ttrim. YSI wouldn't be worth it unless you KNOW you're going to do a big build and I'd think on a stock cube motor it would be pretty lazy as well compared to the smaller blower.
I don't want to build the tranny up in the A6 and feel than a ceiling of 650rwhp will be plenty. I'll be starting with a 3.8 pulley and can move down to a 3.6 pulley later on if I want a little more power.
If you know that you want more than 650 definitely do the Ttrim. YSI wouldn't be worth it unless you KNOW you're going to do a big build and I'd think on a stock cube motor it would be pretty lazy as well compared to the smaller blower.
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If I could do it all over again, I would absolutely opt for the YSI trim from the start. You can always put a restrictor on any of the centri blowers like ECS does. 600-700rwhp is fun, but if you are like me, you will want more. It is much cheaper to just go ahead and do the YSI upgrade from the beginning. At the very least, I'd get the T trim upgrade.
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I have been considering a aa supercharger kit. I priced out a standard kit for my 2010 GS. I'm thinkng a blower cam and long tube headers also. Would the YSI upgraded blower be a waist of money on a stock block with stock internals? Or would the V3 self contained unit be a better option for me? I don't mind spending the extra cash if it would be worth it. I might upgrade to forged piston later on, but who knows.
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I think I am going with the T-trim self contained. Can you pm any seasonal sale prices available. I will need the upgraded radiator also. Thanks
