Forced Induction engine reliability list
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Lubbock TX
Have a car we can add (stock bottom end)
ZoLOW / SUPERCHARGED (A&A T-TRIM) / 8lbs. / 635 / 540 / LS3 / 25K / 31.5K / NA / 91 / M6
It is my DD at the moment picking up another vehicle this winter or spring (good thing about TX can pretty much drive my vette year around without any weather issues) so it sees plenty of street use and take it out to play on the weekends when we have something going with our local group
ZoLOW / SUPERCHARGED (A&A T-TRIM) / 8lbs. / 635 / 540 / LS3 / 25K / 31.5K / NA / 91 / M6
It is my DD at the moment picking up another vehicle this winter or spring (good thing about TX can pretty much drive my vette year around without any weather issues) so it sees plenty of street use and take it out to play on the weekends when we have something going with our local group
Last edited by ZoLOW; Oct 29, 2013 at 10:42 AM.
Safety Car
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Melting Slicks
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From: Phoenix
Melting Slicks
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From: Phoenix
I think we should also put how much timing we are running. My tune is very conservative at 15* of timing on E85 + meth with 12psi. I'm at 719/618 like that. Some folks are running 18-20* of timing with that much boost and getting high 700's on rwhp. I may get a different tuner to tune my car.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: D Block
I think we should also put how much timing we are running. My tune is very conservative at 15* of timing on E85 + meth with 12psi. I'm at 719/618 like that. Some folks are running 18-20* of timing with that much boost and getting high 700's on rwhp. I may get a different tuner to tune my car.
Melting Slicks
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From: Phoenix
Burning Brakes
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From: Oxford Pa
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Le Mans Master
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From: Montreal
St. Jude Donor '13
I think we should also put how much timing we are running. My tune is very conservative at 15* of timing on E85 + meth with 12psi. I'm at 719/618 like that. Some folks are running 18-20* of timing with that much boost and getting high 700's on rwhp. I may get a different tuner to tune my car.
Last edited by realcanuk; Oct 29, 2013 at 01:15 PM.
Advanced
Joined: May 2013
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would it be too much to add a list for those that are running Nitrous as their power adder? I am running nitrous for now, but information for nitrous seems to be pretty limited for those of us that run nitrous.
I will be going supercharged eventually, so this info is very cool for me!
I will be going supercharged eventually, so this info is very cool for me!
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: D Block
would it be too much to add a list for those that are running Nitrous as their power adder? I am running nitrous for now, but information for nitrous seems to be pretty limited for those of us that run nitrous.
I will be going supercharged eventually, so this info is very cool for me!
I will be going supercharged eventually, so this info is very cool for me!
Advanced
Joined: May 2013
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Cool, I have no info to add just yet, I'm still waiting on a nitrous tune and a switch to e85 tune, then I will be able to post my results!
Advanced
Joined: May 2013
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Did you ever run the car with just the zr1 cam before the supercharger? If so, how much did it make n/a and on spray with that setup? I'm wanting to do the zr1 cam and spray it for now until I go supercharged.
Team Owner
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Gilbert AZ
I had
LS7 stock bottom end, A&A kit si trim, cam, heads made 705rwhp on 5.8psi
Lost a cam/lifter which wasn't tune/boost related.
Swapped in a livernois LSX427, ECS Ysi kit, etc etc
Made low 900s on 12psi on a slipping belt, Haven't dynoed it yet since I fixed that and a ton of other issues. ~5k miles on this setup no issues besides dumb little things not related to motor/boost.
LS7 stock bottom end, A&A kit si trim, cam, heads made 705rwhp on 5.8psi
Lost a cam/lifter which wasn't tune/boost related.
Swapped in a livernois LSX427, ECS Ysi kit, etc etc
Made low 900s on 12psi on a slipping belt, Haven't dynoed it yet since I fixed that and a ton of other issues. ~5k miles on this setup no issues besides dumb little things not related to motor/boost.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,755
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From: Pearland Texas
Inspector12/ TTZO6/20-22lbs/1089rwhp/1063rwtq/motor was used from my other car had around 6-7K on it and about 5000miles in the vette/No failers yet lol!/93+meth/Sleeved LS2 block 427CI Brodix heads/16 degrees of timing.
Last edited by inspector12; Oct 29, 2013 at 11:40 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Midway GA
THoR
ECS SL1500 supercharger kit
8PSI of boost
610RWHP / 589RWTQ
LS2
74878 Miles on the car at install
81784 Miles on the car now
93 pump
M6
Comp Cam 232/228 114LSA , LG 1 7/8 headers, hi flow cats, B&B fusion, Monster stage 3 clutch, KB bap (meth installed - tune coming soon)
Street use mainly, little autocross car. Will be hitting strip soon.
ECS SL1500 supercharger kit
8PSI of boost
610RWHP / 589RWTQ
LS2
74878 Miles on the car at install
81784 Miles on the car now
93 pump
M6
Comp Cam 232/228 114LSA , LG 1 7/8 headers, hi flow cats, B&B fusion, Monster stage 3 clutch, KB bap (meth installed - tune coming soon)
Street use mainly, little autocross car. Will be hitting strip soon.