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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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So next month ill be ready to go with a new set up I curent have h/c/I and I was either thinking of doing a 427 stroker..or a kenne bell what do u guys think
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Forged 427 Kenne Bell?
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Kenne Bell is a Ford Guy. I would buy from him if I had a Ford.
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Honestly, a 427 with low compression and then the 2.8H blower later.

Here is a great thread from Tech with the 2.8H blower with plenty of pics.

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/pontia...er-thread.html
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so 427?
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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Both
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If I had to choose between either, I would go 427.

Then N20
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Originally Posted by jayplayss2
if i had to choose between either, i would go 427.

Then n20 :d
i was thinking the same thing...
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Kenne Bell is a Ford Guy. I would buy from him if I had a Ford.
Ignorance is bliss.
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All depends on how fast you want to go, and how fast you can afford.
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Just saw a Kenne Bell blower on a 2006 A6 coupe at Barona on Sunday.
It made 540rwhp and it hauled.
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I would get the Kenne Bell, but I'm a fan of FI.
Of course, since their kit isn't out yet, this is a moot point
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Originally Posted by Finelee
Just saw a Kenne Bell blower on a 2006 A6 coupe at Barona on Sunday.
It made 540rwhp and it hauled.
how fast did it go
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Originally Posted by PowerLabs
I would get the Kenne Bell, but I'm a fan of FI.
Of course, since their kit isn't out yet, this is a moot point
the kit is out
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Originally Posted by FaSStC5
the kit is out
Really? Got a link?

I got a ride in a C5 Z06 sporting a Kenne Bell before I got my Centri. The person driving it put the car in 4rth gear, and put it to the floor at 60MPH. It went from 60 to about 140 pulling INCREDIBLY hard. Absolutely amazing. If the kit was out a few months ago, and didn't cost a lot more than a centrifugal, I'd have gotten one.
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Originally Posted by PowerLabs
Really? Got a link?

I got a ride in a C5 Z06 sporting a Kenne Bell before I got my Centri. The person driving it put the car in 4rth gear, and put it to the floor at 60MPH. It went from 60 to about 140 pulling INCREDIBLY hard. Absolutely amazing. If the kit was out a few months ago, and didn't cost a lot more than a centrifugal, I'd have gotten one.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-f...-05-07-c6.html

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Can't beat the brutal low end of a KB. No stroker can even come close.
600 ft lbs at 2500 is one helluva ride.
We're building a 403 KB C5 right now. Should be done next month. Waiting on fuel senders and a few other odds and ends. We'll post results.
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Originally Posted by oldmansan
That is not KB's kit though, and American performance doesn't sell that as a kit, they only do in-house installs...
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Originally Posted by PowerLabs
That is not KB's kit though, and American performance doesn't sell that as a kit, they only do in-house installs...
Obviously Kenne Bell superchargers are being installed, regardless if their "kit" is available on their website yet.

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Originally Posted by SlickShoes
Ignorance is bliss.
All I can say is that if you go to an event or his website all he talks about is Fords. With so many Corvette specialists, why would I use a Ford specialist.
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