I have a 2010 Grand Sport with 6sp manual and am considering installing a Edelbrock E-Force supercharger. I am looking for feedback from anyone who personally has has done so. Thanks

 

I've done a couple of LS3 (non dry sump) E-Force kits. The one on my car has been on now for over a year...installed it in Apr of 2010. Other than removing (Coupe not convertible) the air-to-fluid GS oil cooler and swapping in the fluid-to-fluid ZR1 style oil cooler, the installs should be the same. If you have a convertible (non dry sump motor) the installs would be identical. Do you have specific questions?

I have a couple of threads that have been hanging out there for a while on the process.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-f...k-e-force.html

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-f...ll-for-me.html


Install instructions from Edelbrock's website...

http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...rgers/1591.pdf

Supplemental instructions for oil cooler install...

http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...1000/15905.pdf

 

I have a coupe with dry sump. My basic questions are about the install; is it fairly straight forward and can it be done by a weekend warrior with basic auto skills, and, about the performance gains on the street??

 

I'd hate to jump in and tell you it's a no-brainer without knowing how comfortable you are working on a car. I'd call myself an "advanced weekend warrior" and I think it's straightforward....not to include the 599hp kit that requires a fuel pump replacement. Replacing the fuel pump is a huge pain. The 599hp kit requires a more powerful pump and ships with the Z06 pump, the 554 does not need a higher capacity pump.

Everything in my garage is done on jack stands and with a box of Craftsman tools. I'd recommend you read through those two install links I posted above and see what you think. There is lots of detail and photos to go with it in the Edelbrock instructions. If you are not swapping fuel pumps, the next biggest PITA is pinning the crank. There is an alternate method to pinning the crank (from what is in the Edelbrock instructions) that does not require you to remove the steering rack. It takes a fraction of the time to do. If you want more info on it let me know and I'll dig up the link to the process. It's actually over on the Magnacharger website install site.

Gains....the E-Force comes on very early with lots of torque....right where most of us spend most of our time driving. The advertised Edelbrock numbers are flywheel horsepower.