JTH74

I am going to put full exhaust on my 08 ZO6, Kooks headers with Borla mufflers. I don't want to do any internal mods to the LS7, so I am going to go with a supercharger and intake combo, can anyone give me some advice or what their experiences are with superchargers on the LS7 are? 1. What is the best supercharger for the LS7? 2. What is the best supercharger/intake combo for the LS7? 3. Any reliability issues using a supercharger. 4. What PSI are you running with a supercharger on a LS7? I have a friend that had Livernois motorsports do a lot of internal mods on his LS7, over 600 rwhp, I drove it and was really impressed, except for rough idle at stoplights it is great! Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

0Livernois Motorsports

We have several different supercharger options for your vehicle and would be happy to answer any questions you may have. If interested, please contact Andy, our shop supervisor for an install quote at 313-561-5500 ex. 2110 or the sales department at 313-561-5500.

Thank you

Regards,

Rick LeBlanc
Livernois Motorsports

OnPoint

OP,

Unless put some $$ into the pistons and bottom end, my recommendation is that you don't do it.

BigMike NY

JTH74, I am currently at the same point you are right now as far as pulling the trigger on mods. I have an '08 ZO6 as well, 12,000 miles BONE stock right now.

Have you seen some of the impressive numbers a lot of guys are making naturally aspirated? CAI, intake, headers, catted, x-pipe, exhaust system, and possibly ported/polished heads and a tune?

Seems like making 600 rwhp with the above mentioned mods is becoming an easy task to achieve... I am debating on supercharger and full exhaust system with a tune OR heads and cam in lieu of a supercharger with the same supporting mods.

I would think (and correct me if I am wrong) that going the naturally aspirated route is the most reliable way to do it, and still make asphalt tearing power!

Good luck with your decision!!

Unreal

But the n/a route is going to require a healthy cam, so rough idle, surge/etc. There are tradeoffs. I have a cammed car and if I could go back I would just do a A&A or ECS kit, run 5-6psi and have a perfectly streetable car that makes the same or more power.

0Steve@AandACorvette

A&A Kit.

I would keep the stock intake for now.

morris

Really? My car before the z was supercharged then Turboed it I swore never again too much hassle . So the z stays NA doing cam and stuff next week.

Hownbig is your cam it sounds like it's not fun for you?

NORTY

What clutch are you planning on running?

blackmagicZ

I've known two guys that put the E Force their Z's. One went terribly wrong and blew on the dyno. the other was okay. The only mods to the unfortunate one was, headers and exhaust. #5 piston blew a chunk off the top.

TPSMak

Honestly Superchargers are one of the safest ways to upgrade a car when installed and tuned properly. We've installed over 30 superchargers over the last 3 years and only "1" car suffered catastrophic engine failure and that was because the customer was "hoping" for a reason to build a new motor and insisted we turn up the boost WAY beyond our recommendation. We've done several C6Zs and all of them are doing great. The A&A kit is a great kit and you don't top out the boost till the higher RPM ranges so it's a kit that's not very harsh on the engine.

Here's a video of a C6Z that made over 600RWHP on nothing but a A&A Supercharger

http://www.youtube.com/user/tpsmotor.../2/BoE2GJrKCY0

I love boost... once you get a boosted car you will NEVER go back to NA. A boosted car offer better drivability vs. a NA car of the same RWHP levels. All my personal cars are boosted

OneBadZ06

I have an 08 Z.

Stock internals, A&A Vortech system, Melrose Headers and Borla cat back. Im running 5.5 psi. Runs like a champ. Have put on 2,000 miles and about 30 1/4 runs at the drag strip. 11.1 @ 135 btw, the time is not impressive, but considering I am running 20" rear wheels with street tires, that's not too shabby. The trap speed say a lot, thats low 10s with 18s and slicks. My Z dynos at 600 rwhp.

The system runs strong and looks great. I would recommend the A&A system very much. Vortech is a leader in blowers and A&A developed a complete bolt on system that is top notch. Be sure to upgrade your radiator too. You dont need to buy an intake with the A&A kit, it comes with everything you need. Just be sure you have a reliable installer and a quality dyno tune.



http://youtu.be/eY3azh92ueA
http://youtu.be/wf339fe_82c

b16gsr

13k miles on my procharged setup and still makes 565 to the tires on 4 lbs.

Unreal

My car drives great, but there are trade offs. Compared to a s/c car that idles like stock and feels stock until you floor it. Plus the cost is almost the same by the time you factor everything in.

Cam, headers, intake, intake manifold, heads, etc to get to 600rwhp will cost about the same as an A&A or ECS kit. Plus with the blower you can always upgrade later and easily add power.

JTH74

I knew I would need to upgrade the clutch also. Thanks for all the input from everyone, I am at a loss on which way to go now. I love everything the car does, accelerate,stop, go left and right! I want ZR1 performance without stepping up to the ZR1, plus the LS7/427 is more of a hertiage thing as far as the Corvette line goes, plus this car was inherited, it only has a little over 600 miles on it now, so I need to put a few more miles on it before I do any mods to it. The only thing I don't like on the car is the stock Goodyear tires, they have no grip at all, other than that, its awesome.

DOUG @ ECS

Feel free to give us a call if you would like to discuss your options. We have supercharged 100's of C6Z's now and they are simply a blast to drive, and retain all the stock characteristics. (except the slower part)




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Kurac

Agreed on the tires. Mine felt like crap too, only about 9K miles on them. Once I switched to Invos it made the car behave and ride like a completely different car.

IMHO, I would not go FI on the 427. I feel this car is built for maximum NA horsepower. If you have to go FI, get an LS3. Just my $0.02, but a cammed LS7 is the way to go. To each their own.

Unreal

If he already has a z06 why not put an ECS or A&A kit on it and make 600rwhp? Now if your asking about buying a car then blowing it, then there are other things to consider. I would still get the z06 over an ls3 car for the stronger tranny/rear end/alum frame.

sublime1996525

Just don't overdo the boost and have a good tune and you should be golden. Oh and you could go for E85 and make some killer numbers.

TORQJNKY

I hate reading threads like this because I already can't make up my mind (H/C or SC) and this only makes it worse

FrankTank

One of the many advantages of doing a SC, is there is room to grow, one can always up the boost..the problem is on the LS7 you can only run a certain amount of boost before you start having to rebuild the motor which is very expensive.