Eldebrock E-force or Procharger??
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Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Winchester CA
These are my only 2 options since I need a CA carb approved charger for smog. I see the Procharger is centrifugal and eldebrock is modern roots style. I understand roots more low end and centri more high end. I will more than likely use the factory tunes til I find a reputable shop in the Bay Area for custom tune. It will be daily driven and tracked a few times a year. Curios what people's opinions are about which set up would fit the stingray better or anyone who has driven/own either. Thank you
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From: Somewhere between mild insanity and complete psychosis
Make some nice badges, come up with a package name, offer a warranty, and mark up the blower and install 300-400%.
I have no idea whether or not the warranties offered are worth the extra price over going to someone like ECS or Vengeance and paying 1/3 price for the same thing sans warranty. Typically you sacrifice performance for the warranty, as the shops that offer them play it safe and conservative on the pulley size, tune, etc. so they don't have to pay out warranty claims.
That being said, it's only dumb to me because I'm a filthy poor. As soon as I'm old, fat, and loaded $$$ I'll probably give a lot of money to Callaway and call it a day.
At least Callaway seems to actually offer something more than off the shelf. They always have offered a lot of custom work since the C4 days. This C7 setup looks pretty bad-*** and defintely isn't off-the-shelf. I love C5s, and have always been interested in trying a TVS blower, but never really seriously considered it because even the most conservative aftermarket blower hoods look ridiculous on a C5. I wonder if Callway could do this same kind of setup on C6 and C5s.
I've seen some guys cut the stock hood on C5s with the old maggie 112 blowers, but that looked off as well because the pulleys had to protrude as well and the look was not symetrical.
Callaway Chris, how far above the height of a stock manifold is the top of your blower setup that isn't protruding through the hood? Could this setup work similarly on a C5 (or C6 for that matter) as well? It looks really good.
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From: Callaway Cars - Old Lyme, Connecticut
Same deal with a lot of shops - Lingenfelter, Hennessey, etc.
Make some nice badges, come up with a package name, offer a warranty, and mark up the blower and install 300-400%.
I have no idea whether or not the warranties offered are worth the extra price over going to someone like ECS or Vengeance and paying 1/3 price for the same thing sans warranty. Typically you sacrifice performance for the warranty, as the shops that offer them play it safe and conservative on the pulley size, tune, etc. so they don't have to pay out warranty claims.
That being said, it's only dumb to me because I'm a filthy poor. As soon as I'm old, fat, and loaded $$$ I'll probably give a lot of money to Callaway and call it a day.
At least Callaway seems to actually offer something more than off the shelf. They always have offered a lot of custom work since the C4 days. This C7 setup looks pretty bad-*** and defintely isn't off-the-shelf. I love C5s, and have always been interested in trying a TVS blower, but never really seriously considered it because even the most conservative aftermarket blower hoods look ridiculous on a C5. I wonder if Callway could do this same kind of setup on C6 and C5s.
I've seen some guys cut the stock hood on C5s with the old maggie 112 blowers, but that looked off as well because the pulleys had to protrude as well and the look was not symetrical.
Callaway Chris, how far above the height of a stock manifold is the top of your blower setup that isn't protruding through the hood? Could this setup work similarly on a C5 (or C6 for that matter) as well? It looks really good.
Make some nice badges, come up with a package name, offer a warranty, and mark up the blower and install 300-400%.
I have no idea whether or not the warranties offered are worth the extra price over going to someone like ECS or Vengeance and paying 1/3 price for the same thing sans warranty. Typically you sacrifice performance for the warranty, as the shops that offer them play it safe and conservative on the pulley size, tune, etc. so they don't have to pay out warranty claims.
That being said, it's only dumb to me because I'm a filthy poor. As soon as I'm old, fat, and loaded $$$ I'll probably give a lot of money to Callaway and call it a day.
At least Callaway seems to actually offer something more than off the shelf. They always have offered a lot of custom work since the C4 days. This C7 setup looks pretty bad-*** and defintely isn't off-the-shelf. I love C5s, and have always been interested in trying a TVS blower, but never really seriously considered it because even the most conservative aftermarket blower hoods look ridiculous on a C5. I wonder if Callway could do this same kind of setup on C6 and C5s.
I've seen some guys cut the stock hood on C5s with the old maggie 112 blowers, but that looked off as well because the pulleys had to protrude as well and the look was not symetrical.
Callaway Chris, how far above the height of a stock manifold is the top of your blower setup that isn't protruding through the hood? Could this setup work similarly on a C5 (or C6 for that matter) as well? It looks really good.
Will, Thank you for the compliments on our past product and interest in the present. You are right, this isn't an off the shelf kit or blower, it's the new Callaway-designed supercharger, and is the best technical solution - heat soak is a non-starter, with the new design
Because of the design and additional intercooler(s), the supercharger is a bit taller than what would ft under hood. We designed a trim assembly to go around the opening in the factory hood, so one won't need a heavy fiberglass replacement. It looks neat, and even neater as it gently moves upon acceleration
It's like a shaker hood.You are absolutely correct about the sacrifices or concessions with other superchargers and such - and then there is the point on warranty, or lack of any real powertrain warranty with the other guys...
Power, Style, Reliability, Drivability, 50-State Emission Compliance, and a Powertrain Warranty which is second to none - nobody does it like Callaway. Nobody!
That said, we do not have plans at this time to offer for the C5 or C6, but perhaps down the road?
Thank you again for your post
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