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Old Oct 21, 2019 | 10:13 PM
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I have a C7 Z51 I was considering supercharging. My concern is all the related electrical and fancy smancy parts. If the engine blows at least you can build it and get some benefit out of it, however I would hate to get nickel-ed and dime-ed with all the little parts that could become a money pit. Has anyone run into problems with the supercharger causing problems with the electronics or other parts. I have a C5 that has the AA Kit and it has been great, however the C5 is a lot more basic. Any helpful opinions would be appreciated.

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Use the search engine in threads and type in key words like supercharge and you will find a lot of info.... try link below

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...rchid=77381498



Originally Posted by EZ2BEVILC5
Hello,

I have a C7 Z51 I was considering supercharging. My concern is all the related electrical and fancy smancy parts. If the engine blows at least you can build it and get some benefit out of it, however I would hate to get nickel-ed and dime-ed with all the little parts that could become a money pit. Has anyone run into problems with the supercharger causing problems with the electronics or other parts. I have a C5 that has the AA Kit and it has been great, however the C5 is a lot more basic. Any helpful opinions would be appreciated.

Thank you,

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I have an Edelbrock Eforce on my car. The biggest problem with the Supercharger is traction. Once you solve that, you will have a beast. Otherwise, it is completely reliable. In fact, the Edelbock PD unit comes with a 3/36K warranty.
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What power are you running and what have you done about the solving the traction issue? Been considering SC for my 2014 Z51, but trying to learn all that I can first.? I just saw your tag of "2014 Premiere Edition Z-51, M7, 3LT, 169 of 500 E-Force Supercharger. 550 RWHP"...... So, what have you done about traction?

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I have an Edelbrock Eforce on my car. The biggest problem with the Supercharger is traction. Once you solve that, you will have a beast. Otherwise, it is completely reliable. In fact, the Edelbock PD unit comes with a 3/36K warranty.

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Is that for everything on the car or just the SC?
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