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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 12:36 AM
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Default Which power adder should I get?

Currently, stock z51 m7.

I am seriously looking for a power adder but really confused as what to get between Edelbrock, A&A, ECS, & Procharger?

My criterias:
Target around 550-600 rwhp
Long lasting reliable kit that can go over 36000 miles
The least expensive to mantain.
Idle and drive like stock unless pushed.
The easiest to get it back to stock.

Any recommendation,

Thank you.

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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by tambeng
Currently, stock z51 m7.

I am seriously looking for a power adder but really confused as what to get between Edelbrock, A&A, ECS, & Procharger?

My criterias:
Target around 550-600 rwhp
Long lasting reliable kit that can go over 36000 miles
The least expensive to mantain.
Idle and drive like stock unless pushed.
The easiest to get it back to stock.

Any recommendation,

Thank you.
For what you are trying to achieve you should go with a centrifugal supercharger (A&A/ECS/Procharger). With these kits the car will have stock driving characteristics at lower RPM's and require very little maintenance. Also, it would not be that terribly difficult to go back to stock. Of the kits listed above go with the ECS kit hands down.
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Ecs is the best
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Yeah but who makes the ECS blower?
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Originally Posted by mkr1966
Yeah but who makes the ECS blower?
According to ECS website. Their head units are NOVI. I am seriously looking at ECS for my supercharger...
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Ecs is the best

If you want the best brackett, best intercooler set-up
best balancer set-up, Most R & D in the kits! Go
A&A!
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I disagree. Procharger makes their own head units. The rest use other suppliers.
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Originally Posted by Rock'n Blue 08

If you want the best brackett, best intercooler set-up
best balancer set-up, Most R & D in the kits! Go
A&A!
Based on what?
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 10:11 AM
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Based on what?

His opinion of only owning one kit, feel free to contact us or any of our vendors for any information needed.
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Originally Posted by DOUG @ ECS
His opinion of only owning one kit, feel free to contact us or any of our vendors for any information needed.
Hey Doug! I was gonna slap your sticker across my rear window and do a little promoting for you guys but your guy never sent me one!
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Hey Doug! I was gonna slap your sticker across my rear window and do a little promoting for you guys but your guy never sent me one!
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Originally Posted by mkr1966
Based on what?
The ECS has an "add -on pulley" to the stock crank balancer.

The A&A includes the Innovation's West Balancer that the new pulley integal to the unit.

Smoother Supercharging! NO COMPARISON here.

The bracket is not even the same.

New DESIGN has stiffer forged pieces

COST more to make and is MUCH stronger and should be lighter as well.
Less mass! Bolts on with only 4 bolts!

Almost a uni bracket with the blower. No comparison here either!

Then the intercooler design hands down A&A! Look close here!
Keeps the air flow
the right way. The air pressure (cooling air) comes it the front and out.
Not affecting the factory cooling. Where some try to block it!
A&A wins here too!


The ABS contraversy. A&A made there own little factory type aluminum brackett
that relocates it over slighlty. Comes in the kit!

Lot of serious R&D in Andy's A&A kit! I rate him second to none on making blower kits!

My order of the centri kit's? A&A, then ECS, Procharger

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Originally Posted by Papas02C5
According to ECS website. Their head units are NOVI. I am seriously looking at ECS for my supercharger...
A&A and ESC blowers come from Vortech/Paxton which are the same owners(company). You call the Vortech Number then call back the Paxton number. Same guy answers the phone.
They are very equal they do a have a little difference as Paxton or Vortech may offer a different model. But some are the same just called a diiferent name. 6 one way or a half dozen the other on the blower heads.
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