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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 06:59 AM
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I decided before I even purchased my 15 Z51 that I wanted Z06 power. Yesterday I got it. I picked up the beast from ECS yesterday afternoon. All I can say is this car is amazing. It was good before, it is at another level now.

My build is:
ECS Novi 1500 S/C (No restrictor plate)
Cooler NKG plugs
Alky single nozzle 100% Meth injection
ARH Long Tube Headers with High Flow cats
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ECS custom dyno tune.

Temperatures yesterday were in the mid 90's with super high humidity. The dyno room at ECS read 106 degrees so I was not expecting to hit 700 RWHP but it got darn close. I'm guessing in cooler weather it will be well north of 700 RWHP. The Novi 1500 blowers typically cap out at about 10.5 psi so at 106 degrees, I think 9.8 is pretty good for yesterday's conditions.

I have stock tires for now so I only did a few pulls in 2nd and passed someone on the Interstate dropping it into 4th and nearly soiled myself. It is THAT fast. Scary fast.

Chris and Doug at ECS are awesome. They worked on my previous 08 and when I finally decided to go this route, they were great with communication and I think I got a darn good package price.

I was toying with the idea of buying a Z06 but could not justify 85+K. I got my 15 Z51 M7 in December and the cost of the car plus this kit, install and tune was still well under the base price of a Z06.

We'll have to see when I hit the drag track but expecting to eat a C7 Z06's lunch along with any Hellcat's that show up

Now I just need to practice my NLS procedure. Doug gave me some pointers.





Short video I did when I got home.



I will include the ECS video link once they put it up.

Thanks Chris and Doug for an amazing machine! This build made my whole year
Congrats and welcome to the 700+ club

Took my Vette to ECS after having a terrible experience with previous shop.

Not only did they fix my tune, but they also optimized the Novi install and added other goodies. Essentially similar mods you have now.

They also turned my brothers C7 into a beast as well!

Doug and Chris at ECS

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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 09:49 AM
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 12:46 PM
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Doug, Please open an ECS in St Louis!
Midwest Supercharging!!
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DOUG @ ECS
Thanks!!
Seriously, you guys ARE THE BEST!

I'm aprehensive about anyone touching my car but I had absoultly no aprehension with ECS. They did work on my 08 and let me watch and they are true professionals.

When I first went into ECS years ago, both Doug and Chris treated me like family. They took their time and answered my mutitude of questions. Even after I had them work on my 08 and made additional mods myself, Doug said "Swing by and we'll check the tune". After he worked on it I asked what I owed him and he waved me off. That was when I know I had a tuner that would get ALL my business.

This time Chris and Doug helped guide me to this build. They asked all kinds of questions about how I planned to use my 15 and based on my answers, they designed my build.

Communication was OUTSTANDING. I sent Chris and email nearly every day and he always responded within minutes, even at night and over the weekend.

ECS is a total class-act and they have my confidence 100%. If you are lucky enough to live within 100 miles of ECS, I highly recommend them for all your C7 power train work.
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike02Z
Seriously, you guys ARE THE BEST!

I'm aprehensive about anyone touching my car but I had absoultly no aprehension with ECS. They did work on my 08 and let me watch and they are true professionals.

When I first went into ECS years ago, both Doug and Chris treated me like family. They took their time and answered my mutitude of questions. Even after I had them work on my 08 and made additional mods myself, Doug said "Swing by and we'll check the tune". After he worked on it I asked what I owed him and he waved me off. That was when I know I had a tuner that would get ALL my business.

This time Chris and Doug helped guide me to this build. They asked all kinds of questions about how I planned to use my 15 and based on my answers, they designed my build.

Communication was OUTSTANDING. I sent Chris and email nearly every day and he always responded within minutes, even at night and over the weekend.

ECS is a total class-act and they have my confidence 100%. If you are lucky enough to live within 100 miles of ECS, I highly recommend them for all your C7 power train work.
ECS Doug and Chris rock!
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 10:21 AM
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thats awesome. im jealous of the extra 100 ponies you have over me.

with all due respect, at this power level i suggest an improved steering wheel grip.
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MIGHTYM0USE
thats awesome. im jealous of the extra 100 ponies you have over me.

with all due respect, at this power level i suggest an improved steering wheel grip.
Agree. Doug taught me how to lock my arm against the door panel while holding the wheel. For drag racing, this locks your arm to the wheel. With the violent acceleration, it is needed for an M7 as you need the other hand to shift.
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Old Jun 19, 2015 | 09:36 AM
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Mike, did you get a line lock too? If not I'd advise you to because you can drift after staging with a M7. Then all you'll do is red light.
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Really good numbers from your car. Bet it is a real blast to drive.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike02Z
Temperatures yesterday were in the mid 90's with super high humidity. The dyno room at ECS read 106 degrees so I was not expecting to hit 700 RWHP but it got darn close. I'm guessing in cooler weather it will be well north of 700 RWHP. The Novi 1500 blowers typically cap out at about 10.5 psi so at 106 degrees, I think 9.8 is pretty good for yesterday's conditions.
As far as I know the boots level is not corrected and sure, you will see higher boost on a cool dense day however, I think you need to consider the dyno hp they provided is SAE and not STD. I think your STD dyno would be much lower considering the temps you mention that day (it was corrected up). By the same token on a 40*F day you would make well over 700 but it would be SAE corrected down to compensate for the dense cold air.

So your STD today much lower than 693 and your STD on a cold day much higher than 693 but both should be SAE 693 give or take an inch.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 10:48 AM
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Anyway you look at it, he's got Z06 killing power. And oh, the sound of that car!
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by clegg
Doug, Please open an ECS in St Louis!
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 11:53 AM
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Doug, Please open an ECS in St Louis!
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Originally Posted by C7&7

We have distributors near both of you that we can send you to. They have done several installs with great results. PM me if you're interested and i'll get you set up!

Thanks for your interest!
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by clegg
Doug, Please open an ECS in St Louis!
Midwest Supercharging!!
Originally Posted by DOUG @ ECS
We have distributors near both of you that we can send you to. They have done several installs with great results. PM me if you're interested and i'll get you set up!

Thanks for your interest!
There are a few out this way that can get you set up - I would still let Doug remote tune it on their rollers, though.

I'm probably within 10 minutes of you, and I think I know of three that have done several S/C kits, and two of those have done ECS kits, meth, etc.
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Old Jul 1, 2015 | 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by DOUG @ ECS
Thanks Mike! Glad to see you're enjoying it!!!

Doug,
How did you get that much HP at only 9.8lbs of boost? I thought it needed 13-14lbs to get there?
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How did you get that much HP at only 9.8lbs of boost? I thought it needed 13-14lbs to get there?
10 psi, headers, and meth is the recipe for ~ 700 to the tire. 13-14 gets you to ~ 800
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Old Jul 1, 2015 | 06:38 AM
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10 psi, headers, and meth is the recipe for ~ 700 to the tire. 13-14 gets you to ~ 800
Yes but I think I got very close to 700 due to my car being and M7. Not sure an A6 or A8 would hit 700 with the same mods. I would ecpect 650-675 for an auto.
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Old Jul 1, 2015 | 06:59 AM
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Yes but I think I got very close to 700 due to my car being and M7. Not sure an A6 or A8 would hit 700 with the same mods. I would ecpect 650-675 for an auto.
Right. Yes, of course. A8 would fall short about 5%. 13 psi would get the A8 to the 700 mark for sure!
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Car sounds insane!

Where did they put the meth tank?

What was the turn around time to get that done?
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Old Jul 1, 2015 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike02Z
Yes but I think I got very close to 700 due to my car being and M7. Not sure an A6 or A8 would hit 700 with the same mods. I would ecpect 650-675 for an auto.
Sounds about right.. I got the big 3 upgrade and I'm in a 2014 A6.. 662rwhp (work done at LG Motorsports in Plano, Texas). I'm speaking with another tuner in my area (Baily's Hyperformance). In order to get past the 700 number to the ground, I am going to have to get a mild cam. I was quoted roughly $6K for a set of Texas Speed & Performance heads and their VVT1 cam. After a lengthy phone conversation with TS&P, I was assured that I would be somewhere in the ballpark of 100 extra ponies on top of the rwhp levels that I am currently at.

$14K - Headers, meth, ECS 1500, tune, minor fab work / installation.
$ 6K - TS&P heads, VVT1 cam, cam phaser, DOD delete, gaskets, head bolts, lifter tray, dual valve springs, titanium retainers, hardened springs, retune and installation.

If I get the cam / heads option installed, that would put me squarely at $20K on the engine.. Yikes, it adds up fast! ...haha! Just throwing that out there in case someone gets the itch to have a 750+ rwhp AUTO C7.
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