Overdrive damper for LT1
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Overdrive damper for LT1
Hi all, I'm looking for 10% overdrive damper to speed up my Maguson 2300 but not having any luck so far...
Seems ATI nor IW have one. Seems they all support the Z06 setup or direct drive systems.
I have the Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 but it runs on main belt.
The smallest upper pulley is 3.05, which I'm running now but still not getting enough boost with new rebuilt LT1.
Figure I try to overdrive the damper by 10% to get a tad more but can't find one.
It's in a 2016 Stingray Z51, dry sump.
Anyone run into this?
My only other option is to upgrade to the 2650 but it's a lot more work and $$
Thanks,
Pj-C7
Seems ATI nor IW have one. Seems they all support the Z06 setup or direct drive systems.
I have the Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 but it runs on main belt.
The smallest upper pulley is 3.05, which I'm running now but still not getting enough boost with new rebuilt LT1.
Figure I try to overdrive the damper by 10% to get a tad more but can't find one.
It's in a 2016 Stingray Z51, dry sump.
Anyone run into this?
My only other option is to upgrade to the 2650 but it's a lot more work and $$
Thanks,
Pj-C7
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I would confirm with someone like Andy at AA Corvette but the Dry sump crank snouts should be identical between the lt1 and lt4. This would lead me to believe you can use an lt4 balancer. I'd go with an Innovators West balancer. It's what I'm running on my Z51 but I have a 2nd drive for my centri so not over driving the accessory belt.
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Appreciate the response....I called all the major vendors and it seems they don't make overdriven dampers for the LT1; as it's a single belt system.
Anyway, in the iterum, I managed to get a 2.8" Griptec on the Magnuson which produces 12 PSI. It starts to slip after that but may be ok till the 2650 upgrade.
Thanks,
Pj-c7
Anyway, in the iterum, I managed to get a 2.8" Griptec on the Magnuson which produces 12 PSI. It starts to slip after that but may be ok till the 2650 upgrade.
Thanks,
Pj-c7
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Appreciate the response....I called all the major vendors and it seems they don't make overdriven dampers for the LT1; as it's a single belt system.
Anyway, in the iterum, I managed to get a 2.8" Griptec on the Magnuson which produces 12 PSI. It starts to slip after that but may be ok till the 2650 upgrade.
Thanks,
Pj-c7
Anyway, in the iterum, I managed to get a 2.8" Griptec on the Magnuson which produces 12 PSI. It starts to slip after that but may be ok till the 2650 upgrade.
Thanks,
Pj-c7
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OP, with regards to the 2650 I believe magnuson does not offer it for the wet sump. Better verify this with them
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It is dry sump. I didn't think it had same belt configuration as the Z06, which I'm not familiar with. I thought the Z06 SC was driven by a second/outer belt on the damper. Anyway, I'll look into it. Thanks!
Pj-c7
Pj-c7
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