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s2d4 · 03-26-2015, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by keen as

Twincharged with Sprintex supercharger
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ht=twincharged

Yeah, SEMA ended quite awhile ago.

hmong337 · 04-06-2015, 12:13 PM

Any guesses to what this will retail for?

raven1231 · 04-06-2015, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hmong337

Any guesses to what this will retail for?

Around 6k. Most of their kits are around 5.5-6

2016 Camaro SS · 04-10-2015, 11:13 AM

Needs more updates.

tahdizzle · 04-15-2015, 02:05 PM

More updates. They expected a June release. :P

ohmai18 · 04-17-2015, 03:42 AM

If they are based in Cali, is there a good chance that this is carb legal? They had other chargers that were.

sdwagonjp · 04-18-2015, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ohmai18

If they are based in Cali, is there a good chance that this is carb legal? They had other chargers that were.

I would think so. Check the other kits that are part of the eforce line. The warranty is nuts if its the same as the others. Luckily I have low mileage because they start all warranty miles at zero.

itsibarra · 04-27-2015, 02:53 PM

Called in and the tech I spoke to said their tuners are working on it and should be running this week. Now the wait for numbers.

twag4 · 04-28-2015, 01:24 AM

Why does Edelbrock insist on making this thing look like a big v8 engine cover from a Challenger/Mustang/Camaro? That is an unnecessarily ugly monstrosity of an engine cover type manifold thing. I just don't get it. I was excited to see this kit when it was first announced, but not so much now. Disappointed!

ohmai18 · 04-28-2015, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by twag4

Why does Edelbrock insist on making this thing look like a big v8 engine cover from a Challenger/Mustang/Camaro? That is an unnecessarily ugly monstrosity of an engine cover type manifold thing. I just don't get it. I was excited to see this kit when it was first announced, but not so much now. Disappointed!

Because their heritage is based on American muscle. I did not expect them to change their identity just for this car. The kit looks modern and clean anyhow.

twag4 · 04-28-2015, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ohmai18

Because their heritage is based on American muscle. I did not expect them to change their identity just for this car. The kit looks modern and clean anyhow.

I wonder why they are entering the tuner market then. Kit looks awful, not clean. Definite bro bait. I used many Edelbrock products in the 80s when I was younger. Their heritage was horsepower and performance, not big ugly plastic engine covers that do not enhance performance. I just don't understand why they would make this lump of stuff more about appearance. Why add material when there is no functional improvement by doing so? There is elegance and beauty in simplicity. The look of fine machinery and engineering always trumps big plastic covers with red plastic inlays. YMMV

Jaden · 04-28-2015, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by twag4

I wonder why they are entering the tuner market then. Kit looks awful, not clean. Definite bro bait. I used many Edelbrock products in the 80s when I was younger. Their heritage was horsepower and performance, not big ugly plastic engine covers that do not enhance performance. I just don't understand why they would make this lump of stuff more about appearance. Why add material when there is no functional improvement by doing so? There is elegance and beauty in simplicity. The look of fine machinery and engineering always trumps big plastic covers with red plastic inlays. YMMV

That big monstrosity as you put it is the intercooler. More intercooler, means cooler, denser air charge. Also, longer runners typically = better low end torque which is what the FA20 desperately needs.

I wouldn't be surprised if this kit has the best EO'd numbers so far.

I like the way it looks personally, it looks clean and symmetrical.

Besides, I don't mind american muscle looks myself, but I'm not much of a ricer either so that shouldn't be much of a surprise.

Jaden

Kodename47 · 04-28-2015, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by twag4

not big ugly plastic engine covers that do not enhance performance.

Like the Cosworth, the supercharger goes under the manifold into the bottom. That lump of plastic is the intake manifold... The Cosworth setup is the same, just dressed differently.

yonson · 04-28-2015, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by twag4

I wonder why they are entering the tuner market then. Kit looks awful, not clean. Definite bro bait. I used many Edelbrock products in the 80s when I was younger. Their heritage was horsepower and performance, not big ugly plastic engine covers that do not enhance performance. I just don't understand why they would make this lump of stuff more about appearance. Why add material when there is no functional improvement by doing so? There is elegance and beauty in simplicity. The look of fine machinery and engineering always trumps big plastic covers with red plastic inlays. YMMV

Sometimes you have to go with function over form, I imagine it's like that for more intercooler surface area. Ohh and it's Aluminium not plastic...

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