awesome vid dude!

Has anybody contacted Vortech yet?

See if they can re design this shit and send everyone a replacement

Edit: Just checked mine and same story here

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2c1be056.jpg

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...ps27c506a5.jpg

Starting to regret this purchase, should of waited for the Innovate twin screw

Well this is what I found and put in the video, this is the only choice is to run the pipe in a higher position to avoid everything else except the hood insulation. So the question is how long before that downward pressure forces the pipe downwards.

How much is the pipe shifting under the hood when closed?
Like in my case I had clearance sometimes, and then with heat expansion sometimes not.

I dont think we should regret this purchase due to a few issues here and there. We all knew there were risks involved being one of the first with the kits. The reality of doing things first to a completely new car is that we're the ones that are going to find the issues that need to be fixed for the people that buy in the future.

The pipe is bolted to the engine, which moves. This would seem to mean that even if you get it to where it doesn't contact the frame rail sitting still, it probably will when the engine is moving around under acceleration and what not.

If someone local wants to swing by and compare that tube.... maybe its just differences between tube runs that is causing some people to have this problem more so than others

Its also possible it's a variation in the tube manufacturing, some fit better than others.

When it comes down to it there are plenty of potential factors, from install, to alignment, to collar adjustment, temperature etc.

What town you live in?

La Grange Park

It would, but the other point of contact that you have to avoid near the headlight does not. So, if you get it all adjusted properly so that it doesn't touch the pulley, you'll want to make a couple WOT runs and check for contact between that area and the pipe afterwards.

You are an hour from me, we will have to meet up on a Weekend. Maybe next week?

Sounds good, shoot me a PM when the time comes :thumbsup:

Ill be comparing your vortech fitment to mine at the meet next Saturday.

It's been stellar for me on the street
But I tend to drive it like a monkey and call it testing just cause I, collecting data
Fuel delivery is my biggest issue, not the pump side but the physical fuel availability in the bowl or sump
But that aside, back to the belt

When u turn the smaller pullies or run e85 and make more power or run a ebcs the belt and the kit seems to not like two things, lots of power and sudden delivery of power, and loss of power, bouncing off limiter kills belts fastest at 14 psi

I usually deal with it

Pay the piper like one ought to expect to, running it race at all the time in heat

I only have issues with belts trackside, where it often counts most. This alone makes me want to try a turbo, but I know that animal has other beasts of heat to contend with amd I don't like any of the in front of motor turbo designs

Avo was the only vendor who has it down low, it's been eons since I looked at turbo kits, you guys know, correct me, who else makes a turbo that does t heat up my rad, belts or motor .?

Street setup with 3.33 has been 50k miles a belt so I can't complain on her daily driver
My track car I a, running thru belts like they outta style every like ten sessions before, more frequently now. I just sapped to some new pullies lets see if it brings belt life back

Now, what track proven turbo kits are there ?:coolpics: