Makes sense I guess. There's probably not a ton of profit in making the part compared to the R&D time that goes into it, and definitely appreciate that they offer a C38 specific pulley for bigger power numbers, as I'd like to get there someday.
I've been leaning towards the JRSC C38 kit over the Edelbrock kit. Hoping to get some more advice before I take the plunge.
Right now the car has stock header/cats and an Invidia N1 catback. I'd like to leave the cats intact for as long as possible as I build the car.
I'd like to shoot for building the powertrain in 3 stages:
Step 1. Base supercharger kit w/ CARB tune (~280 whp according to JRSC)
Step 2. Mods that can bump me up to ~320-330 whp (so I don't have to build the engine). I'm OK with upgrading the clutch if necessary
Step 3. Build the motor and push it to 400+ whp
Questions
1. To get to Step 2, what would be the best choice of mods?
2. Can I do a flex fuel kit with the base SC kit with no other supporting mods (like injectors/fuel pump)? I know I'd need a new tune, obviously.
3. If I went with the standard HBP (not the RS pulley) and a C38, it sounds like (from my reading of the forums) that I would need better fuel (93 or E85). In conjunction with this, I believe I would also need bigger injectors/fuel pump. Is this correct? What power level would this put me at, and would I still be at a safe power level for the stock internals (~330 whp or less?)
4. I've never built an engine before, and I'm not going to that extreme until a few years from now... but ballpark figures here... how much should I expect to pay to build the engine to hold ~400 whp? I got a quote from a local shop for $8800 installed, but that was for a full race engine - I am sure there are cheaper options out there, but for now I'm just trying to get an idea for what I'm getting myself into
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