Questions and Discussion on Vortech Supercharging Systems

[DJCarbine]

Originally Posted by nelsmar

I tapped 360whp on the dyno today with a 3.125 pulley and e80 fuel. . Plot shows hood open vs hood closed.



Stock exhaust. No snorkel. 3.125 pulley. Fa20club flex fuel and tune. Dw65
Pump 540cc injectors. Berk test pipe.

Nice numbers man!

[charged86]

Originally Posted by nelsmar

According to the dynos weather station 3.125 gave me 11.5psi at 7100 rpm. Ecutek logs with checking ambient atmospheric pressure of my 3var showed 11.5 at 7400

Your exhaust flow and can tuning cam affect this boost reading. Unless someone has installed a pre-intercooled iat sensor you may not get the info you want. However my pulley is nearly that size and I have been doing a lot tests including multiple dyno sessions. Maybe if you just tell me what you are aiming to find I can just directly answer it.

Well my car was different. Plus I did a 3.125 on stock header and original vortech belt it may have been slipping. We are talking 1 psi here. I'm making 14psi now so I'm not worried now you Got me wanting to remove my snorkel! Lol

[ft86me]

Whoops

[nelsmar]

Originally Posted by charged86

Well my car was different. Plus I did a 3.125 on stock header and original vortech belt it may have been slipping. We are talking 1 psi here. I'm making 14psi now so I'm not worried now you Got me wanting to remove my snorkel! Lol

I wanted to do before and after testing but I'm too sick I would recommend ditching it and testing it out. I have changed very few things and picked up over 50whp. And let's not kid out self... A muffler delete isn't going to net 50whp when I have factory header and front pipe.

[charged86]

Originally Posted by nelsmar

I wanted to do before and after testing but I'm too sick I would recommend ditching it and testing it out. I have changed very few things and picked up over 50whp. And let's not kid out self... A muffler delete isn't going to net 50whp when I have factory header and front pipe.

Well congrats on the numbers! And I hope ya feel better

[charged86]

Originally Posted by ft86me

Hmm can't really get used to this things. The whistle has there when you give it some has then gets quiet. Think this will be up for sale. Anyone interested ?

You got the new BoV? And you don't like it?

[ft86me]

Originally Posted by charged86

You got the new BoV? And you don't like it?

Ya not at all dude.cant get it to where i want and little too loud for my taste

[ft86me]

For those of you that have a oil catch can with the vortech , how did you go about the plumbing and what did you tap into? Also what brand? Thanks!!

[pheoxs]

Gonna hopefully start the re-install tonight for the oil fed version. If all goes well and I can get a shop to weld the bung on she should be back on the road by the weekend and I can start looking at adding the wastegate onto her

[Dezoris]

@nelsmar you still on stock clutch?

[nelsmar]

Originally Posted by Dezoris

@nelsmar you still on stock clutch?

lol yup. Don't ask me how the hell it still works. Im in shock at this point that it still grips. Although it doesn't "chirp" third with light shifting like it used to. (I found it humorous that it would chirp with light shifting like that.) And its starting to get soft when everything gets really warm up top.

I am having a hell of a time trying to decide what clutch to order. I need to order within the next two weeks =/ I am stuck between just getting a 6 puck like i probably should or going with a full face which I would prefer since my ankle is still a bit banged up from my wreck last year. I am pushing @ the flywheel more than all the ratings of all the full face on the market though so i am not sure what i should go for. Considering that the stock clutch still grips it would seem that even a full face might work though.

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by nelsmar

I am having a hell of a time trying to decide what clutch to order. I need to order within the next two weeks =/ I am stuck between just getting a 6 puck like i probably should or going with a full face which I would prefer since my ankle is still a bit banged up from my wreck last year. I am pushing @ the flywheel more than all the ratings of all the full face on the market though so i am not sure what i should go for. Considering that the stock clutch still grips it would seem that even a full face might work though.

Just wanted to make a small correction. It isn't the full face or 6 puck decision that will determine how much your ankle will hurt. It is the pressure plate that decides that. From my experience the Clutchmasters pressure plate takes more clutch pedal effort than the ACT.

[nelsmar]

Originally Posted by King Tut

Just wanted to make a small correction. It isn't the full face or 6 puck decision that will determine how much your ankle will hurt. It is the pressure plate that decides that. From my experience the Clutchmasters pressure plate takes more clutch pedal effort than the ACT.

Yeah and just the fact most 6 puck come with a more aggressive pressure plate. But for others searching your point is something that should be mentioned.

The ACT 6 puck isn't too bad but it was a bit much for me when I was testing someones car prior to putting it on the dyno. After about twenty minutes my leg started to act up a bit. I am sure with some more therapy i can handle it in a month or two, but I do live downtown and stop and go traffic is pretty heavy for me. So I just dont know if its worth the discomfort.

I just want to make sure I have a clutch that can handle any "future" modifications if i end up getting bored and wanting a bit more power. I can always swap on a new header or upgrade my pulley one more notch. There is still a bit of power left in this unit so I dont want to restrict my self via clutch. But I think in reality im going to get stuck going full face. I wish someone had done some testing on one.

which clutch are you on?

[Dezoris]

Originally Posted by nelsmar

lol yup. Don't ask me how the hell it still works. Im in shock at this point that it still grips. Although it doesn't "chirp" third with light shifting like it used to. (I found it humorous that it would chirp with light shifting like that.) And its starting to get soft when everything gets really warm up top.

I am having a hell of a time trying to decide what clutch to order. I need to order within the next two weeks =/ I am stuck between just getting a 6 puck like i probably should or going with a full face which I would prefer since my ankle is still a bit banged up from my wreck last year. I am pushing @ the flywheel more than all the ratings of all the full face on the market though so i am not sure what i should go for. Considering that the stock clutch still grips it would seem that even a full face might work though.

Jeeze I am shocked it still works. Make sure you swap some hard core trans fluid in if you haven't already. Gonna be a hell of a lot more shock!
Good luck.