Supercharger for VFSS

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Originally Posted by whitels1ss

Fark, this has gone a long way from the original plan at the start of this thread of being a mild daily driven streeter to this monster build.........:shock:



When is it booked in to be done Dan?

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Yes good point. I was thinking about the NA build we did on my orange ve and there were a number of things I learned from that experience, one of which was "do it once and do it right" in other words I'm trying to avoid having to re-do things later on.

In terms of timing, I am selling a townhouse at the moment. The proceeds of that will go into the car. So as soon as I have sold it, happy days.

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Originally Posted by BLACK 346

Very smart mate, you can tell you have been down this road before :) Going forged bottom end and powerglide prior to upping the ante is only going to save you heartache in the long run.

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Thanks - yes my NA experience taught me a lot. And not getting rid of the six speed box was probably the costliest lesson. Although in my defence, I had a ski boat at the time and I wanted to be able to tow that so I stuck with the 6L80E. However, now ski boat sold and I can focus 100% on a strong reliable set up.

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Originally Posted by BLACK 346

Not sure what the phone conversation entails when you ring them, but a little bird tells me that they have installed these on customers cars ;)
Maybe those customers are happy to accept the risk, who knows.

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Part of the reason for me posting that link was for people to read the reasons
why they do not recommend the gilmer explaining about the risks of damage from extra harshness & shock in the drive system.


Hey, if I was fitting a new supercharger (for about $13-14K installed) & they told me that if I spent an extra $2,500 on a gilmer that would
totally void the warranty on the supercharger, showing me those reasons, I don't think I would personally be getting one fitted.



At the end of the day, as they say, it is up to the individual to make their own choice.

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Originally Posted by whitels1ss

Part of the reason for me posting that link was for people to read the reasons
why they do not recommend the gilmer explaining about the risks of damage from extra harshness & shock in the drive system.


Hey, if I was fitting a new supercharger (for about $13-14K installed) & they told me that if I spent an extra $2,500 on a gilmer that would
totally void the supercharger, showing me those reasons, I don't think I would personally be getting one fitted.



At the end of the day, as they say, it is up to the individual to make their own choice.

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It's good advice and a good description of the mechanical consequences. I don't need a gilmer

Will be looking forward to seeing the build thread Dan. :cheers:

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Originally Posted by whitels1ss

Will be looking forward to seeing the build thread Dan. :cheers:

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I'm looking forward to sharing it that's for sure.
Just need the sale of my rental unit to go through quickly and then it will be off up the hill with my VF

Happy news - my townhouse sold over the weekend. Just have to wait 14 days for the contract to go unconditional and then I can head up the hill to have Terry work his magic on the red devil.

Tentatively booked her in for the first week of March.

Regards, Dan

Hey Dan, see this thread, check out post 197 @ a couple after. :cheers:

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthre...24#post2175624

Thanks for the link - very impressive numbers on the 2300 - looking forward to the odd 10 sec run.

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Originally Posted by HOLDAN

Thanks for the link - very impressive numbers on the 2300 - looking forward to the odd 10 sec run.

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The instant torque & power of these blowers is incredible until you have actually driven with one.

You can drive around all day on bypass getting quite good fuel economy & manners, nobody even knows it is there.

Then, as soon as you give it a bit more throttle the entire game changes.



You will love it. :cheers:

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Originally Posted by HOLDAN

Thanks for the link - very impressive numbers on the 2300 - looking forward to the odd 10 sec run.

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A friend of mine with an early VF SSV 6.0 A6 with Maggie 2300 and various matching mods ran an 11.2 at Calder on street tyres (at 20psi or so) when on a dyno day years ago he ran about the same as mine did before I gained around 40rwkw with retune, new fuel pump, vavle springs, thermal blankets and 12L reservoir.

Decent tyres on yours should see 10s Dan.

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Originally Posted by whitels1ss

The instant torque & power of these blowers is incredible until you have actually driven with one.

You can drive around all day on bypass getting quite good fuel economy & manners, nobody even knows it is there.

Then, as soon as you give it a bit more throttle the entire game changes.



You will love it. :cheers:

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I am having so much trouble waiting lol. I will order the blower early next week so it's ready when I get my car to Terry.

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Originally Posted by Wonky

A friend of mine with an early VF SSV 6.0 A6 with Maggie 2300 and various matching mods ran an 11.2 at Calder on street tyres (at 20psi or so) when on a dyno day years ago he ran about the same as mine did before I gained around 40rwkw with retune, new fuel pump, vavle springs, thermal blankets and 12L reservoir.

Decent tyres on yours should see 10s Dan.

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Hi Wonky

Yes 10's should be doable that's for sure.

I don't think I'll take the Stage 1 set up to the track though - afraid I'll break things

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Originally Posted by HOLDAN

I am having so much trouble waiting lol. I will order the blower early next week so it's ready when I get my car to Terry.

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Put it on Visa Dan, you will have the money before you have to pay your next statement. :yup:

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Originally Posted by whitels1ss

Put it on Visa Dan, you will have the money before you have to pay your next statement. :yup:

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Clock up a few rewards or FF points doing it that way too ;)