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Vortech, Paxton, KB, Powerdyne. Whats the difference?

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Stanger007

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ga94gt said:
If i am not mistaken they will fit under a stock hood (KB). I am getting a KB because of the low end torque and my auto.
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A torque converter + tranny cooler will rock your world and melt your tires!

Wes
 

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Stanger007 said:
Oh yeah and don't forget the noise factor... obnoxious V1 S-trim FTW. :-D

Wes
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A T trim is even more obnoxious..............that what I love about it!!!
 

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S351Saleen77 said:
A T trim is even more obnoxious..............that what I love about it!!!
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Doesn't the T-trim headunit bolt into the S-trim brackets with little to no modification?

Wes
 
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if so....then my 427 build just got a bit cheaper
 

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The Green GT said:
Thats why Im going with the V-1 if I get a Vortech.
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If it's to loud your too old!!! And I bet I'm alot older than you!!

Stanger007 said:
Doesn't the T-trim headunit bolt into the S-trim brackets with little to no modification?

Wes
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Yeah......and the power of a T- Trim is awesome....way more low end than the old R- trim with all the top end!!
 

The Green GT

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S351Saleen77 said:
If it's to loud your too old!!! And I bet I'm alot older than you!!
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I ran no cat and no mufflers for like 3 months and the only reason I got mufflers was because it rattled too much **** in my car. not because it was too loud. As Wes. He heard it. lol

I love loud stuff.
 

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Now that's a killer upgrade path - if a 5 minute $60 pulley doesn't make it fast enough, bolt in a new headunit in about 30 minutes. :-D

Wes
 

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The Green GT said:
Ask Wes. He heard it. lol
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Ears still ringing.

Did Sam tell you we ran his car around open headers after we finished up his Trickflow install? (midpipe not even close to fitting)

It was just silly how loud it was at idle... could not even talk... WOT was insane... and we loved every minute of it.

Going down the road we see an old lady in her yard literally put her hands over her ears before we even got up to her.

It was trailered to exhaust shop... it was an attention getter to say the least.

Vortech guys have more fun,
Wes
 

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Stanger007 said:
Ears still ringing.

Did Sam tell you we ran his car around open headers after we finished up his Trickflow install? (midpipe not even close to fitting)

It was just silly how loud it was at idle... could not even talk... WOT was insane... and we loved every minute of it.

Going down the road we see an old lady in her yard literally put her hands over her ears before we even got up to her.

It was trailered to exhaust shop... it was an attention getter to say the least.

Vortech guys have more fun,
Wes
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I remeber you telling me about the open headers. lol

Its fun huh?
 

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Stanger007 said:
Now that's a killer upgrade path - if a 5 minute $60 pulley doesn't make it fast enough, bolt in a new headunit in about 30 minutes. :-D

Wes
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Exactly! A T-trim bolts right on. If I was buying new I wouldn't even consider a S-trim. Unless I had a stock 302 and didn't plan on much upgrading to the motor.
 
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bimmertech said:
i bought a used vortech kit off here for right at $2k with maf/inj.

i dunno what you can get a kb for, but you can find used vortech's all day long for around that price--btw there are so many used vortechs cuz guys take them off for turbos lol.

btw, my price is negotiable as i have alot of extra parts in the kit.
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YEP! You'll be seeing mine for sale for the same reason too..
 

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I have a guy offering me a T-trim with all this for $2500. what do you guys think? Too much blower?

T-Trim head unit
- freshly rebuilt by Vortech
- race transmission (REALLY noisy BTW)
Custom 10-rib pulley setup
- only one of its kind that I'm aware of (crank pulley was almost $500 alone)
- two blower pulleys
- custom billet tensioner for 10-rib
- billet tensioner reinforcement (so you can REALLY tighten it down)
- custom water pump pulley to fit huge crank pulley
- two blower belts

Oil feed and drain lines
All updgraded silicone couplers and t-bolt clamps
Anderson Power Pipe
Greddy Blowoff Valve
Custom inlet tubing (setup for Fox TB conversion, SN95 setups suck)
Hardware, brackets, accessories (I'll buy all new shiny grade 8 bolts for you to make sure they're all there since I haven't installed it yet, and was planning to do this anyway)
Instructions
Some of the stock stuff (which you can sell on eBay)
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The Green GT said:
I have a guy offering me a T-trim with all this for $2500. what do you guys think? Too much blower?
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Most people I see with T trims are built. Stick with the S trim.
 

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DP
 

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WhiteStallionGT said:
Most people I see with T trims are built. Stick with the S trim.
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Yea, thats usually what I see too.
 
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too much blower?

nah...

not enough engine

 

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too much blower?

nah...

not enough engine

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Too much blower for my small engine.
 
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haha, if I could afford it, I'd have a T-trim on mine right now.

One day I'm gonna sell it and get a t-trim unit...one day.

I've heard vortech only gives like a $500 credit if you give them a used s-trim......


btw, if you do get a KB:

if you thought you had traction problems now......wait til you slap that thing on there
 

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cbarr300 said:
btw, if you do get a KB:

if you thought you had traction problems now......wait til you slap that thing on there
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I cant wait.
 

final5-0

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Well

I'm getting in late on this one

I always check tech first and lately ... been kinda busy

Good points by all

I wanted to stress two points that have been talked about

1) about the Tweecer

We really need to starting telling it like it really is ........

They are how much these days
Like 550 for the interface

Lets be really honest here

You need to add in the cost of ......
a wide band @ 200-300
supporting software @ 50-100
used laptop @ 100-300

2) about blower supporting mods

while we're being honest

upgraded parts like
meter
injectors
fuel pump
ignition
maybe more

point is ... add more $$$

Making the jump to a blower is more involved than it first seems :Word:

These kinda threads are good to help ... ed u ma kate ... folks

They ought to be in tech though

Grady
 
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