Im goin to check out a 93 notch back with full exhaust, 373's and 8 lb vortech supercharger tommorow.... How fast should the car pull on the top end???? From a 3rd gear pull will it be able to stay with ls1 cars???????
I got a 89 GT with the mods in my sig (SC set at 5-6 psi). Well, it pulls pretty decent, I wouldn't say it would keep up with an LS1 quite yet, but I don't think it would require much to do so. Put it this way, my car pulls at the TOP of third with the sc like it used to pull in second without the sc... if that gives you any idea.
hell yea so 3rd gear really wakes up???? My last 5.0 1st and 2nd was like whoa then 3rd was like ehhh you no what i mean.... So an 8lb vortech should really bring more power to the 3rd gear pull?
Yep, for me Third gear really woke up. 2nd bascially became useless... if you know what I mean.
When I wanted to feel power from my car, I used to coast in second at about 3,200 rpm and then floor it. But now, I do the same thing but in Third gear and it feels about the same (not quite, but close). Third gear used to be a , but I'm not afriad to put third gear down and go anymore.
Don't expect anything CRAZY, but expect it too feel ALOT more solid than a non s/c car. Just remember that on a vortech it takes some time to build boost, so the car wont really start to pull till 3,400+ rpms... but it will seem like there is no end to the pull in the third... Mine pulls all the way to the redline.
Hmm... im trying to decide if this guy was sincere or if he was trying to be a smart@ss. Im gonna guess he was trying to be a smartAss.
Anyways, if I ever really need the boost and Im not in the powerband of the car yet ( less than 3,000 rpm.) I just drop a gear and go. Kinda like my own version of boost on demand