i have an 02 Z06. I can't decide if i want to throw a procharger on it or if i want to get the heads ported, custom cam, vararam, kooks long tubes, catback, and clutch. I know about how much the horsepower will be with the procharger, but what kind of hp am i looking at if i do heads, cam, and exhaust. I would like to get at least high 400's at the wheels without the procharger, but is it possible without the supercharger. I only have enough money for one or the other.

 

If you want big HP/Torque numbers do the supercharger.
If you want to low ET's get a H/C package, as you'll never be able to get the SC power to the ground as easily. Also with the H/C, there is no need to worry about belts slipping, failing or coming off.
Everyone will have a different opinion on this though....

 

Michael,

I think it is possible to reach high 400's rwhp, approaching 500 without a power procharger/magnacharger.

I'm sitting at 451rwhp (see mods in sig), without the heads ever being off the motor. I think probably with a set of reworked/new heads (AFR205's or 225's), shaved pistons (for valve clearance), I should certainly be north of 475rwhp, and then thinking about a bigger set of injectors, bigger intake and throttle body, should be bumping 500.

BY the time you have done all that you probably have spend more dollars than a quick procharger or magnacharger install.

In my case, at an idle, you can certainly tell there is one big a$$ cam under the hood, whereas the procharger and magnacharger are more stealthy at an idle (other than the magnacharger requiring a raised hood), and probably a little more daily driver friendly.

My $0.02 worth anyway.

Steve

 

Procharger man, its the way to go if you have the money, good luck

 

you can eaisly obtain 500 rwhp with a h/c setup, yet probally wouldn't be as streetable as a blower setup.my suggestion would be to get the basic boltons, put in a mild bolwer cam that will help alot considering the flow of your ls6 heads, and run a ATI procharger around 10psi, and your looking at well over 500rwhp, and a very streetable car.

 

Another vote for the Procharger.

 

If you are looking into this I would have to say go supercharged. LS1tech has a new sponser that has been on the Corvette Forum for a long time A&A Corvette. Andy has a procharger kit that is completely insane. I have had both a H/C C5 which had a 3200 stall and my current setup with a ATI Procharger. The heads and cam will get you some high HP numbers btu streetability starts to go down hill at some point. The setup that Andy sells has been modified. More or less the only part about it that is ATI is the blower its self. It has single front mounted intercooler, an updated bracket with which you no longer have belt slip issues, and a kit to pin the crank. Those were the most common problems with teh kit and most have been fixed by Andy's. Most guys with this kit hit over 500RWHP. I am currently at 488RWHP with a crappy tune and stock manifolds and stock well everything minus my clutch. Once I get my tune down better I should be around 510-520 RWHP. Drivability is like stock until you start creating positive pressure in the intake or teh boost starts to build. Then it will throw you a little Most Z06's hit over 540-550 RWHP with just the kit and headers. The H/C car I had was mean and even with the torque from the convertor it still felt nothing like my F/I car does now. And streetability is nice. And I still get close to 30 MPG on teh highway If you are just alittle curious about going F/I just troll over to the www.corvetteforum.com and look in the F/I section of the C5 part. Just read and search a bit. You wil save money on a H./C and get better track times. But I have no intentions of going to the track to race anymore. I will go once my tune is done. And jsut a thought, I have 20,000 miles on my blower setup with completely stock top and bottom end. The only updates I did when I installed my car are in my sig. Oh and I am at 8-10 lbs of boost as well.

Damon

 

Go with the procharger, the car will drive like stock until you put the petal to the floor...and then hold on.

 

H/C isn't going to be fun for long IMO. Just not enough power.

The ProCharger will have some real potential, especially if you pulley it down.

Mark

 

ok, i think i am going to go with the procharger. my only question is that can i run the D1SC on a stock engine and still be safe or do i need to run the P1SC head??? because eventually down the road i am going to put a forged 383 short block in and put some AFR heads in. but that is at least a year until i am going to be able to get that done.

 

Alot of guys are running stock bottom ends with D1SC's. Just need to get it tuned right is all.

 

i think i am going to go ahead and put the d1sc in. how hard and how long does it take to install one? how much am i looking at if i had it professionally done?

 

if your staying with the stock shortblock go with a 450rwhp H/C setup. now if your talking a very mild H/C setup, id just get the procharger.

 

I would recommend a supercharger specifically the A&A kit. We have installed a lot of their kits and have had some good results the last two we did were on automatics one made 495 rwhp on a stock 02 automatic with a catback. The other made 479 with a stock exhaust and 2800 stall converter. Im sure with your Z06 you would have no problem going over 500 rwhp. And regardless if you can make close to that power with a H/C setup, a 500 rwhp blower car will be alot more street friendly then even a 450 rwhp H/C car.

 

If you like the Big Block lope then a big H/C.If you like stealth then the blower.

I still get 30MPG on my setup and who say's you can't ET a blower setup

 

Maddboost you have mail..

 

If I had the money, I'd get the ProCharger no question!

 

I have the option.. and am going H/C just something about being all motor and that sweet lope.

 

Go with the SC or even consider getting turbo (or two )

 

call Andy at A&A corvette for the s/c kit info.Then get a good clutch as the stocker will be smoke in no time.