Vortech Head Unit clocking
Vortech Head Unit clocking Posting a question for a friend. He is going to buy a vortech kit for his '99 SS off a local guy in town. He wants to ditch the aftercooler and do a FMIC. With this, he wants to know if the f-body head unit/bracket is clockable so he can best fit piping for a FMIC? That is all! We both called Vortech directly in which we were both put on hold until we reached an answering machine.... awesome! Thanks!
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is this possible? on the top left pic i want where the x is, to be where the other x is....if thats not to dumb sounding. haha.
and on the underhood pic thats an example of the way i want it to rotate. is this possible?
and on the underhood pic thats an example of the way i want it to rotate. is this possible?
From what I've been looking up, I'm pretty sure this bitch will clock any way you want. To get it where the X is and be facing straight down won't work though because of the side of the outlet on the blower. If you flipped it backwards which is not possible, then it would go there, haha
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You may need to remove the entire unit and try different positions until you find one that will work. I think I see what you are trying to do - if the current outlet is clocked at 9 o'clock, you want it to be around 5 o'clock, pointing a little down and to the right, correct?
I don't know the V-9 unit, but I suspect the volute (compressor housing) is held on the same way as my V-2, with metal plates attached at both ends with a screw. On the V-2, Vortech puts extra holes so if you clock it, you can always find an assortment of holes (3 pairs needed IIRC) that will retain the volute. Be careful when you spin the housing. If it doesn't move, check again that nothing is in the way, and no bolts are banging up against something. If it still won't move, try heating the volute with a blowdryer, sometimes that's enough to expand them and free it up. If that fails, try removing the head unit and finding out what's up.
Jim
I don't know the V-9 unit, but I suspect the volute (compressor housing) is held on the same way as my V-2, with metal plates attached at both ends with a screw. On the V-2, Vortech puts extra holes so if you clock it, you can always find an assortment of holes (3 pairs needed IIRC) that will retain the volute. Be careful when you spin the housing. If it doesn't move, check again that nothing is in the way, and no bolts are banging up against something. If it still won't move, try heating the volute with a blowdryer, sometimes that's enough to expand them and free it up. If that fails, try removing the head unit and finding out what's up.
Jim
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I don't see it working, it looks like it would be in the way of the tensioner/power steering pump. Why not just install an air-water cooler. http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/view.php?pcat=3 or does it have one already? I don't remember.
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Why clock it? Would something like this work under the SS hood? (I know it did under a WS6 hood; with a bit of cutting).
More pics if you click on it or the link in my sig. to custom installs
More pics if you click on it or the link in my sig. to custom installs
I don't see it working, it looks like it would be in the way of the tensioner/power steering pump. Why not just install an air-water cooler. http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/view.php?pcat=3 or does it have one already? I don't remember.
thats a clean setup, and i was thinking about something like that, but i dont know if it will clear the ss hood. and im not changing hoods. lol. thanks for the suggestion i will look into it.
Clocking can be useful though and is always worth consideration. Mine's not an F-bod, but clocking straight down on my V-2 T-trim, I was able to eliminate a lot of piping length and clutter to/from the FMIC:
Jim
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