98 Corvette F I ?
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98 Corvette F I ? hey guys been thinking about putting an A&A kit on my 98 ls1, i'd like to know your opinion on doing it. my car currently has 93k miles on mn6 with LG pro long tubes stock 243 heads and ls6 intake also it has a 229ish cam on it making 396/386 on the dyno...
do you think it will be safe for me to put a blower at this many miles on my car ? if so how much hp do you think it will produce with my current set up.
and for those who think i should leave the car alone, what would my other options be if i wanted to be at 650hp range. I know i have considered selling the c5 and buying a c6 but the thought of another car payment just isnt what i wanted ... thanks guys
do you think it will be safe for me to put a blower at this many miles on my car ? if so how much hp do you think it will produce with my current set up.
and for those who think i should leave the car alone, what would my other options be if i wanted to be at 650hp range. I know i have considered selling the c5 and buying a c6 but the thought of another car payment just isnt what i wanted ... thanks guys
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I built a single turbo kit for my c5 that had 103,000 on it . It did great for years 670hp 623 tq to the wheels on 14 psi.. I just recently sold the car to fund a drag week car but I run high mileage ls engines in my turbo Fairmont with 20 psi not to say there hasn't been problems but nothing to bad. A good tuner will keep it from scattering
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I built a single turbo kit for my c5 that had 103,000 on it . It did great for years 670hp 623 tq to the wheels on 14 psi.. I just recently sold the car to fund a drag week car but I run high mileage ls engines in my turbo Fairmont with 20 psi not to say there hasn't been problems but nothing to bad. A good tuner will keep it from scattering
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I'm sure your tuner is a little worried. There's always chance of failure dealing with power adders . I ran a 6.0 with 179,000 with 20psi for a season until a flex bellow collapsed and blew a head gasket and bent a rod . . Like I said you never know. Those cars are actually more expensive out back with transmissions and cv axles and 3rd members being very expensive if you go aftermarket. And if you don't do you own work your really out more money. I always do my own work taking the motor out and building my own kit so it didn't bother me about the mileage on my car. But they work really well drag racing they're just expensive to build
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I'm sure your tuner is a little worried. There's always chance of failure dealing with power adders . I ran a 6.0 with 179,000 with 20psi for a season until a flex bellow collapsed and blew a head gasket and bent a rod . . Like I said you never know. Those cars are actually more expensive out back with transmissions and cv axles and 3rd members being very expensive if you go aftermarket. And if you don't do you own work your really out more money. I always do my own work taking the motor out and building my own kit so it didn't bother me about the mileage on my car. But they work really well drag racing they're just expensive to build
