I said I wouldn't, so....
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The newer brackets that are available for a supercharged setup are definitely better than what they were 10 years ago for this platform. I had an F1X on my car for a couple of years and when I started to get more aggressive with the pulley combo it really didn't like 8000+ RPM and I just could not keep a belt on it. The 2650s are great blowers but suffer from the same belt issues once you really start to push them. I eventually went twins and never looked back although I will be redoing my turbo kit at some point with better manifolds with better gate priority and moving the turbos up front so it's easier to work on.
Turbo is your only option from the sounds of it.
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I hate twins, but I have them because I lacked room for the size single downpipe I would have wanted to use. I would have much preferred not running two of almost every bit of plumbing, but they did make part of the exhaust work easier.
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I loved my last single turbo setup but I had to pretty much do a bumper exit for the exhaust. Not really wanting to do that again. And with a bigger CI engine, I would really need to run a 5" exhaust. Twins will be the only thing that will allow keeping somewhat of a full exhaust. I can put them in the fenders and keep a good amount of heat out of the engine bay. Pros and cons to both. Just gotta sit down and decide which route to go.
I loved my last single turbo setup but I had to pretty much do a bumper exit for the exhaust. Not really wanting to do that again. And with a bigger CI engine, I would really need to run a 5" exhaust. Twins will be the only thing that will allow keeping somewhat of a full exhaust. I can put them in the fenders and keep a good amount of heat out of the engine bay. Pros and cons to both. Just gotta sit down and decide which route to go.
A pair of S366's would be legit, fender dumps with a bullet muffler in the down pipe would work.
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Gonna go with the Pulsar 73/75s, twins. Now to decide between front mount, fender mount, or mid-mount behind the drivers area (C6 vette where stock fuel tanks used to be).
About to start ordering everything to start mocking/building the turbo kit.
About to start ordering everything to start mocking/building the turbo kit.
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Ended up ordering some VS Racing 69/73s. I think these will fit my goals a little better. Not trying to break any records. Shooting for 1200whp on "mild" boost. Mid 20s psi. Should give me some good resolution for boost/traction control and not push everything too hard. Also ordered some stainless piping, wastegates, and some of those Motion wastegate merges.
I'm a fan of fender mount, mid mount would be cool too and help control heat in the engine bay a lot better too I'd imagine.
There's a guy on here who did a fender mount that was excellent but unfortunately, I can't find the thread.
He had to do a lot of work to pull it off but it looked and sounded amazing.
He tucked the turbos in the fender right behind the front wheels with the dumps coming out at the bottom of the fender.
Might be easier for you since your car is already highly modified?
There's a guy on here who did a fender mount that was excellent but unfortunately, I can't find the thread.
He had to do a lot of work to pull it off but it looked and sounded amazing.
He tucked the turbos in the fender right behind the front wheels with the dumps coming out at the bottom of the fender.
Might be easier for you since your car is already highly modified?
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I'm a fan of fender mount, mid mount would be cool too and help control heat in the engine bay a lot better too I'd imagine.
There's a guy on here who did a fender mount that was excellent but unfortunately, I can't find the thread.
He had to do a lot of work to pull it off but it looked and sounded amazing.
He tucked the turbos in the fender right behind the front wheels with the dumps coming out at the bottom of the fender.
Might be easier for you since your car is already highly modified?
There's a guy on here who did a fender mount that was excellent but unfortunately, I can't find the thread.
He had to do a lot of work to pull it off but it looked and sounded amazing.
He tucked the turbos in the fender right behind the front wheels with the dumps coming out at the bottom of the fender.
Might be easier for you since your car is already highly modified?
Once I get the turbos in hand, I can mock them up to see where they can and can't fit. That will ultimately drive the final decision.
