GrnDragon

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Hey Redrumss can you throw up a picture with a Tape measure showing the Height of the 2.8L from the Valley of the manifold to the top of the charger? I have not seen actual photo proof that the 2.8L Corvette SC is 9.5" tall.
Thanks

Oh and Cory you can disregard the message I left for you. It sounds like you aren't having any issues or concerns with your KB, and everything is working great. I may have to pic your brain when the tuning time comes, but that won't be till much later this year with how much work it is going to take to make it fit in my car.

TNTramair

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Sick!! subscribing!

Johny GTO

GrnDragon... Are you thinking what i'm thinking??? lol.

We need some F-ing measurments!! I gotta get one onto my GTO

Z06PSI

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I can get some for you guys tomorrow. Measurements with pictures...

GrnDragon

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Thanks, I have a lot of measurements but no pictures showing the measurements.
Kenne Bell and Turn Key Engines gave me these dimensions...
9.5" Tall from valley to top of SC
16.25" long from the front of the SC(block) to back of intake elbow
5.5" from Block to outside of pulley

I mocked that up on my car and the only modification it will take to make it fit is massaging the cowl (clearancing up to the bottom of the weatherseal).

Z06PSI

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Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the Corvette engine sits at least 2-3 inches further out from the cowl than an F-bod and the intake on the back of the blower is almost touching the hood seal on the Corvette. It would be a lot more than just massaging of the weatherstrip.

Johny GTO

Grndragon, i dont recall whaat you told me regarding this, so i will ask again...

since u measured it, would it fit under the hood of a 2005-6 GTO?

GrnDragon

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I really have no idea, I've never really paid attention to what the engine bay of a GTO looks like. All you can do is get the measurements and make a mockup on your engine and see where it will hit. I made a cardboard mock of the blower based on measurements I have been told from Kenne Bell and Turn Key (which I posted above).

Now back on to Redrum...What made you decide to stay with stock cubes for a forged engine? Are you going to be pushing LOTS of psi, or are you only shooting for 600-650 RWHP?

Z06PSI

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Well the Cobra guys are using stock cubes and making gobs of and so are the F-body guys. Why go bigger? This setup will make so much down low then what is the use? I will probably push it pretty hard once the forged motor goes in. What is hard? 750 on pump and meth and then 850 on race and lots of meth. Thats the plan anyways but we will see after it is all together.

Slvr00Bird

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Truly sweet ride man..

I wish I had the time and money that you have to put into my bird... I'm dying to throw a procharger on it just need to save for a bit longer..

GrnDragon

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I'm just trying to get as much information gathered about these Blowers as possible before pulling the trigger on my setup. So far my plans are for...
427 ci
9 to 1 CR
ETP 245's
2.8L H KB with a max of about 13-15 psi
I'm wanting the 427, mainly for "bragging", because I know the KB can make **** tons of power on stock cubes.
I don't have any LSx engine blocks or anythings around (I have an LT1) so I am starting from scratch and it is only a couple thousand more to do a 427 from the get go.

How tall are those Valve Covers that you are using? What are they interfering with? I am wanting to use the Abear enclosed covers with this KB setup, but I have no idea if anything from the blower will hit it.

Z06PSI

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See thats the thing. The blower can push between 25-30psi so why the extra expens of a 427? Build a Iron 370 and get you some thicker deck heads with larger studs and have some fun.

Here are the measurements.

The blower is actually 10 inches tall. From the valley tray floor.



And this measurement is from the back of the valley tray floor on the back of the block.

Slowhawk

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That is a big blower. We just finished a stroker Cobra motor with one.That smaller motor made a ton of torque down low and hit 800rwhp on pump gas. Would love to see what this would do on a 400+ci LSX engine.

GrnDragon

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So I just found out if I still plan to use a KB that I cannot use a Warhawk!

Turns out the Warhawk block requires a special valley cover (made by World) to be used on the block, and the KB blower setup uses it's own valley cover. I'm sure I could make it work, but at another added cost.

Hey Redrumss did you get a chance to measure your valve covers? Will they interfere with any of the KB parts, or do they just hit your alternator?

And thank you very much for the measurements, I still think I can make it fit.

Z06PSI

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The valve covers are some old C5R's I had laying around and its funny that the only thing they interfered with was the alternator. They are supposed to be made for this car. Now I have some really nice sheetmetal aluminum valve covers I spent a lot of time polishing that I need to sell.

GrnDragon

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Yeah they do look good on there!
The Abear enclosed covers are 3.75" tall, is that even close to the C5R covers you are using? Could you see covers that tall hitting any of the blower parts (like the air intake elbow or throttlebody)?

Killer_Z

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dang seeing ur name as redrumSS i thought the install was for an F-Body oh well verry clean install none the less.

Z06PSI

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No name changes allowed as per our over burdened Admins...

Z06PSI

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Those will not work at all. These are 2.5" and there is about 1/4" clearance between the top of the valve cover and the Throttlebody.

GrnDragon

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Damn it all to hell!!!! This engine setup is quite the pain in the a$$ to plan.
But thanks for the information, it saved me from buying multiple valve covers.