Vortech 9lb on stock drivetrain/bottom end?
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Vortech 9lb on stock drivetrain/bottom end? Hey everyone, finally decided to take the next step and get blown. Looking at the Vortech 9lb with aftercooler and custome tuning by MMS. I was wondering if anyone has any ballpark idea how long the stock rear and stock tranny will last? Its going to be a daily driver and already has the mods listed below in my sig. Im looking to make something reliable that puts out pretty large amounts of power, but not the MAX power for fear of breaking/loosing reliability of drivetrain/motor.
I have heard of guys going 30-50k miles running 10+ lbs of boost with no problems on piston rings or stock pistons, anyone have any experience with this? What about the rear end with the 3.73's and the tranny? I hoping I wont beat on it that hard..but theres a pretty good chance I will run it pretty hard anyway <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0"> I never go to the track, and ill be running 245/50/16 nitto drags 24/7 like I do right now.
Really, I just want a fairly reliable setup. Right now im looking at the option of buying a beater so if the rear breaks I can still go to work. But then again, 2k for a beater = 2k for a rear. If a blower will let the rear and tranny last long enough (6-8 months at least) for me to get the cash to replace them, then would it be fairly reliable with a 12 bolt and an flp/yank tranny? im sure someone will chime in since lots of us on here have experience making these big amounts of power.
Thanks!
-dan
1998 Black Z28 w/T-Tops
3.73 gm gears, super yank 3500 torque converter, FLP long tube headers, off road pipes, 3" flowtech cutout, mccord v2 remote cutout, o2 sims, three inch hooker catback, whisper lid, k&n air filter, HPP3+, b&m 24,000 gvw tranny cooler, lakewood LCA, nitto 555r drag radials on all corners, autotap, mobil 1, zaino, painted red calipers, free ram air mod, EGR mod, cold air mod, rear blackouts, silver rear fillins, rice clear corners, 5% tint, k&n oil filter
on the way: energy tranny and tq arm mounts (wheelhop = bad)
[ January 26, 2002: Message edited by: dan98z ]</p>
I have heard of guys going 30-50k miles running 10+ lbs of boost with no problems on piston rings or stock pistons, anyone have any experience with this? What about the rear end with the 3.73's and the tranny? I hoping I wont beat on it that hard..but theres a pretty good chance I will run it pretty hard anyway <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0"> I never go to the track, and ill be running 245/50/16 nitto drags 24/7 like I do right now.
Really, I just want a fairly reliable setup. Right now im looking at the option of buying a beater so if the rear breaks I can still go to work. But then again, 2k for a beater = 2k for a rear. If a blower will let the rear and tranny last long enough (6-8 months at least) for me to get the cash to replace them, then would it be fairly reliable with a 12 bolt and an flp/yank tranny? im sure someone will chime in since lots of us on here have experience making these big amounts of power.
Thanks!
-dan
1998 Black Z28 w/T-Tops
3.73 gm gears, super yank 3500 torque converter, FLP long tube headers, off road pipes, 3" flowtech cutout, mccord v2 remote cutout, o2 sims, three inch hooker catback, whisper lid, k&n air filter, HPP3+, b&m 24,000 gvw tranny cooler, lakewood LCA, nitto 555r drag radials on all corners, autotap, mobil 1, zaino, painted red calipers, free ram air mod, EGR mod, cold air mod, rear blackouts, silver rear fillins, rice clear corners, 5% tint, k&n oil filter
on the way: energy tranny and tq arm mounts (wheelhop = bad)
[ January 26, 2002: Message edited by: dan98z ]</p>
Re: Vortech 9lb on stock drivetrain/bottom end? It will last if you keep it properly tuned. Most people that bolt these on just think it's plug and play and no worries. WRONG! I ran 8psi on my stock LT1 for 25,000 miles with no problems. Good luck!
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Re: Vortech 9lb on stock drivetrain/bottom end? Sweet thats what I wanted to hear <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0"> Thanks Jon.
I think im going to go ahead and get the vortech 9lb put on, and start saving for an FLP IV tranny, talked to Mitch and Chuck over there and they are great people to deal with. That tranny should hold about 440-450 rwhp at least, now I just need to decide on a rear end. Anyone have any prefrence for a rear end on a blown fbody?
Thanks again
-dan
I think im going to go ahead and get the vortech 9lb put on, and start saving for an FLP IV tranny, talked to Mitch and Chuck over there and they are great people to deal with. That tranny should hold about 440-450 rwhp at least, now I just need to decide on a rear end. Anyone have any prefrence for a rear end on a blown fbody?
Thanks again
-dan
