If you want to tinker and tune your car then get the vortech...if you want extra reliable forget it once you install it power, get the Stillen.

sean

 

There's no tinkering and tuning on a Vortech after the initial tuning. I am going 11,000 miles without "tinkering" at all. I will be retuning the car soon, but that's only because I moved from SoCal (91 octane) to Texas (93 octane) and want to take advantage of the higher octane to pull more power out.

 

BTW, A lot of Stillen owners have complained that they constamtly have to change the main belt cuz it shreds...

 

never changed not 1 belt or had any problems with stillen unit,the hoods the only problem either you like it or not,runs sweet as hell though

 

how many miles?

 

You guys that have SC in hot climes, how do they do? I have misgivings about installing one in a place that averages 95 degrees/95% humidity most of the time.

 

how about this... what if you hook up the procharger with utec? the stand alone features of the ati (seperating unit from engine oil supply) as well as adding the tunability of the utec.

 

My vote goes for the Dreamworkes Supercharger!!!! Pure eningeering brilliance.

 

How long will my engine last with that S/C?

 

The V-2 SC-trim that vortech uses on these kit is capable of easily 600 hp in the right application. There is plenty of potential with the vortech kit.

 

humm ... so Vortech is the way to go? I got a lead on one $5,300 install in FL. but what are the cons of have FI on the car?

 

worse gas mileage, lower the life expectancy of the motor, increased maintanence, attracts police attention, Makes ur car louder(actually in a very sexy way), makes ur girl bitch and cry that u spend soo much money on the car and not on her...

 

I spoke to vortech today. The '05 6MT version should be finished in about a month or so.

I also asked about getting it in a V1 instead of a V2. They said no dice! The V1 has straight cut gears!!! (love those mechanical sounds) instead of the V2's helical cut gears. They offer the V1 for the "pushrod" kits only.

Damn, the V8 guys get all the fun.. Oh do I miss the rumble of 90* V8.

BTW, has anyone had there impeller upgraded from an SC-trim to an S-trim. the SC is essentially a cut down S-trim. Total output is about the same, but the S-trim is a little stronger without having to change pullies. (96-98 Cobra guys used to do this swap for their vortechs.)

 

worse gas mileage? Forced induction makes your engine more effecient thus giving you better gas mileage.....as long as you can keep you foot off the floor. I know I couldnt

 

NO!!!! With a supercharger you have more parasitic powerlosses so you get worse gas mileage. Think of it as a crank pulley that weighs 20lbs.....not the most efficient thing or good on gas mileage. A turbo is another story.