just bought a vortec v2 super charger

[bfranzel]

im looking for a few pointers. im not looking to go crazy spending money. the reason i bought the charger was so i can add it and be happy. and not have to buy a whole bunch of shit to make it fast!!!! the super charger i bought doesnt have any instructions with it. i know that its a vortec v2. so basicaly im just looking for a few tips. thanks :woot:

[Adobedude]

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[bfranzel]

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lol are you super charged? :drive:

[Adobedude]

lol are you super charged? :drive:

Nope...Can't afford it.

[GoFastGray]

Is this what your looking for?

http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/support.php?support_section=Installation Manuals - Supercharging Systems - Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep

EDIT... fixed link

[Rick Adams]

Don't forget to start with Felpro 1008 head gasgets! The stockers will NOT hold up to the boost!

[mtlcafan79]

SCT, 2 bar, injectors.

[Adobedude]

Built tranny.

Forged rotating assembly.

Fuel system up grades.

[WhiteRT]

M1

Throttle Body

Headers

Exhaust

Upgrades....

[Adobedude]

Ignition

Data logging

[kaptaink]

lots of money
a lot of beer
a lot of swearing
and when you hear the whistle and see boost on the gauge.......
a lot of happiness

and oh yeah lots of money

[Five9Dak]

Stand alone

Slicks

Suspension

Weight Reduction


Just kidding, if you truck is nearly stock it should work ok out the box, but the SCT 2bar tune will work good at low boost levels and should be a good improvement for the next mod you want to do down the road.

[bfranzel]

Stand alone

Slicks

Suspension

Weight Reduction


Just kidding, if you truck is nearly stock it should work ok out the box, but the SCT 2bar tune will work good at low boost levels and should be a good improvement for the next mod you want to do down the road.

lol yea im not lookin to break the bank!!!

[Rtspeeddemon]

Then lots more money for all the things we still haven't listed above...LOL

[dakotapimpc]

hmm

new head gaskets are a must
m1 if you want to actually benefit from a blower
tb 52mm or larger to benefit from the m1
eddy heads or r/t's
SCT is the best bang for the buck
2 bar map
24-46lb injectors


your good to go

[bfranzel]

hmm

new head gaskets are a must
m1 if you want to actually benefit from a blower
tb 52mm or larger to benefit from the m1
eddy heads or r/t's
SCT is the best bang for the buck
2 bar map
24-46lb injectors


your good to go

i c you have a southeast motor... how do you like it? im not looking for a 10 second truck. im looking to make it quicker . if im gonna get something to make the 10's than ill get a car.

[dakotapimpc]

i c you have a southeast motor... how do you like it? im not looking for a 10 second truck. im looking to make it quicker . if im gonna get something to make the 10's than ill get a car.

yes i understand you would get a car to go 10's but doing it in a truck is 10 times better

yeah i love my southeast motor john is a great guy and did a great job on it wouldnt think to go anywere else

[Special Ed's R/T - Yaaaay]

yes i understand you would get a car to go 10's but doing it in a truck is 10 times better

yeah i love my southeast motor john is a great guy and did a great job on it wouldnt think to go anywere else

John's doing a custom cam for me :biggthumpup: should have it in a few days

[dakotapimpc]

sweet like i said johns a great guy to deal with just dont tell him your doing sct he will completely turn on you

[Special Ed's R/T - Yaaaay]

sweet like i said johns a great guy to deal with just dont tell him your doing sct he will completely turn on you

lol, I already got the speech about that AND, my shitty EQ heads :jester:

[Five9Dak]

sweet like i said johns a great guy to deal with just dont tell him your doing sct he will completely turn on you

I'd like details on this.

[WhiteRT]

I'd like details on this.

Its simple - John has ALWAYS been this way - If you dont run his parts and/or its something he cant get access to, he becomes beligerent with you. He has been that way since 2000 when I was working with him.....also how can you bad mouth and argue something like SCT that has well document success stories now.

Ahhhh well - this thread COULD get out of control.....we should stop :)

Todd

[Five9Dak]

I can bad mouth it for blown applications..... :nana:

[WhiteRT]

I can bad mouth it for blown applications..... :nana:

Really? The first vortech kit I put on runs flawlessly with it.....CC R/T with basic bolt ons and a blower at 9psi - 12.9s in the heat at sac raceway. Good air/fuel, etc....

Maybe not the best for high boost applications with the limitations of the 2bar map but any mild boost application should run just fine with it.

yes, no, maybe?

Todd

[dakotapimpc]

he chose to use them on my long block he praised them up and down


lol, I already got the speech about that AND, my shitty EQ heads :jester:

[dakotapimpc]

pm me if you want more on this i dont want to post it on here to many chances to possibly change my words up and start shit

I'd like details on this.

[Five9Dak]

Really? The first vortech kit I put on runs flawlessly with it.....CC R/T with basic bolt ons and a blower at 9psi - 12.9s in the heat at sac raceway. Good air/fuel, etc....

Maybe not the best for high boost applications with the limitations of the 2bar map but any mild boost application should run just fine with it.

yes, no, maybe?

Todd


I agree its a good avenue for low boost (especially centrifugals) and GREAT for NA/Nitrous use. But when it boils down to it, its not a boost aware pcm and the resolution suffers with the 2bar map sensor "hack". Don't get me wrong, if you search my posts I've probably recommended it to 5-10 people since its inception, blown applications included.
What it boils down to is that I think too much, and it is not theorectically correct, so that bothers me. For the same cost (and a lot more effort) you can have an entry level standalone that will have more resolution, more functionality, more room to grow and a better tune.


Sorry for crapping up your thread OP.

[WhiteRT]

I agree its a good avenue for low boost (especially centrifugals) and GREAT for NA/Nitrous use. But when it boils down to it, its not a boost aware pcm and the resolution suffers with the 2bar map sensor "hack". Don't get me wrong, if you search my posts I've probably recommended it to 5-10 people since its inception, blown applications included.
What it boils down to is that I think too much, and it is not theorectically correct, so that bothers me. For the same cost (and a lot more effort) you can have an entry level standalone that will have more resolution, more functionality, more room to grow and a better tune.


Sorry for crapping up your thread OP.

I dont think this is crapping his thread at all....its good info for him going boosted.

The reason I dont go to a standalone is quite simple.....KOMMIFORNIA!!!

I need it to pass the sniffer with no CELs....so SCT is basically a god send for us out here.....and from talking to a few SCT guys there is just enough resolution to use the 2 bar, anything after 14psi and having to go to a 2.5 or 3bar is basically a moot point, standalone or dont do it.

That being said I agree with your point of view just some of us have no choice but to go the SCT route ..... again for 9-12 psi which is what most of us are running, it SEEMS to be a plenty fine option with just enough tunability to keep the AF inline.

Todd

[mtlcafan79]

I agree its a good avenue for low boost (especially centrifugals) and GREAT for NA/Nitrous use. But when it boils down to it, its not a boost aware pcm and the resolution suffers with the 2bar map sensor "hack". Don't get me wrong, if you search my posts I've probably recommended it to 5-10 people since its inception, blown applications included.
What it boils down to is that I think too much, and it is not theorectically correct, so that bothers me. For the same cost (and a lot more effort) you can have an entry level standalone that will have more resolution, more functionality, more room to grow and a better tune.

Sorry for crapping up your thread OP.

Oh ye who continues to use "Floptimizer for spark." LOL....

[danbap]

he chose to use them on my long block he praised them up and down

really? could you elaborate.

[Intense RT]

Instead of more boost from a supercharger I'd like to see turbos become more commonplace in our community. More power with less boost and that should work ok to 14lbs with the sct. I just have to say, oem systems and wiring are just more likely to be reliable. Not to say that the right person couldn't make it happen with a standalone.

[Five9Dak]

Oh ye who continues to use "Floptimizer for spark." LOL....

No it's been in the box for quite a while now. It's not going back on. I start wiring it for spark soon, I've got the blower drawn up for the new manifold so I can put it back on as KB so erroneously intended. This way I can baseline dyno it.

[Special Ed's R/T - Yaaaay]

he chose to use them on my long block he praised them up and down

yeah, but I didn't get mine from him, so they're shitty :jester:

[bfranzel]

john is cool ive met him in person and he knows his shit. i personally would rather deal with him than some other people like KRC.

[mtlcafan79]

He poop talked my Eddy heads a couple of years ago when I went looking for rockers for them. Now he sells them. Whatever.

[WhiteRT]

john is cool ive met him in person and he knows his shit. i personally would rather deal with him than some other people like KRC.

Ahhhh ---- dont get too brainwashed, I am not saying go to KRC but there is PLENTY of other people who I would trust to build or modify these trucks. Especially supercharged, John is NOT a supercharger guy.

Keep your options OPEN - Shady Dell, PIE, SDCE, Champion, etc.... all know their shit too.

Todd

[bfranzel]

Ahhhh ---- dont get too brainwashed, I am not saying go to KRC but there is PLENTY of other people who I would trust to build or modify these trucks. Especially supercharged, John is NOT a supercharger guy.

Keep your options OPEN - Shady Dell, PIE, SDCE, Champion, etc.... all know their shit too.

Todd

im not saying anything about the others, and i know he would rather go nitrous. i just know he is pretty good. and ive heard a lot of people like his products....

[99BobbyRT]

hmm

new head gaskets are a must
m1 if you want to actually benefit from a blower
tb 52mm or larger to benefit from the m1
eddy heads or r/t's
SCT is the best bang for the buck
2 bar map
24-46lb injectors


your good to go

that's everything I have, except the heads. i still haven't found out what she can do yet though. :drive:

[dakfink]

Ahhhh ---- dont get too brainwashed, I am not saying go to KRC but there is PLENTY of other people who I would trust to build or modify these trucks. Especially supercharged, John is NOT a supercharger guy.

Keep your options OPEN - Shady Dell, PIE, SDCE, Champion, etc.... all know their shit too.

Todd

Well you have just legitimized my reasons why I have never and will never go to JM for anything. There is not 1 single part he has that can't be had elsewhere. I smell FORD everywhere!! Isn't he a Mustang Racer? Typical Mustang Prick is what I like to call them.

Like you said keep your options open. I try to buy my parts from the same source BUT I also know who is the Top Specialist in certain areas and those parts I'll go to them for. I like to do my own final assembly that way I know what I have. If an issue arises I know exactlly where to look first.

SCT is the only way to go as far as I am concerned unless of course you go above 15psi. And if your building for that level a Standalone should be a no brainer.

I have dealt and worked with many people and builders. None of which I still deal with that have a heart-burn over me buying parts elsewhere even if they help me get it installed and together.

There is absolutely no reason to bad mouth someone elses product unless it has a widely know track record of issues.

Just like the $4000 W9-RP heads I have, Ryan J will tell you they are junk and has Dyno Numbers to prove it for N/A Motors. But on Methanol and Boosted Motors they are the SHIT to have. And he will also tell you that as well.

He isn't biased be cause they come from somewhere else. He's biased because they let him down and he has Numbers to prove it.

If your looking for an easy Bolt on head Edelbrocks are the TOP for N/A or Boost. NOW as far as having them ported. After learning a few things with my W9-RP's. I would really have to do some homework before I made that call today.

There are better heads out there that would/could work on a Magnum motor BUT the headaches and extras involved to make it happen may be more than most want to tackle.