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James Montigny · 05-25-2022, 10:27 PM

In late 2020, I came across a deal on a used Pray ported intake manifold and throttle body.
Both were easy to install and provided a noticeable improvement in throttle response.
Being ported stock parts, you really couldn't tell that anything had changed just by looking at the engine bay.
It satisfied my desire to make changed while I was working out the details of the supercharger plan.

April 2021, I am ready to place an order for a supercharger.
I send a message to the local Firebird and Camaro club to get recommendations since all of my previous cars had been heads/cam.
Killer Performance was the recommendation from just about everyone, so I send them a message.
Justin Keith, one of the owners and a long-time local board member helped me with my plans.
My immediate goal was to install a Magnuson 2650 and tune the car as a daily driver / street toy.

Then, the bad news ... both Magnuson and Wipple were running months behind on shipping blowers.
At the time, the estimate was 16 weeks.
With that much delay, I decided that we had might as well get a few supporting modifications done at the same time.

LT4 HPFP, LT4 injectors, custom cam, LTs, catch can, big gulp, dsx low side, 103mmTB and flex fuel module were added to the plan.
That would be enough fuel to support a reliable 800hp street car.
We also decided to use ARP hardware and powdercoat the lid green.
Great deal, right? All I had to do was wait 4 months.

In preparation, I had installed Michelin P4S for traction and to replace the worn out run flats.
I added a spare tire and tools to the trunk from Modern Spare.
Overall, impressed with the tires. At the time, I was still regretting not upgrading to wider rims.

4 months passed ... 5 ...6 ...7 .... Magnuson was still not shipping.
You couldn't even get a 2300 anymore at that point.
Whipple had stopped producing the 2.9 and the 3.0 was not ready to ship either. So we really had no choice but to wait.
The shop took delivery of the supercharger just before Christmas, but the 103mm snouts were not available.
So the installation would have to wait since I was taking a trip to Canada for the holidays
and I fully intended to do this in Camaro comfort, not in the truck.

05-25-2022, 10:27 PM	#3
James Montigny Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Raymore, MO Posts: 148 View My Garage	In late 2020, I came across a deal on a used Pray ported intake manifold and throttle body. Both were easy to install and provided a noticeable improvement in throttle response. Being ported stock parts, you really couldn't tell that anything had changed just by looking at the engine bay. It satisfied my desire to make changed while I was working out the details of the supercharger plan. April 2021, I am ready to place an order for a supercharger. I send a message to the local Firebird and Camaro club to get recommendations since all of my previous cars had been heads/cam. Killer Performance was the recommendation from just about everyone, so I send them a message. Justin Keith, one of the owners and a long-time local board member helped me with my plans. My immediate goal was to install a Magnuson 2650 and tune the car as a daily driver / street toy. Then, the bad news ... both Magnuson and Wipple were running months behind on shipping blowers. At the time, the estimate was 16 weeks. With that much delay, I decided that we had might as well get a few supporting modifications done at the same time. LT4 HPFP, LT4 injectors, custom cam, LTs, catch can, big gulp, dsx low side, 103mmTB and flex fuel module were added to the plan. That would be enough fuel to support a reliable 800hp street car. We also decided to use ARP hardware and powdercoat the lid green. Great deal, right? All I had to do was wait 4 months. In preparation, I had installed Michelin P4S for traction and to replace the worn out run flats. I added a spare tire and tools to the trunk from Modern Spare. Overall, impressed with the tires. At the time, I was still regretting not upgrading to wider rims. 4 months passed ... 5 ...6 ...7 .... Magnuson was still not shipping. You couldn't even get a 2300 anymore at that point. Whipple had stopped producing the 2.9 and the 3.0 was not ready to ship either. So we really had no choice but to wait. The shop took delivery of the supercharger just before Christmas, but the 103mm snouts were not available. So the installation would have to wait since I was taking a trip to Canada for the holidays and I fully intended to do this in Camaro comfort, not in the truck. __________________ James Montigny 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 - Krypton Green Magnuson 2650 @ 13psi, Forged TSP Rods/Pistons, TSP Ported Heads, BTR PD Cam, Aeromotive Low Side, DSX Flex, LT4 HPFP, 103mm TB, Big Gulp, Meth. Built by Killer Performance, Tuned by Justune. Last edited by James Montigny; 05-26-2022 at 01:16 AM.