[hammdo]

Originally Posted by BradfordCamaro

They Drive with a Big Ass Grin on their Face!

So true!

-Don

[JANNETTYRACING]

Originally Posted by thescreensavers

I have to ask how exactly do people with a supercharged car drive?

I WOT any chance I can get, getting on the highway..etc so WOT is seen multiple times a day, could I see an issue? obv the car will not last as long with a SC than if it was NA but I plan to add a SC in the future, but I guess I need to be ready to pay to play hah.

You go WOT now because you have just enough power, with a supercharger I predict you will not go WOT as often because too much power will be the norm.

Tire upgrades are needed with superchargers to handle the power.

Ted.

[HumanWiki]

Originally Posted by thescreensavers

I have to ask how exactly do people with a supercharged car drive?

I WOT any chance I can get, getting on the highway..etc so WOT is seen multiple times a day, could I see an issue? obv the car will not last as long with a SC than if it was NA but I plan to add a SC in the future, but I guess I need to be ready to pay to play hah.

You have to drive with some thought and respect in mind for the power your engine is now making. While the OEM levels aren't anything to laugh at (yes, 455 is still a fairly good amount of power), when you're pushing 600+ on both at the crank, the car can and will get away from you if you turn nannies off (and even in many conditions even on). so, you can't just up and WOT whenever you please or you'll end up breaking something or losing control.

Though, I will say, the nannies in the 16 are pretty good at correcting your f-ups if you don't fight them. However, adding 50% more power to a system not built for it can introduce other things.

The 2010 I had with manual trans, TVS2300 and 660 crank could get away quickly if you acted up with it. Also, you can't go around dropping in less than 91 or 93 octane depending on your tune.. The kid that ended up buying my car blew the motor up in 2 months WOT from light to light to light with that and some not so premium gas.. Sad to see that... ugh

So, while it's a lot of fun having that kind of power.. you can't just up and step on the gas as freely as you would when you're stock... You just have to make sure you're always aware of the hidden beast nature of this kind of setup... It's not like the old days where you're always bombarded with choppy cams, gas smell and that constant raw power feeling... FI cars are very docile under part throttle and it can be disarming if you don't anticipate that demon you unleash when you command it.

[ussj4brolli]

Do we know if any V6 options are coming to town yet with a tune?? I would buy yesterday.

[thescreensavers]

Originally Posted by HumanWiki

You have to drive with some thought and respect in mind for the power your engine is now making. While the OEM levels aren't anything to laugh at (yes, 455 is still a fairly good amount of power), when you're pushing 600+ on both at the crank, the car can and will get away from you if you turn nannies off (and even in many conditions even on). so, you can't just up and WOT whenever you please or you'll end up breaking something or losing control.

Though, I will say, the nannies in the 16 are pretty good at correcting your f-ups if you don't fight them. However, adding 50% more power to a system not built for it can introduce other things.

The 2010 I had with manual trans, TVS2300 and 660 crank could get away quickly if you acted up with it. Also, you can't go around dropping in less than 91 or 93 octane depending on your tune.. The kid that ended up buying my car blew the motor up in 2 months WOT from light to light to light with that and some not so premium gas.. Sad to see that... ugh

So, while it's a lot of fun having that kind of power.. you can't just up and step on the gas as freely as you would when you're stock... You just have to make sure you're always aware of the hidden beast nature of this kind of setup... It's not like the old days where you're always bombarded with choppy cams, gas smell and that constant raw power feeling... FI cars are very docile under part throttle and it can be disarming if you don't anticipate that demon you unleash when you command it.

I'm not worried about the power level too much in that I am about reliability.

Most of the SC companies offer warranty so at 36k I can swap to a supercharger and get 36k from the manufacturer which puts me about the end of power train. Not sure if it will work that way.

[HumanWiki]

Originally Posted by thescreensavers

I'm not worried about that too much in that I am about reliability.

That's going to be up to the installer/tuner and just plain old luck of the draw.

Some people push too much and have the tune on edge and are 1 bad tank of gas away from engine death. You could have a perfectly safe tune, not go WOT too much, have good gasoline and just have a materials defect in that particular piston or ring or bearing, etc. and something goes boom.

Reliability if done right, from a reputable shop, can be 50, 60, 70K miles w/o serious issues. Some on this board and Cam5 have had such high miles w/o anything serious.