[wnta1ss]

Originally Posted by RageWorx

And wnta1ss I have mentioned before I was sorry to hear about your issues with the ECS kit but I have to believe your issue is tuning (this kit can be hard to tune for some shops because of the location of the sensor in the Intercooler especially if your car is an A8 makes the tuning even more difficult but some shops now have this figured out or just use speed density but its not optimal). Also now we have more results from this kit that are almost exactly like my results were in the beginning so I have a hard time believing that your results are the "norm" for this setup. But either way I feel for you that the results weren't as hoped in your situation/setup and I wish you luck in the future!

I'm not sure why my kit was so weak, but I did try it with both the ECS tune and the local shop working on it, and neither one of these tunes made more than 480-something when the stock car on the same dyno had been 395. Both tunes are indeed what I'd call speed-density to account for the screwed-up MAF location that this kit uses.

[chrest]

I actually used the ECS instructions (they are titled Vortech) to install my Vortech kit. (I bought it used for a solid deal!) I think the main difference is the head unit itself and little else if anything at all. I even called Chris at ECS a few times for assistance. Vortech is a pain to get a hold of at all.

This little blower got me 603hp and 547tq with a MAF tune on a mustang dyno. and I love the way it installed. The MAF tune was a challenge but my tuner got me set up very well. Very nice setup!

[mikey1107]

This little blower got me 603hp and 547tq with a MAF tune on a mustang dyno. and I love the way it installed. The MAF tune was a challenge but my tuner got me set up very well. Very nice setup![/QUOTE]



Nice!



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[RideZX6R]

Originally Posted by chrest

I actually used the ECS instructions (they are titled Vortech) to install my Vortech kit. (I bought it used for a solid deal!) I think the main difference is the head unit itself and little else if anything at all. I even called Chris at ECS a few times for assistance. Vortech is a pain to get a hold of at all.

This little blower got me 603hp and 547tq with a MAF tune on a mustang dyno. and I love the way it installed. The MAF tune was a challenge but my tuner got me set up very well. Very nice setup!

solid deal indeed

[KingLT1]

Originally Posted by chrest

I actually used the ECS instructions (they are titled Vortech) to install my Vortech kit. (I bought it used for a solid deal!) I think the main difference is the head unit itself and little else if anything at all. I even called Chris at ECS a few times for assistance. Vortech is a pain to get a hold of at all.

This little blower got me 603hp and 547tq with a MAF tune on a mustang dyno. and I love the way it installed. The MAF tune was a challenge but my tuner got me set up very well. Very nice setup!

That is much better then I have seen before. I know cunningham tuned a Vortech setup and only hit like 505whp and Ryne picked up 20-30whp from the canned tune which only produced 480whp. Another YouTube blogger installed a Vortech kit and only seen 480whp.

[chrest]

Originally Posted by KingLT1

That is much better then I have seen before. I know cunningham tuned a Vortech setup and only hit like 505whp and Ryne picked up 20-30whp from the canned tune which only produced 480whp. Another YouTube blogger installed a Vortech kit and only seen 480whp.

I seen those and about shit when I first bought this and started doing research. Considered selling it

I don't even understand how 480 is possible. I get just a little over 7psi with 2in long tubes with no cats. Most aftermarket kits in general are all based around the 7 psi range and all seem to be in the same ball park plus or minus a few.

Even if mine was a happy dyno, it still is way above 505hp.

[KingLT1]

Originally Posted by chrest

I seen those and about shit when I first bought this and started doing research. Considered selling it

I don't even understand how 480 is possible. I get just a little over 7psi with 2in long tubes with no cats. Most aftermarket kits in general are all based around the 7 psi range and all seem to be in the same ball park plus or minus a few.

Even if mine was a happy dyno, it still is way above 505hp.

I agree...glad you are seeing good gains with yours! Sounds like its all in the tuning.

[Pie]

Would this even be worth getting on a daily driven 1le? in need of little more power my end goal is 750whp for this ride :P It's also really nicely priced... can't really beat that..

[KingLT1]

If you get the ECS kit that uses the Paxton 1500. I listed the differences in supercharger head units above. It will support 550-800whp

[mikey1107]

Originally Posted by Pie

Would this even be worth getting on a daily driven 1le? in need of little more power my end goal is 750whp for this ride :P It's also really nicely priced... can't really beat that..

Pulley change LT4 pump, injectors...maybe E85 or meth and your there. I daily drive my 1LE and love it.


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[chrest]

I agree. If I was to buy new, I for sure would go with the ecs kit with the 1500. You’ll get where you want to go with that.

[wnta1ss]

Originally Posted by KingLT1

If you get the ECS kit that uses the Paxton 1500. I listed the differences in supercharger head units above. It will support 550-800whp

Want to point out that with this drive system used on the Camaro, the practical limit might come from belt slip rather than the size of the supercharger. Before I bought mine, the ECS guy was saying the kit was good for 800hp. However he later revised his estimate to 700hp, probably due to the drive system rather than the size of the supercharger. Vortech does list a drive upgrade now, for over a thousand dollars.

[BradfordCamaro]

..belt slip...
ECS has a COG belt... that would help...
..maybe

[wnta1ss]

Originally Posted by BradfordCamaro

..belt slip...
ECS has a COG belt... that would help...
..maybe

The cog belt only goes from the jackshaft to the supercharger. The jackshaft though, is driven by the serpentine belt that also drives the water pump and alternator. THAT is where the belt slip is likely to occur on this kit.