[Zigg L1]

What are thoughts experiences with either? Ported stock supercharger by Kong with lower pulley swap. Or Magnuson TVS2300 blower with lower pulley swap.

Ported blower about $1300 vs the Magnuson 2300 for $5000. Is the Magnuson worth the extra coin?

You could do the Ported blower ,add meth , and cam for about the same price as just the Magnuson.

[laynlo15]

You'll have lower intake temps with the 2300 and that's important in the tuning and not pulling timing when it knocks. However when I went from the 2300 to the 2650 Magnuson it was an instant 85 hp tuned and 30 Plus lower intake temps then my 2300 at the end of the track. Kong does a great job but you still have a 1740 blower. Big decision. Personally I'd spend the extra bucks if you have them and go to the 2650. I've been both places and no comparison.

[Zigg L1]

I am leaning towards the 2300. I am sure I can find someone to buy my lt4 supercharger. Not sure if I am comfortable dropping all that more on the 2650! It would be another 2k easy. Because I would have to getting the valve covers and snowballs into fuel. 2300 i think i would be fine. I am sometimes thinking the ported stock i would.be fine with also. Can't make my mind up and its almost time to get the car out!!!

[Markoz28]

I have ported SC, cam, and meth and the car rips! Literally, like my right rear axle on my second pass. I think it’s a bit over kill and almost unusable power on the street.

If the choice is between the 2300 or ported SC, I would still go the ported route. Especially if you are not upgrading the fuel system. Not much power past 680-700 without doing something about the fuel.

If not wanting to go cam, I would do full bolt ons and the 2650 Mag. Pretty sure it’ll make over 700 whp all day and temps will be amazing.

If budget build, port the stock SC, 103TB, 2.175” upper pulley, headers, and tune. Great power, lots of torque. Should make close to 700whp and not heat up the SC as much. Add meth for good measure and be well into the 700s

[Zigg L1]

I have the 9.45 lower pulley already in hand. Ported lt5 95mm throttle body and throttle control from soler. I was just in a personal debate to get for ported SC or the Magnuson 2300.
Gotta get some methanol injection. Which did you go with Markov? Alky or Snow ?

[laynlo15]

I run the AEM with dual nozzles in the summer and singe in cooler weather and dialed it back. You'll be in great shape with the 2300 and its a pretty simple swap. I ran 9.83@142 with the 2300 so it can make plenty of power.

[SFV1LE]

Originally Posted by Zigg L1

I am leaning towards the 2300. I am sure I can find someone to buy my lt4 supercharger. Not sure if I am comfortable dropping all that more on the 2650! It would be another 2k easy. Because I would have to getting the valve covers and snowballs into fuel. 2300 i think i would be fine. I am sometimes thinking the ported stock i would.be fine with also. Can't make my mind up and its almost time to get the car out!!!

IMO don't sell your LT4 SC, if you ever want to sell the car you're better off selling it returned to 100% stock parts--even though they'll know it was tuned. And you get more for the bigger SC selling it separately than as part of the car. If this happens and you need to find a used LT4 SC, you may struggle finding one or pay too much.

[Zigg L1]

Which would be more reliable?

[7LitreC5]

If you shop around, you can get the Magnuson for closer to $4200. If you sell your stock blower it offsets the cost as well.

The nice thing about the Magnuson 2300 is that it drives exactly like stock with more power. As others have said it is an easy install.

[FoundNemo]

Has anyone compared a Maggie 2300 swap and tune to the OEM 1.7L blower with no other changes? Curious what kind of rwhp on a 10spd would be expected. Mine was 557/575rwhp SAE Smoothing 5 in 7th gear stock.

[laynlo15]

7litre is right, you won't know the difference till you hit the throttle. Check with Superchargers online since they occasionally have taken in 2300s on trade for the new 2650. You may be able to get a real stellar deal. Talk to Brian.

[L78toLT1]

I've been running a 2300 on my SS for around 10k miles. I love this blower and have had absolutely no issues with it. That being said, if I had started with a ZL1, I would have either stuck with ported stock stuff or gone straight to the 2650. You're spending a good bit of coin either way, so you may as well go with the current state of the art. Nothing at all wrong with the 2300, but it is not a huge upgrade over a ported stocker.

If you go with the 2650, as others have said, it is probably a good idea to keep your stock blower to reinstall when you're ready to sell. I'm not sure what a used 2650 would bring, but I'm certain it's quite a bit more than a used 1700.

[ramairroughneck]

Do you have a cam yet? A 2300 is worth nothing over an LT4 blower if you don’t have the fueling from a bigger cam lobe. To me a cam makes more sense as the next modification. Beyond that full tilt LT4s are in the 750 range. To really take advantage of any more power than that a lot has to be done to the car. That’s kind of a sweet spot. Pushing beyond that level really taxes the rest of the car. You’ll need to so much upgraded to take advantage of anything more than the little blower can do. I would spend the money on a cam, an auxiliary fuel system, a flex fuel kit, and a trunk mounted ice tank first and then the porting. You’ll need a lot more in fueling and drivetrain fortification to see the value of a 2300

[Zigg L1]

Originally Posted by ramairroughneck

Do you have a cam yet? A 2300 is worth nothing over an LT4 blower if you don’t have the fueling from a bigger cam lobe. To me a cam makes more sense as the next modification. Beyond that full tilt LT4s are in the 750 range. To really take advantage of any more power than that a lot has to be done to the car. That’s kind of a sweet spot. Pushing beyond that level really taxes the rest of the car. You’ll need to so much upgraded to take advantage of anything more than the little blower can do. I would spend the money on a cam, an auxiliary fuel system, a flex fuel kit, and a trunk mounted ice tank first and then the porting. You’ll need a lot more in fueling and drivetrain fortification to see the value of a 2300

I do not have a cam yet. That is on my list but it makes sense to put that first. It is kind of a pain building my car up slowly over time and keeping things in order. Probably would've been better to do it all at once