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racer3j · 12-02-2012, 12:03 PM

What would it honestly take for me to go out buy a Vortech V3 supercharger and build my own kit around it? What components are needed in order to do this?

V6owner · 12-02-2012, 12:52 PM

Piping, tune, clamps, couplers, MAF tube, pullies, etc etc

Nutbutt · 12-02-2012, 01:06 PM

A lot of engineering is involved with just the mounting brackets.

Supermaro585HP · 12-02-2012, 01:10 PM

A supercharger!!!

blackTT600 · 12-02-2012, 03:23 PM

Lots of hair tarring out, specially if its your daily.

lscamaro · 12-02-2012, 04:26 PM

Honestly, it's not that hard at all. My friends and I built a turbo kit for a scion tc completely from scratch. The only thing is you will constantly have to be monitoring it and always be prepared for something to go wrong. If it's your daily driver, I would not recommend it at all. But can it be done? Sure.

Another thing though, is that we don't have a tuning software to tune things and mess with things ourselves. When we built the tc kit, we could always tune it and see how things were doing and change things but you can't with this car. You always have to be waiting for someone to get back to you on the tune.

Sikoriko · 12-03-2012, 10:20 AM

pipes and the head unit is esay, the tune and cables are what you need unless you have access to a dyno shop

Nutbutt · 12-03-2012, 10:27 AM

The tune is the gold nugget in the whole system. If you have an LLT working with a Bosch ECM is a mystery unless you have their proprietary files and know how to use them

scrming · 12-03-2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by lscamaro

Honestly, it's not that hard at all. My friends and I built a turbo kit for a scion tc completely from scratch. The only thing is you will constantly have to be monitoring it and always be prepared for something to go wrong. If it's your daily driver, I would not recommend it at all. But can it be done? Sure.

Another thing though, is that we don't have a tuning software to tune things and mess with things ourselves. When we built the tc kit, we could always tune it and see how things were doing and change things but you can't with this car. You always have to be waiting for someone to get back to you on the tune.

Really not fair to compare a turbo to a SC... You can get creative with your piping and placement of your turbo.. .however on a SC, since it's belt driven you are a lot more limited with it's placement... and as NutButt pointing out mounting the SC is going to be pretty involved...

lscamaro · 12-03-2012, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by scrming

Really not fair to compare a turbo to a SC... You can get creative with your piping and placement of your turbo.. .however on a SC, since it's belt driven you are a lot more limited with it's placement... and as NutButt pointing out mounting the SC is going to be pretty involved...

True. The turbo we built was a front mount so it was still in the same vicinity a supercharger would be in but I understand what you're saying.

Also, as stated, the tune is what's going to get you. Unless you can find a way to tune it reliably, you're efforts are going to be in vain.

DarkneSS · 12-03-2012, 01:31 PM

I'd try to build a custom turbo kit before a SC kit.

twmotox · 12-03-2012, 06:10 PM

I know this is oversimplifying it greatly but GM has produced several cars with factory Roots blowers, could you find a used one and make and adapter plate to make it fit the llt or lfx intakes? I am also very curious if you could take an LFX and make an adapter to bolt turbos directly to the cylinder heads. Just a few thoughts.

Sikoriko · 12-03-2012, 10:04 PM

Heat sink turbo, unless you wrap it and feed it oil, the benifits are great, just don't forget to feed your bearings.

12-02-2012, 12:03 PM	#1
racer3j Drives: 2011 Camaro RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rumson, NJ Posts: 132	What would it take to make my own supercharger kit? What would it honestly take for me to go out buy a Vortech V3 supercharger and build my own kit around it? What components are needed in order to do this? __________________ Summit White 2011 2LT RS Camaro. K&N Cold air intake, Magnaflow cat back exhaust, Black out kit.

12-02-2012, 12:52 PM	#2
V6owner Cedar Creek Woodshop Drives: One Badass 1LE Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rosenberg, TX Posts: 2,227 View My Garage	Piping, tune, clamps, couplers, MAF tube, pullies, etc etc __________________ 2014 Black 2SS/RS 1LE

12-02-2012, 01:06 PM	#3
Nutbutt Drives: 2011 RJT 2LT/RS Convertible Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 3,381 View My Garage	A lot of engineering is involved with just the mounting brackets. __________________ 1st IPF Supercharged 2011 2LT/RS RJT Convertible

12-02-2012, 04:26 PM	#6
lscamaro Drives: 2011 CGM Camaro LS A6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 10,305	Honestly, it's not that hard at all. My friends and I built a turbo kit for a scion tc completely from scratch. The only thing is you will constantly have to be monitoring it and always be prepared for something to go wrong. If it's your daily driver, I would not recommend it at all. But can it be done? Sure. Another thing though, is that we don't have a tuning software to tune things and mess with things ourselves. When we built the tc kit, we could always tune it and see how things were doing and change things but you can't with this car. You always have to be waiting for someone to get back to you on the tune. __________________ Click Picture for Build Thread

12-03-2012, 10:27 AM	#8
Nutbutt Drives: 2011 RJT 2LT/RS Convertible Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 3,381 View My Garage	The tune is the gold nugget in the whole system. If you have an LLT working with a Bosch ECM is a mystery unless you have their proprietary files and know how to use them __________________ 1st IPF Supercharged 2011 2LT/RS RJT Convertible

12-02-2012, 01:10 PM	#4
Supermaro585HP Account Suspended Drives: 2011 Camaro SS RS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,186 View My Garage	A supercharger!!!

12-02-2012, 03:23 PM	#5
blackTT600 Drives: 2011 2LT M6 SC Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: South Florida Posts: 921 View My Garage	Lots of hair tarring out, specially if its your daily.

12-03-2012, 10:20 AM	#7
Sikoriko Drives: 2011 V6 IOM Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,385 View My Garage	pipes and the head unit is esay, the tune and cables are what you need unless you have access to a dyno shop

12-03-2012, 01:31 PM	#11
DarkneSS Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS 6MT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Westchester, New York Posts: 3,715	I'd try to build a custom turbo kit before a SC kit.

12-03-2012, 06:10 PM	#12
twmotox Drives: 2013 Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Winter Haven, Florida Posts: 308	I know this is oversimplifying it greatly but GM has produced several cars with factory Roots blowers, could you find a used one and make and adapter plate to make it fit the llt or lfx intakes? I am also very curious if you could take an LFX and make an adapter to bolt turbos directly to the cylinder heads. Just a few thoughts. __________________ Loyalty above all else except honor!

12-03-2012, 10:04 PM	#13
Sikoriko Drives: 2011 V6 IOM Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,385 View My Garage	Heat sink turbo, unless you wrap it and feed it oil, the benifits are great, just don't forget to feed your bearings.