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Old 05-07-2009, 05:24 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by garagelogic View Post
Now, let’s assume that we wanted to up the ante on the performance level of the Camaro with the addition of the new Magnuson TVS 2300 blower kit. This kit MSRP’s at $7,400 complete, and it is estimated that it would cost an additional $700 or so to have it professionally installed. (Yes, you could save money by doing it yourself, but then if something goes wrong, you’re screwed.) This brings the total cost for the 2SS to $46,760 and should get you in the neighborhood of 565HP and 550TQ by all credible estimates.
Relatively minor point of contention here ... by my estimates the TVS kit should be pumping out something like ~590 hp (crank) at 6 psi on a manual SS. Why did you go with 565? In case you're wonder where I got my 590 from:

Blownchevy's G8 made 323 hp at the wheel, stock. With 6psi he made an extra 125 hp. That is a gain of 38.7% (125/323 x 100%). So 426*1.387 = 591 hp.
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