Recent content by B.LaCe

I have the Sport A/S 3 as an all season for the spring and fall here is Southwest PA and so far so good. Obviously I've gotta be pretty mindful with my right foot while rolling those. Though I love Michelin tires, run them on my STI as well. I'll look into those suggestions, thanks! Sent from...

Thanks... I actually spoke with my mechanic this morning about suspension and tires. I'm getting a quote for all of what you mentioned. Plus a sway bar package and a set of Nitto NT05Rs (I believe) as that's what my Mechanic is recommending for a street only car. My car is a SVTPP so I'm...

Thanks... sorry forgot to mention, 93 octane. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Just wanted to give an update to this thread. After all the back and forth, I ended up going with the VMP Gen 2R. Total work done (w/ the mods previously mentioned) to the car is as follows: -VMP Gen 2R (2.65" pulley) -Cobra Jet twin 65mm Throttle body -VMP "boost-a-pump" -ID1050x's -McLeod RXT...

I misspoke. I talked with him today and he is RECOMMENDING the SCJ, not the VMP or Whipple (as he's unfamiliar with the Whipple). Thanks for the info, glad to see what others are having success with!

I pulled the trigger on the Whipple 2.9 this morning. Whipples went on sale today at Lethal and the 2.9 was the same price as the Gen2R. After talking to Mike at Wolfpackspeed (mechanic/tuner) and searching through the posts on here, I decided to go with the bigger blower. Next is a Mcleod RXT...

After reading the posts and a bunch of searching, I'm now leaning towards the Whipple 2.9. The price difference is about $650 and Lethal is about to put Whipple blowers on sale, it appears. While I'm looking for reliability at the moment, it would be nice to know I have room to grow w/ the...

These two quotes are exactly what I've been struggling with in my decision. Like GT said: I realize "Mod-for-Mod" the VMPs wont make the horsepower that the larger blowers will (and Whipple is still a consideration). It's not that money is the biggest factor, either. This time last week I had...

Lol, Mike (WolfpackSpeed) is my mechanic. He is REALLY pushing me towards a KB 2.8LC. He's a great dude and I also highly recommend him to others. He's built some nasty cars with KB blowers and compared to the ones he's built with TVS blowers, he steering me towards a KB. He taken a ton of time...

Thanks everyone for the replies. I realize the Gen2R will be a more efficient bower and I'm really leaning that way. Thanks for the reply, Vert. I saw in a few other posts that you were ditching the KB 3.6 for a Gen2R and was curious, why? Like you, HP numbers aren't my biggest concern. I just...

Thanks for the reply! Im running 93 only. I was planning on running ~19psi and keeping the stock bottom end for now. Kinda why i was leaning towards the TVS.

So I need to replace my supercharger (@30k miles). I'm guessing the bearings are going (sounds like rocks rolling around in a coffee can). I'll be the first to say: I'm no mechanic and I'm no weekend racer. I drive my car a couple days a week, about 5-6 months a year, depending on the weather...

I've placed my first order for mods for my 2011 SVT GT500. My goal is to, eventually, upgrade the supercharger so I'm using this as the first step. I wanted a louder, cleaner sounding car... the Flowmasters weren't for me. I was leaning towards Borla ATAK mufflers but my installer kinda talked...