I spoke with Bob Kurgan of Kurgan Motorsports. He just put a shop not far from me at all. To make a long story short, he recommends the Vortech or Paxton for my car. I asked him about the Roush/Whipple because I was kinda set on one of those, but he didnt recommend the roots type. He said the weak point for the coyote is the rods. Because the roots type makes a lot of low end, it also creats a lot of cylinder pressure and will cause more stress on other components. He also said the drive by wire throttle makes it very difficult to dial in for normal driving conditions. He said the centri will be much more reliable and since these motors love to rev and rev quick, it will be a better set-up overall. While the centri wont give the low end hit, it will be more reliable and more friendly for a daily driver. Its also cheaper. Quite a bit cheaper actually. He gave me a killer deal on install and dyno tune. Ballpark I should easily make 550whp on low boost and this kit will easily support 700 with fuel. I wasnt really even considering a Vortech until last week when I saw a powder coated black kit installed. It looked very cool. But I really wanted the roots type 'whine'. Ive kinda resigned to the fact that if I go with a centri it wont be an instant 10 sec bruiser with tires like the Roush because of the low end. It'll probably be more like a mid to low 11 sec car that will trap 125+, but if it means more reliabilty, it may be worth it.
Id like to get everyone's input and thoughts on this...
Id like to get everyone's input and thoughts on this...