is a standard supercharged engine any good?

[DevilVT]

hey all!

im looking at getting a supercharged engine and getting rid of my stock! and then i can do mods to this one? do they go hard or what?

[Jamesmaier]

171kw..... just about the same if not more than a stock v8

[DevilVT]

i have pulled up beside heaps but they dont give it any? i want to know if they make much noice as im a p-plater

[Kieran263]

A completely stock engine only makes a bit of whine and the exhaust note is a little different. But there is really not much difference in noise, but there is a huge difference in torque, the ecotec puts out around 305 Nm at 3600 whereas the S/C engine puts out 375 Nm at 3000. And all you need to do to have it go off its tits is buy a 10psi pulley for like $240, doesn't need a tune but you'll have to run 98 fuel.

[Jamesmaier]

only the noise from the supercharger, not a v8 sound. but for a couple hundred you can get an exhaust kit, but you can do that on your stock v6 if your looking for sound.

[DevilVT]

i have pacemaker heads and exhaust system, what else would i have to change? like the engine im getting comes with loom and ecu, do i need the auto aswell? yeah bro id upgrade it aswell! im worried the cops might hear it

[Jamesmaier]

the cops will hear what? im pretty sure a supercharger is fine on your p's, but any performance enhancing mods are illegal in victoria.

[Kieran263]

Well you're gonna have to be more careful around cops for sure, and once they open the bonnet you're f*#$%d.
As for what you'll have go go through to get it set up I really don't know, but if you've got all the electrics I couldn't imagine
it would be too strenuous.

[DevilVT]

lol ill get it, how much torque would a 10psi pulley do? if i upgrade it

[CommieKal]

Well my cars got the RedBack Catback Ehaust 2.5 " and it's fricking loud when i give it some juice.
Was going to my friends house giving it a bit 2 streets away from hers, she happened to be out the front and said "thats was freaking loud" when i turned up.
The only other thing done to the engine is a Growler cold air intake system.

[Kieran263]

You get an extra 15 kw or so from the pulley upgrade so I don't see why the torque wouldn't go up by 30 or 40 Nm
because thats what the positive displacement superchargers are for.

[wogstyler]

mine has twin 2.5 exh, extractors, 2.9" pulley, w2a cooler, stage 2 shift kit, corvette servo, 69mm tb, 4" intake and pod, 3.46 lsd and mafless kalmaker tune i think thats it lol and yeah its loud but goes pretty hard man. I have beating a few ls1's and a few 5ltrs and a xr6t. Hopefully that helps with your decision.