Superchargers

[Pollushon]

It's not so much need, it's just smart to have way more fuel available than required from a pump you can trust. Lean conditions make baby Jeebus cry

 

[Ginger Beer]

Legal will probably require E85, stock cats and a tune containing witchcraft

Or so I've been told

 

[07GTS]

I see KPM has released their third in tank pump for vf, now rated at 1500hp, or I guess very roughly 1000hp on ethanol, $2.5k.

that pump system they are selling should not be sold in its current state, they do not use any fuel pressure regulator.... which means about 550kpa pressure at idle and it lowers depending on the power u make (fuel u use) then u have to tune for the degrade in pressure also very poor design until they do a regulator for it, its like a reverse pressure delta and big injectors wont idle on 550kpa pressure unless u like it super rich

 

[gtrboyy]

What mods do you already have? Extractors/cats/exhaust/tune or completely stock?

I'd get too carried away with blower route wanting eflex tune,springs/cam.highstall convertor & fuel pump with usual exhaust mods then I'd be upset all that power & coin spent with very few opportunities to beat on it.

 

[Ginger Beer]

Just a basic blower is GTG, and you keep some reliability

Plus if you want it legal you are going to need to pass emissions, adding other performance mods will be pissing away money as the car will need to be tuned for emissions and not power anyway

 

[Banjo79]

that pump system they are selling should not be sold in its current state, they do not use any fuel pressure regulator.... which means about 550kpa pressure at idle and it lowers depending on the power u make (fuel u use) then u have to tune for the degrade in pressure also very poor design until they do a regulator for it, its like a reverse pressure delta and big injectors wont idle on 550kpa pressure unless u like it super rich

Not that I'm in the market for one, but thanks for the hot tip. I see VCM's at $3.5k has it all. What do you use? Any cheaper kits out there that would handle 7-10psi on E85?

 

[Pollushon]

Is yours engineered @Ginger Beer?

We have the three strikes rule here. It's great

 

[hjtrbo]

Get used to seeing this when you fill up...

 

[Fallsy]

Sorry mate for asking so many questions this is all new for me the guy youve out forward Russo is he at fink engineering that price is drive in drive out any more costs ?

Two different businesses Mate. Russo are at Smeaton Grange (I think) and Fink is down here. Fink is purely engineering and can work with you and your installer to engineer the install.

the $16k was quoted by Russo and would only be blower install and tune. As Banjo noted, it would be a very conservative tune using the existing fuel pump set up.

 

[Banjo79]

I'd feel comfortable enough to mod exhaust, cats, tune and possibly camshaft post compliance, though I wouldn't touch the pulley. Sounds a bit counterintuitive I guess.