[clg82]

Originally Posted by SOCAL.M6.ZLE

Trust me... I love the 2650 product, and would absolutely go that route if my power goals were higher.

My journey started with only wanting a choppy idle, and more blower whine... figured 700rwhp would be where I stopped with the stock fuel system. Also had a tight budget at the time.

Now at 770rwhp... I love the power level... 2nd gear only hooks 20% of the time... but 4th gear feels like it could use more power... So I will likely keep going.

Like I said earlier... not sure why, but I really like the idea of keeping the stock blower, and finding ways to maximize its performance. I do agree, it will suck to have the blower re-ported but it will still be 1/2 the price of a 2650.

Keep in mind, the my investment in the Katech port + upper pulley was only $1,450... So, If I end up with the Katech lowside... and send the blower to KONG for an X-PORT, I will still only be $3,350 +/- into the stock blower.

As for the silly question "who am I trying to impress"? The answer is no one. Not sure why, but I like the idea of wringing more power from the stock blower, and love the whine from the faster blower speeds. IAT's have not been an issue with the cooling mods I made, so i think I am good to spin the blower a little faster and will likely stop at 850rwhp +/-

This has been such a fun process, despite the few steps back, and I have really enjoyed sharing the experience with all of you

I know I've been following your build, i was just just giving you shit. What you should really be saving for is getting that beautiful car out of impound once the CHP gets ahold of it. with that being said, i'm nowhere near your power level and i had my TCM tuned last weekend and it's a whole new animal. Just something to think about.

[Fenmore]

Stop at 850??
Who are you kidding??

[arpad_m]

I for one don't like to run hardware at or very near its maximum capability/capacity, so I would definitely not try to push a small blower and "see how far it can go". Every component has a sweet spot or a band where you can get the best blend of power, efficiency and longevity, so even if nothing bad happens to that 1.7-liter unit right off the bat, to me this feels like rolling the dice again and again.