[federal]

I was just looking for a bit of insight on installation times and prices for people who have had a similar or any other SC setup installed. As the title suggests, I have an ECS/Vortech supercharger kit with the Paxton 1500, if that matters and will be going on a 2018 SS A8.

I’ve reached out to different shops; some of them are quoting up to $1900 just for the installation, all the way down to $1250 for installation. One of the shops whom I favor over the others is saying the installation time is around 13-15 hours which sounds a little long for how uninvolved this kit is.

I’ve seen around that people who DIY the kit had gotten it done in around 8 hours, and even the kit advertises 7-10 hours.

So, for others who have recently gotten an ECS/Vortech supercharger, or any other SC like procharger installed, what was a fair price for the installation and how long was the install?

[KingLT1]

1500.00 is about the going rate for a supercharger install. I would be more cautious on who you let tune it. That is the make or break factor. Majority of shops out there have no business tuning gen5 stuff just because they can tune gen 3&4 LS.

[DorkMissile]

As one who has put one on myself - it's not that anything there is really hard to do, it is just a lot of stuff to do. There is a lot of hardware around the end of the frame rails that have to come off in order to get down to a spot in which you put the intercooler in.

ECS has dealers all across the country - they may have someone local who has done one. If they do, they know how to get thru all of the parts that need modified and will probably be able to do it in less time.

[Dysan911]

Originally Posted by KingLT1

1500.00 is about the going rate for a supercharger install. I would be more cautious on who you let tune it. That is the make or break factor. Majority of shops out there have no business tuning gen5 stuff just because they can tune gen 3&4 LS.

^^^^^ x 1000. I wasted good money letting an LS tuner who said he can tune the Gen 5 tune my car after the fiasco I had with prochargers canned tune. He had no clue what he was doing. Don't make the same mistake.

[SS on the go]

Has anyone had a bad experience wlth ESC supercharger kit as of late? Recommended by an installer that did alot of work for Lethal garage:also with an ARH headers...is that a good fit for my 2018 ss?? taking all comments thanks

[federal]

Originally Posted by SS on the go

Has anyone had a bad experience wlth ESC supercharger kit as of late? Recommended by an installer that did alot of work for Lethal garage:also with an ARH headers...is that a good fit for my 2018 ss?? taking all comments thanks

I’ve had it installed installed since November of last year (a month after I made this thread) and it’s been great so far. I haven’t had any issues with it, except one stupid mistake that is partly my fault, partly the dealers fault. They put a regular oil cap on after an oil change instead of my breather, and long story short, it blew the front crankshaft seal. So, make sure you have some crankcase venting. Right now I’m running a Mighty Mouse Wild catch can as I got tired of the oil blowby and smell, and it’s amazing.

Other than that, zero problems. Very easy to maintain and change the oil. No belt slip due to the toothed pully and belt. On stock fueling, I’m making 610rwhp, 560 some tq on almost 9 lbs of boost. I was a little concerned with some heat soaking, so I got the Anderson Composites ZL1 style hood which has really introduced a ton of airflow and very dramatically reduced my IATs.

I say go for it, especially if you can get it for a good deal. I got mine “used” from a member here for $4500 if I recall correctly, and then installation and dyno tuning was $2k.

Edit: The one gripe I have about it would be the “heat shield” below the air filter, which is basically a pretty thin piece of steel. I’m not sure how much it made a difference, or if it was even needed due to the intercooler, but I put some heat reflecting material (same stuff that’s on my carbon fiber hood) on it to stop some of the heat from coming up from the manifold.

Don’t mind the dirty engine bay, but it’s a pretty compact and nice looking setup, IMO!

[wnta1ss]

Originally Posted by federal

Other than that, zero problems. Very easy to maintain and change the oil. No belt slip due to the toothed pully and belt. On stock fueling, I’m making 610rwhp, 560 some tq on almost 9 lbs of boost. I was a little concerned with some heat soaking, so I got the Anderson Composites ZL1 style hood which has really introduced a ton of airflow and very dramatically reduced my IATs.

Your location shows Colorado, is that correct? Because 610 corrected at high altitude is not really 610, which makes a BIG difference when we are talking fuel demands. You say that you have the stock fuel system which is why this question is important. What was the correction factor on your dyno sheet, like 1.15 or ???

[Joshinator99]

Originally Posted by wnta1ss

Your location shows Colorado, is that correct? Because 610 corrected at high altitude is not really 610, which makes a BIG difference when we are talking fuel demands. You say that you have the stock fuel system which is why this question is important. What was the correction factor on your dyno sheet, like 1.15 or ???

Agreed on the fueling. 610 at the wheels is pushing your luck on stock LT1 fuel system.

[federal]

Originally Posted by wnta1ss

Your location shows Colorado, is that correct? Because 610 corrected at high altitude is not really 610, which makes a BIG difference when we are talking fuel demands. You say that you have the stock fuel system which is why this question is important. What was the correction factor on your dyno sheet, like 1.15 or ???

Yes, Colorado - SAE correction was 1.25. Obviously it will be lower for anyone not at higher altitudes.

[asthmamax11]

Curious how much the anderson composites hood actually reduced IATs

[federal]

Originally Posted by asthmamax11

Curious how much the anderson composites hood actually reduced IATs

I haven’t logged any readings in the summer, as I put the hood on during the winter but without the hood, it was running around 20-25° above the ambient temperature. With the hood and extra airflow coming in next to the air filter, it dropped it a good 10-12°.

I’d be curious as well how effective it is during this summer heat, but for that, I have no idea.

I’ll take some notes of temps next time I’m out.

[asthmamax11]

Originally Posted by federal

I haven’t logged any readings in the summer, as I put the hood on during the winter but without the hood, it was running around 20-25° above the ambient temperature. With the hood and extra airflow coming in next to the air filter, it dropped it a good 10-12°.

I’d be curious as well how effective it is during this summer heat, but for that, I have no idea.

I’ll take some notes of temps next time I’m out.

That's excellent
Anderson should advertise that

[federal]

Originally Posted by asthmamax11

That's excellent
Anderson should advertise that

The heat evacuation on it is also pretty awesome. Obviously the stock SS hoods only have those two, small vents on them and are very insufficient... but with the AZ hood, all you see after a few runs is all that heat distortion flowing out.

[wnta1ss]

Originally Posted by federal

Yes, Colorado - SAE correction was 1.25. Obviously it will be lower for anyone not at higher altitudes.

Ok, so the car was actually making 488 rwhp. Therefore it's not a surprise that the stock fuel system was able to keep up. That was my point, when someone mentions how much hp they made with the LT1 fuel system, the actual power is the one that matters, not corrected.