vortech FAQ: read this before asking vortech questions
May 5, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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How hard is the install for the vortech SC for a complete noob? Also does it make that high pitched whining noise like other superchargers? Thanks
May 5, 2010 | 06:11 PM
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ssarow
How hard is the install for the vortech SC for a complete noob? Also does it make that high pitched whining noise like other superchargers? Thanks
no whine like a stillen. just air bypass noise at low speeds and idle.
how mechanically inclined are you? if you've never worked on cars then it's not going to be easy.
May 5, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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From: westchester NY
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binder
no whine like a stillen. just air bypass noise at low speeds and idle.
+1
jeff, my best friend alex called me today, told me he found a clutch and tranny for sale!... hook em up
May 5, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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From: terre haute, IN; STL, MO
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Vas_Z33
+1
jeff, my best friend alex called me today, told me he found a clutch and tranny for sale!... hook em up
yep, i'm hooking him up. about 300$ off a clutch that was only used slightly past break in.
May 5, 2010 | 06:52 PM
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From: westchester NY
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binder
yep, i'm hooking him up. about 300$ off a clutch that was only used slightly past break in.
haha yep I heard.. he is excited
May 6, 2010 | 05:15 AM
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From: Denmark
I need someone to confirm that I'm going to loose my headlight-washers??
May 6, 2010 | 06:06 AM
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I need someone to confirm that I'm going to loose my headlight-washers??
yep, you'll lose them since our cars dont have them
May 6, 2010 | 06:08 AM
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From: Denmark
darn
May 6, 2010 | 06:13 AM
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From: Denmark
and thanks BTW
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May 6, 2010 | 10:58 AM
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May 6, 2010 | 11:01 AM
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He's from Denmark. All European cars have headlight washers. It's a mandated law.
May 6, 2010 | 11:43 AM
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From: Denmark
^^ thanks..
Attachment 286589
it's right under the headlight
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May 6, 2010 | 12:09 PM
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From: Denmark
Guys... I just got my Vortech on today.. please check this video out and tell me if it sounds normal or not, I thought of compressor surge.. but don't know for sure
http://www.bilgalleri.dk/vid_vis.aspx?VideoID=35629
thanks
May 6, 2010 | 12:12 PM
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No I don't think that's normal at all. How tight are the belts?
May 6, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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From: Denmark
my tuner just sent me the vid.. I'll visit him tomorow.
May 6, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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From: Long Beach, CA
wow...that sounds awful...like either you bearings/blower is shot and/or your bpv is messed up because that's what the the bpv sounds like when its releasing max boost...
May 6, 2010 | 03:35 PM
May 6, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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From: SoCal
- at what RPM is your idle set to? vortechs can sound really bad at the stock idle which is 650 RPM if I remember correctly. try bumping yours to 800+ and see if it sounds the same.
May 6, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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From: terre haute, IN; STL, MO
ya, that high pitch whine isn't normal. mine doesn't whine at all. that sounds like a roots supercharger whine.
May 7, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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my tuner just sent me the vid.. I'll visit him tomorow.
