vortech FAQ: read this before asking vortech questions
09-17-2012, 07:29 AM
#1903
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Hey guys,
Lately, I have been doing long trips with my vortech G every weekend (300 miles each way), and it seems that the typicall vortech whine is now louder.
Nothing is wrong with the performance, same, however, the whine is louder at all times even days after the trip.
Does it mean that the blower is getting close to the times it needs to be rebuilt? Would the BPV needing to be rebuilt be what's causing it?
Thanks
Lately, I have been doing long trips with my vortech G every weekend (300 miles each way), and it seems that the typicall vortech whine is now louder.
Nothing is wrong with the performance, same, however, the whine is louder at all times even days after the trip.
Does it mean that the blower is getting close to the times it needs to be rebuilt? Would the BPV needing to be rebuilt be what's causing it?
Thanks
09-17-2012, 11:52 AM
#1904
Hard to say unless we hear the noise, but its likely you will need,as you said, either a blower rebuild or a BPV rebuild...my money its probably a bpv rebuild...
Hey guys,
Lately, I have been doing long trips with my vortech G every weekend (300 miles each way), and it seems that the typicall vortech whine is now louder.
Nothing is wrong with the performance, same, however, the whine is louder at all times even days after the trip.
Does it mean that the blower is getting close to the times it needs to be rebuilt? Would the BPV needing to be rebuilt be what's causing it?
Thanks
Lately, I have been doing long trips with my vortech G every weekend (300 miles each way), and it seems that the typicall vortech whine is now louder.
Nothing is wrong with the performance, same, however, the whine is louder at all times even days after the trip.
Does it mean that the blower is getting close to the times it needs to be rebuilt? Would the BPV needing to be rebuilt be what's causing it?
Thanks
09-17-2012, 05:07 PM
#1905
Anyone with PCV experience with the Vortech? Is it capable of clearing enough positive pressure? I'd assume not at higher RPM when boost comes up and Blow by comes up also, plus no vacuum pulling gases out of the PCV.
I know the Turbo guys have done PCV drilling, etc to allow more air, just curious what everyone is doing with the SC's on this car.
The idea came up to run from the PCV to a catch can, then from the catch can into the Intake Pre-Supercharger (filter side). My concern is that the vacuum in that location might be WAY too high which could create a very negative pressure in the crankcase, especially at higher RPM where the Supercharger is 'pulling' air in at a large rate.
What have you guys tinkered with here?
I know the Turbo guys have done PCV drilling, etc to allow more air, just curious what everyone is doing with the SC's on this car.
The idea came up to run from the PCV to a catch can, then from the catch can into the Intake Pre-Supercharger (filter side). My concern is that the vacuum in that location might be WAY too high which could create a very negative pressure in the crankcase, especially at higher RPM where the Supercharger is 'pulling' air in at a large rate.
What have you guys tinkered with here?
09-23-2012, 01:27 AM
#1913
Yes I'm running on the SS Box, if the shop connect it right.
I found the problem that the cob pully is touching and hitting the intake pipe and cut a deep cut on the pipe, so I took the pipe off and re-adjust it, still the clearance between the pully and pipe is not much. The car start up normal and rev to normal RPM.
But everytime when I'm going above 60mph there is a weird squeezing noise and the fast it go the louder it get, which if I rev up at neutral, I won't heard that noise.
Not sure where the noise came from, belt not tight?
I found the problem that the cob pully is touching and hitting the intake pipe and cut a deep cut on the pipe, so I took the pipe off and re-adjust it, still the clearance between the pully and pipe is not much. The car start up normal and rev to normal RPM.
But everytime when I'm going above 60mph there is a weird squeezing noise and the fast it go the louder it get, which if I rev up at neutral, I won't heard that noise.
Not sure where the noise came from, belt not tight?
09-23-2012, 01:47 PM
#1914
I can't think that would cause your specific issue. Obviously it's a problem, but just don't personally thingk it'd cause that.
Clearly the install wasn't done well so I'd be looking things over a lot closer or taking it back to whoever installed it.
Clearly the install wasn't done well so I'd be looking things over a lot closer or taking it back to whoever installed it.
10-09-2012, 09:44 AM
#1918
anyone know of any shops in SoCal that would be able to change my cog pulley on the blower? Apparently, my lack of research led me to install the entire vortech, before realizing that A) the cog pulley on rev-up vs non-revup are different sizes, and B) the same pulley needs to be 'flipped' on rev-up vs non-revup motors. I tried caling Corner 3, GTM, Evasive, Technosquare, but no one can see me till next week.
