Been somewhat keeping this a secret until I had her tuned, but dammit, I can't keep my big mouth shut anymore. So last weekend, hubby and I spent a good 30 hours installing a Vortech. I've been driving her a week with a HUGE grin on my face--and I think that grin will only get bigger once I get my wideband O2 bung welded on and the 3.125 pulley on her this coming weekend.

No dyno numbers to report as of yet, but I have a sick fantasy of beating out McDuck's numbers by a tiny bit--just to irritate him. lol (Just pickin' Andy!)

In the mean time, I thought I'd share one or two of the pics from the install....

 

Oooooh, shiny....

 

And I'm also kinda working on a "tips" article to share with those who want to do the install themselves as well. The Vortech instructions were incredibly straightforward and easy to follow, with only a few times I needed to improvise. But if I had the tips I'm going to share when I was actually working on the car, it probably would have saved us a few hours in frustration.

And just for grins, here's me at the end of a 14 hour day with my Z....

 

I think I constantly grin and giggle from time to time or all of the time. The Z definitely comes alive when it is blown.

 

The Z definitely comes alive when it is blown.

Words to live by, IMO

nice pics above!!

welcome the the induced lifestyle

 

who doesnt???

 

True

 

congrats, c!

 

That's one tired looking bunny. Congrats!

 

Where's a pancake to put on her head?

 

Damn, sooo jealous. Congrats......I need to swing by and go for aride. I haven't ridden in a vortech car yet.

 

Cool! I love girls that like blowers!

 

Yup. My little line in my sig is finally a reality for me. haha

I'm tuning her this weekend, hopefully, (since I have to weld my O2 bung in) and when I'm done, Josh, I'll be happy to take ya for a ride. Just remember, no crapping yourself in my car.

 

Takes all the fun out of it......

 

Where you tuning at? Thats nice by the way, maybe ill see u in dallas one day and we can run Hehehe.

 

Hey Christi, let me know what kind of HP numbers you are putting down. Out of the box I put down 351rwhp and 289tq. I am running really rich so after tuning I expect to see at least another 20rwhp. My torque numbers seem a little low. Any input by Vortech owners?

 

Wow... umm... Christi... I don't know what to say. You're having a fantasy and I'm in it! Does your hubby know about this?

Great work! I continue to be impressed by your mechanical aptitude... you sure you don't have a sister you can send out to NC for me? Can't wait to see your dynos. I doubt I'll be irritated if you exceed my numbers... just means I have to kick phase 3 up sooner to reclaim my crown! Here are my best numbers to date so you have a target to shoot for...

rwhp = 429.2
rwtq = 343.0

A question to the masses... has anyone logged a SC hp figure higher than mine yet? Seen plenty of TTs that have, but don't remember seeing a SC over 430rwhp.

 

Out of my garage--and a few of the streets that are in the neighborhood. lol Fortunately for me, we have several neighbors that are understanding of my husband's and my car tinkering.

And Andy--I was waiting for you to chime in. hee hee Now I know what I have to beat, and if I actually hit the 430 mark, I'll NEVER stop grinning. As soon as she's tuned the way we want her, I'll stop by a buddy's shop to see what kind of numbers I'm putting down, and I'll be sure to share.

 

Congrats C.

I knew Mike had betrayed me... j/k!

Well.......... It looks like I'll just have to be the 1st in Dallas to get the APS TT.

 

Congrates Cristie! Maybe we can run i am in Fort Worth. Who is doing your tuning?