Re: Vortech R/T support

From: William Blount Arthur (m990198@nadn.navy.mil)
Date: Mon Nov 16 1998 - 22:02:18 EST


I noticed Jules sells a type of fuel enrichment system for use with super
chargers. Might wanna give him a call.

Bill
'97 SS/T

On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Chris Foote wrote:

> Ugh, could it be that you need your computer recalibrated on the 96+ models
> with a supercharger? Please say it ain't so! :-( I'll keep my fingers
> crossed for ya, I am planning the same route in a couple of months.
>
> -Chris
> darkangel@map.com
>
>
> >Thanks to everyone that has given the great advice on the slow 1/4 times on
> >my Vorteched R/T. I am running the S-Trim with the Vortech inline fuel
> >pump and FMU that I had removed from my 94 Dak Sport earlier this year.
> >Vortech claimed that the SC wouldn't work with the R/T due to the fact that
> >the computer would have to be recalibrated. When I installed the SC, to my
> >surprise...No Check Engine light. I was like COOL! Maybe it still needs
> >to be recalibrated anyway. But the truck isn't running the times that it
> >should. I recently, last week installed JBA's and had a local shop
> >fabricate a 2 1/2 inch head pipe into a 3 inch cat into a 3 inch Pro Flow
> >muffler. This should have allowed the SC to flow more air I thought. This
> >lead to a reduction in et of .26 sec and 1.3 mph. I am still expecting
> >more out of this combination. BTW I am running a CC R/T and it weighed in
> >at 4300 lbs on the money with a 1/4 tank of gas and me inside. With this
> >information I calculated a minimum HP to achieve 95.3 mph at 287.7 at the
> >rear wheels. I don't kow where to go from here. People were saying that I
> >need to tune in the Vortech. Well, how does one do this?
> >
> >Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Is my next move a TB
> >stage II? Computer? Or Injectors? Or something else?
> >
> >Dan
> >Vortech S-Trim, Magnecor 8.5, JBA, 2 1/2 headpipes, 3 "cat, and 3 " Pro
> >Flow
>
>



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