KENNE BELL SUPERCHARGER INSTALL C5 ZO6
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Heres the thing.heard about these coming out about 14 months ago.so been waiting for availability.ordered it up in august ($$$$)rate and all that.got it early october.
was going to start it at xmas,but got bitten by the end of oct.
this is on my 2001 c5 zo6.stock apart from headers random cats and corsa exhaust.
i wanted to do a few other jobs at the same time,cleaning/paint mostly so took a while
what with work and all.pics are good to let you know whats involved,..so lets ripp the thing apart.
LS2 90MM THROTTLE BODY
INTERCOOLER TANK AND PLUMING
YOU HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE FUEL RAIL COVERS,AND STORE THEM (NO ROOM)SO WANTED TO COVER THE COILS.HAD TO MAKE SOME COS THERE N/A.
ALL DONE AND POLISHED
MAKE UP A STAINLESS BYPASS TUBE
THIS INTAKE TUBE IS PLASTIC (PAINTED) THEY WERE WORKING ON A STAINLESS ONE
BUT AT THIS STAGE WAS RARER THAN A TAX REBATE.
AND THEN IT TURNED UP.$HIT I LIKE THAT.
K/BELL RK SPORT HOOD
NIGEL HOSES FROM www.speedflow.co.uk .some of it is overbraid just slide
it on your own rubber hose.the cost does add up with all the fittings but looks cool
and is easy to take apart. its been a blast . i can go a bit more boost,but would have to forge the engine if i want over 575/600 rwhp.as it is,its mental.hope to dyno soon.
wheres cliffy with his dyno day?? sorry if theres to many pics but its easier than explaining it. one or two questions coming my way!! i`m here to help
cheers men/girls DAVE.
was going to start it at xmas,but got bitten by the end of oct.
this is on my 2001 c5 zo6.stock apart from headers random cats and corsa exhaust.
i wanted to do a few other jobs at the same time,cleaning/paint mostly so took a while
what with work and all.pics are good to let you know whats involved,..so lets ripp the thing apart.
LS2 90MM THROTTLE BODY
INTERCOOLER TANK AND PLUMING
YOU HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE FUEL RAIL COVERS,AND STORE THEM (NO ROOM)SO WANTED TO COVER THE COILS.HAD TO MAKE SOME COS THERE N/A.
ALL DONE AND POLISHED
MAKE UP A STAINLESS BYPASS TUBE
THIS INTAKE TUBE IS PLASTIC (PAINTED) THEY WERE WORKING ON A STAINLESS ONE
BUT AT THIS STAGE WAS RARER THAN A TAX REBATE.
AND THEN IT TURNED UP.$HIT I LIKE THAT.
K/BELL RK SPORT HOOD
NIGEL HOSES FROM www.speedflow.co.uk .some of it is overbraid just slide
it on your own rubber hose.the cost does add up with all the fittings but looks cool
and is easy to take apart. its been a blast . i can go a bit more boost,but would have to forge the engine if i want over 575/600 rwhp.as it is,its mental.hope to dyno soon.
wheres cliffy with his dyno day?? sorry if theres to many pics but its easier than explaining it. one or two questions coming my way!! i`m here to help
cheers men/girls DAVE.
That is a seriously expensive looking piece of kit. I like it a lot.
Only thing I would have changed is the intercooler core. I'd have installed 2 vertical cores with a gap between them and made them the length of the plenum. Pump the air into the gap and let it spread out. That way you'd have achieved a much bigger core surface area. They could have been angled into a 'V' shape or changed to suite the s/c outlet. You would use bottom feed water inlets and top feed outlets.
Boosted.
Only thing I would have changed is the intercooler core. I'd have installed 2 vertical cores with a gap between them and made them the length of the plenum. Pump the air into the gap and let it spread out. That way you'd have achieved a much bigger core surface area. They could have been angled into a 'V' shape or changed to suite the s/c outlet. You would use bottom feed water inlets and top feed outlets.
Boosted.
I salute you Dave 
looks fantastic! You should start selling those fuel rail covers!
The fuel rails, are they part of the kit, I have some aftermarket ones but can't remember where I got them from? Have you upgraded your fuel pumps? Do you have a fuel pressure gauge in the car? If you don't I would definitely recommend one.
You are definitely inspiring me to get out and do some more work on mine this weekend.....that is after I have changed the rear brake pads on Shoebag's Viper (thanks to Ian Goss for lending me the special tool
), and changed the oil on the Blue Z06 and changed the oil on the Yellow Z06.
looks fantastic! You should start selling those fuel rail covers! The fuel rails, are they part of the kit, I have some aftermarket ones but can't remember where I got them from? Have you upgraded your fuel pumps? Do you have a fuel pressure gauge in the car? If you don't I would definitely recommend one.
You are definitely inspiring me to get out and do some more work on mine this weekend.....that is after I have changed the rear brake pads on Shoebag's Viper (thanks to Ian Goss for lending me the special tool
), and changed the oil on the Blue Z06 and changed the oil on the Yellow Z06. HI BOYS
THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS.
BOOSTED. INTERCOOLER GO`S ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE PLENUM.THEY TRIED TO GET
EVEN I.A.T.`S FROM ONE PORT TO ANOTHER,THIS IS WHAT THEY SETTELED ON SEE PIC I GOT OFF THE WEB
V7TTE SOUNDS GOOD WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?? EMAIL YOU A STORY.
NIGEL FUEL RAILS CAME WITH KIT.SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET INFO ON THEM IF YOU WANT.
STOCK F/PUMP ,BUT YOU WIRE IN A K/BELL BOOSTER PUMP
RED BOX ON THE LEFT BOLTED TO THE WING.GOT A VAC/BOOST HOSE TO IT UP`S THE
PRESSURE UNDER BOOST.
ALSO NOTE THE COIL RELOCATION BRACKET.COS OF THE C6 THROTTLE BODY.
I HAVE GONE THROUGH COLD TURKEY ,NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR SINCE OCT
WAS GOING OUT TODAY BUT CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD ,AND FOUND COOLANT WEEPING OUT OF
THE T/STAT COVER.THEN CHECKED OUTSIDE ,RAIN YEP ,SO NO CHANGE THERE.OH AND I NEED TO FILL UP WITH SOME GAS.WTF DO YOU DO WITH THAT ONE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND MEN. BEER TIME. DAVE
THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS.
BOOSTED. INTERCOOLER GO`S ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE PLENUM.THEY TRIED TO GET
EVEN I.A.T.`S FROM ONE PORT TO ANOTHER,THIS IS WHAT THEY SETTELED ON SEE PIC I GOT OFF THE WEB
V7TTE SOUNDS GOOD WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?? EMAIL YOU A STORY.
NIGEL FUEL RAILS CAME WITH KIT.SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET INFO ON THEM IF YOU WANT.
STOCK F/PUMP ,BUT YOU WIRE IN A K/BELL BOOSTER PUMP
RED BOX ON THE LEFT BOLTED TO THE WING.GOT A VAC/BOOST HOSE TO IT UP`S THE
PRESSURE UNDER BOOST.
ALSO NOTE THE COIL RELOCATION BRACKET.COS OF THE C6 THROTTLE BODY.
I HAVE GONE THROUGH COLD TURKEY ,NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR SINCE OCT
WAS GOING OUT TODAY BUT CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD ,AND FOUND COOLANT WEEPING OUT OF
THE T/STAT COVER.THEN CHECKED OUTSIDE ,RAIN YEP ,SO NO CHANGE THERE.OH AND I NEED TO FILL UP WITH SOME GAS.WTF DO YOU DO WITH THAT ONE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND MEN. BEER TIME. DAVE
V10 BAT said:
WTF DO YOU DO WITH THAT ONE.
What one ??
Have to say, those kits look superb. And hats off to you for going for it. Im sure it will feel amazing on the road with all that torque....
Are you using the KB supplied tune ? and what about a clutch ? Surely the standard clutch isnt going to survive long with the sort of torque the KB will generate ?
stevieturbo said:
V10 BAT said:
WTF DO YOU DO WITH THAT ONE.
What one ??
Have to say, those kits look superb. And hats off to you for going for it. Im sure it will feel amazing on the road with all that torque....
Are you using the KB supplied tune ? and what about a clutch ? Surely the standard clutch isnt going to survive long with the sort of torque the KB will generate ?
HI MATEY
SORRY I WAS REF TO PETROL AND WHERE TO GET SOME ,WITHOUT SILICON IN IT.IT NOW SEEMS IF YOU STAY AWAY FROM TESCOS ASDA MORRISONS YOU SHOULD BE OK.
K/B TUNE YES.BUT MAY GO TO SOMEONE OVER HERE.K/B TUNE IS MORE FOR 91 OCTANE,COS WE CAN GET 95/98 OVER HERE ,MAY WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MORE BOOST 10 MIN PULLEY SWAP,AND MORE AGGRESSIVE TIMING.A FEW GUYS IN THE US HAVE STOCK CLUTCHES,BUT I DONT THINK THEY WILL LAST LONG.I WILL HAVE TO DO THE CLUTCH AT SOME STAGE,BUT NOT LOOKING FOWARD TO IT.LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF WORK.JUST WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR NOW.PS ALSO WOULD PROB DO SOME MODS TO THE REAR END
AT THE SAME TIME,OUTPUT SHAFT/BRACE ETC.THEN THERES THE NEED FOR SOME STICKY TYRES.
I HOPE TO GET APROX 500 RWHP.OUT OF THE BOX.ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS IT`S A MAD B**stARD
WITH TRACTION ISSUES. LATER DAVE
V10 BAT said:
TUNE IS MORE FOR 91 OCTANE,COS WE CAN GET 95/98 OVER HERE
Be aware that the 91 octane quoted in the states is quoted as Ron + Mon/2. Over here our octane is quoted as RON only. Found all this out while my engine was being tuned for Uk fuel over in the states. The difference in the way the octane is rated is what leads us (in the UK) to believe our fuel is much better, while it is only slightly better.
"In most countries (including all of Europe and Australia) the "headline" octane that would be shown on the pump is the RON, but in the United States and some other countries the headline number is the average of the RON and the MON, sometimes called the Anti-Knock Index (AKI), Road Octane Number (RdON), Pump Octane Number (PON), or (R+M)/2. Because of the 8 to 10 point difference noted above, this means that the octane in the United States will be about 4 to 5 points lower than the same fuel elsewhere: 87 octane fuel, the "regular" gasoline in the US and Canada, would be 91-92 in Europe. However most European pumps deliver 95 (RON) as "regular", equivalent to 90-91 US (R+M)/2.
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HEY MEN THIS IS GETTING GOOD,LOOKS LIKE I NEED 97/98 MINIMUM .A FEW GUYS IN THE STATS ARE USING METH/ALKY INJECTION
THE CAR DRIVES REAL SMOOTH WITH THE K/BELL TUNE,IDLE`S BETTER THAN STOCK.JUST WANT TO GET THE MOST OUT OF IT WITHOUT
BLOWING UP THE MOTOR.WHEN I DID THE EXHAUST LAST YEAR ,I PUT TWO O2 SENSOR FITTINGS IN LINE (PRE CATS) IN THE HOPE TO GET
BETTER A/F READINGS WHEN DYNO`D.ALSO WOULD LOVE TO GET INTO TUNING .PLEASE FEEL FREE TO THROW SOME NAMES HERE. RINGRAM /MOTECH??
ANY INFO ON EFI LIVE/HP TUNERS ETC.GOT ME LAPTOP WANT TO PLAY.WHAT SOFTWARE WOULD A LOT OF THE US TUNERS USE??DONT GET ME WRONG
UNTIL I KNOW WHAT I`M DOING,I WONT DO ANYTHING JUST WANT TO LEARN.BOTTOM LINE NEED TO GET IT DYNO`D THEN GO FROM THERE.NOT THAT
ANY OF YOU GUYS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT!! CHEERS MATEY`S THANKS FOR THE INPUT ON THE GAS ,KEEP IT COMING.
IF YOU SEE THIS VIEW OUT THERE DONT GET TO CLOSE,I GO SIDEWAYS
THE CAR DRIVES REAL SMOOTH WITH THE K/BELL TUNE,IDLE`S BETTER THAN STOCK.JUST WANT TO GET THE MOST OUT OF IT WITHOUT
BLOWING UP THE MOTOR.WHEN I DID THE EXHAUST LAST YEAR ,I PUT TWO O2 SENSOR FITTINGS IN LINE (PRE CATS) IN THE HOPE TO GET
BETTER A/F READINGS WHEN DYNO`D.ALSO WOULD LOVE TO GET INTO TUNING .PLEASE FEEL FREE TO THROW SOME NAMES HERE. RINGRAM /MOTECH??
ANY INFO ON EFI LIVE/HP TUNERS ETC.GOT ME LAPTOP WANT TO PLAY.WHAT SOFTWARE WOULD A LOT OF THE US TUNERS USE??DONT GET ME WRONG
UNTIL I KNOW WHAT I`M DOING,I WONT DO ANYTHING JUST WANT TO LEARN.BOTTOM LINE NEED TO GET IT DYNO`D THEN GO FROM THERE.NOT THAT
ANY OF YOU GUYS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT!! CHEERS MATEY`S THANKS FOR THE INPUT ON THE GAS ,KEEP IT COMING.
IF YOU SEE THIS VIEW OUT THERE DONT GET TO CLOSE,I GO SIDEWAYS
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