Eduardo

so im trying to piece together an intercooled vortech kit. i dont know if i have everything down that im going to need, so far all i can think that im going to need is:

head unit(found one rebuilt by vortech locally)
Vortech Bracket Assembly
Vortech Air Intake Assembly
Vortech Oil Feed Assembly
Vortech Oil Drain Assembly
intercooler with piping
vortech bypass valve
injectors
fuel pump


is there anything im missing for this kit to be complete? i know the $1500 96-04GT Supercharger kit "how its done" says to get the discharge assembly with it but since im going intercooled will i need it, no right?

karrarararararar

maf or a mafia

Eduardo

i thought the MAF was good to up to 400rwhp?

luckythirteen13

you have to get a maf calibrated to the size injector you run. and with an intercooled vortech youll make over 400rwhp.

where in OC are you?

Eduardo

oh ok, didnt know that. im a big noob on FI, lol. but the thing is i dont want to run more than 380, should i just stick with the non-intercooled or can the intercooled version be detuned to around my power goals?

and im from Placentia. right next to Fullerton and Anaheim.

Frostbitten

On a simple setup like a non intercooled kit with stock pulley, everything else stock, some tuners will be able to tune the car with the stock maf. But the stock maf is not easy to tune with. One because it is calibrated for 19lb injectors and will need alot of adjustment to work with 42lb. Another reason is because most GT maf meter have an internal IAT sensor that is built into the maf. With a boosted car you want to have the IAT sensor in the boost pipe. Most tuners will just go ahead and tell you that you need a 90mm Lightning maf. They come already calibrated to run with 42lb injectors and do not have an internal IAT sensor. That way it is easier to setup the tune and hook up an external IAT sensor. The lightning maf that I was using was maxed out at 400whp on my car at only 5400rpm. With an intercooler, powerpipe, and smaller pulley, you will likely be making around the same numbers as my car was. I needed that and a Diablosport Mafia to get a full tune. But it was worth it once my car put down 430whp...

Nolimits31

wow i just purchased a lightning 90mm maf and i figured they are good for 450whp. im running with the stock maf and hit 381whp but i am tuning it this spring with the 90mm maf and new 42lb injectors. do you think my maf will peg? sry if i am stealing your thread op.

Frostbitten

I know it pegged with my vortech setup. Im not sure of the differences a kenne bell would make but just the addition of the new maf and injectors isnt going to give you much more power, just more headroom for air/fuel. I think you will be fine until you start adding more mods.

luckythirteen13

keep the intercooler, it will make it easier to hit your hp goal with a mild tune.

Eduardo

yeah you're right im going to stick with the intercooler plan, i also just bought a lightning 90mm maf, are those calibrated for 42lb injectors right?