Hey all, im looking for everybody's best opinion on a power adder question for a 91 Z28 with the LB9 & 5-speed. I recently found this sweet-looking kit from ssautochrome: http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/1844 ive read some great reviews of this company's products and some simply god-awful reviews describing things like "disintegrated turbos". If that is the case, could i just order the headers/hardware/ect & then swap in different turbos? If so, which would be best? Ive also looked into this kit from vortech. It looks pretty sano, but is obv more expensive: http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/product.php?p=106 i assume this kit would fit the 5.0 as well as the 5.7 engine? im just looking for members opinions cuz ive looked around on the web & this is obviously the place to go for ANYTHING to do with 3rd gen. lemme know what u all think!!

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out of the 2 Id get the vortech kit. if you can weld/fab yourself make your own turbo kit.

I could easily fab the tubing myself, i just wouldnt know which turbo/headers/hardware (like controller, ecu, injectors) to buy. thats why the 1st kit looked enticing, even if the turbos are bad i could use the other parts, which from all reviews ive read seem up to par. what turbo would b the best choice for the twin setup?

A: SSauto makes a good shape manifold, its just thin and cheap material. You can reinforce it with a tig by adding some filler at the right heat.

B: To size a turbo you need to size everything else. I need to know:
Displacement, camshaft profile, head port/overall flow capability, rear end gear ratio, transmission type / converter stall, desired power goal, and finally expected behavior (street car?)

Its hit or miss with the SSA stuff. head over here and do some good reading on everything also
http://www.theturboforums.com/smf/index.php

Twin T3/T4 hybrids would do you good for a nice street car. Even stock 60/63 T'3s of some turbo coupes would work well.


like king said. need more info. Whats your end goals with the car?

I just recently bought the car. I know everything is stock, but i dont know what the gear ratio on the rear end is or the cam profile or stuff like that, sorry But my goal is to keep the lb9 & try to put over 400 horses to the wheels, as much power as is relatively cheap, but it has to be reliable. I dont know if that's a super realistic goal, but in reality i dont care as much about the #'s, i just want 2 have a hella fun street setup with good strong acceleration and a decent top end speed that i dont have to worry about problems with. I found this kit on ebay as well, it looks pretty trick. I would just have to fab my own downpipes and get an exhaust that fits. Im pretty new at this game, so bear with me Thanks for the feedback too, u guys know your stuff.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CAMAR...ht_7048wt_1032

There's also one available with different header style, but i'm partial to the 1st one, i like the "up-top" orientation of the turbos better.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CAMAR...ht_7108wt_1032

I have only seen bad things from ssautochrome stay away from them.

I thought my question had died weeks ago. haha. I decided to stay away from ssac, and havent done anything but ponder since then. What do u think about the kits on ebay? they seem way more trick than the supercharger system. especially for the price.