I caleld Vortech and spoke with Chris. He seems pretty good customer service wise.

We discussed swapping the V1 for a V2.

He said:

1) It will bolt straight on, as it is the exact same bolt pattern as on the V1.
2) If my V1 is in good shape, it will give me a $1000 credit. The V2 blower costs $1950. Total cost to swap - $950.

This sound right?

Thanks!
IanS

 

hmm $950 to move to a V2...isnt the T-trim impeller upgrade in the $900-$1000 range? for that kind of money i would consider a move to the T-trim.

on a more related note...ever consider trading someone on the .org your V1 for their V2 instead of shelling out $950?

--Paul

 

Never considered that before.

I thought it was more the V1 bracket without the pulley issues everyone wanted - why would someone want a V1 blower?

IanS

 

alot of people like the sound of the v1 blower and would switch for that reason alone

 

Fine then - I'll put something in the FS section.

IanS

 

I think the pulley issue is a good point, but remember. A few hours work and a small amount of $ can net you just as much boost as a V2 -- or more. Just bump it up a smaller pulley size.

 

I did the V1 to V2 trade in.... after all was said and done. I am VERY VERY happy I did it.

 

How much did it cost you?

 

About 1k. But I also got a polished V2... even though it looks like crap now.

 

yeah polishing sux i now need to chrome everything

 

Interesting - they wanted $950 for a regular V2 from me.

I just thought soemone said once that it costs about $750.00....guess i misheard.

 

Ian, screw the V2. Try and get a Mustang Impellar. Spools boost faster then our impellars!

 

What blowers are these? Will they fit onto the V1 bracket?

I'm not about to have my car down for a month or two while I have to have stuff custom fabricated.

I'll let others live on the bleeding edge.....people who have a 2nd car at least.

 

sucks when the daily driver is the project car as well.. I am in the same boat

 

the t-trim impeller uses the same V1 or V2 casing...it upgrades the impeller (turbine) inside.

--Paul

 

So why has noone else tried this?

 

probably due to the fact that its a pretty new thing. it was released on vortechs website on August 4th of this year. the combination of it being new and expensive (nearing the $1k mark) probably hasnt lent it to being an easy to swallow mod/upgrade.

here is the link to the info on vortech's site...
http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/...m_upgrade.html

--Paul

 

THat article is for the CCW Unit.

Are our units CCW?

looking at that article, it would actually be cheaper to go to the T-Trim!

Only thing is that it would be Straight Gears still, and I'd still be dealing with the V1 SC whine.

IanS

 

I'd consider that if/when the blower needs to be rebuilt anyways. At that point its only costing you $500 extra.

 

T trim has been an option for a while. I30Krab has had it for a while. I considered it, but decided I wanted the peace and quiet of the V2. The T trim really does not build boost faster, just allows for more of it.

I think I paid 980 or something for my upgrade, the polishing was 100 more. So the price was 880 or so for the V1 --> V2 upgrade. Well worth it.

Of all the money I have sunk into the car, that was one investment I do not regret. V1 plate (less headaches) with the V2 blower was definitely the route to go. My V1 was SUPER loud anyways. According to most people, it was the loudest V1 they had ever heard on a Max.

 

Well, my post has been in the FS section for a couple of days now with no replies.
So probably I'll just end up selling some stock and buying the V2 upgrade.

Then there's the 3rd option - Selling my whole SC Kit for $2500 and taking another $1000 and getting a Turbo.

IanS

 

Maybe I missed something, but why do you want to trade to a V2?

Noise? More boost?

 

Noise...........

Who makes the best Turbo Kit? Isn't PFI the company with all the problems with their kits?

 

All the turbo companies had their odd problems, I'm not going to say who had the most but I'm sure someone else can chime in with that info.

Where the heck are you going to get one for $3500? The cheapest I've been offered is over $4000.

 

There's a few items I don't need form their kit, thus hopefully lowering the costs.

Although I did the math and it does look more like $3900-$4100 total for everything I need.

 

thet trim is a larger blower-- i have gotton rid of the "stock"v2 sc trim blower and put on a s trim. the blowers that come with the stillen kit are the s trim with a "shaved down impeller" i researched all of this before putting this beast in my max. the s trim is the same blower that comes in the mustang h.o. kit. capable of 500 horses.