4-Digit HP | VMP 3100 TVS Superchargers for Coyote and GT500

4-Digit HP | VMP 3100 TVS Superchargers for Coyote and GT500

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We’ve known this was coming for over a year, but that passage of time hasn’t seemed to reduce the fevered interest in the forthcoming slate of TVS 3100 based superchargers. Of the manufacturers that will be releasing kits based on the 3100 rotor pack, VMP Performance has to be the one garnering the most interest. We’ve heard talk of VMP 3100 blower head units testing out in the wild for some time now, but we recently got a chance to check out a couple such setups at VMP’s HQ in FL.

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Totally unassuming, just your average everyday 1,200 RWHP Mustang.

The two engines in question are heavy hitters in the field of modern Ford performance mills, a 5.0L Coyote and a 5.8L Trinity. The Coyote was instrumented up for testing. On top of several pressure sensors located throughout various sections of the intake tract, VMP placed one very interesting sensor near the blower pulley. With some custom bracket work, a Coyote exhaust cam position sensor, and a Mustang Dyno Smart Tach VMP is able to read blower pulley speed. By knowing this figure and what the theoretical speed should be based on the pulley diameters they are able to determine if belt slip is occurring in the system.


When it comes to power output, the built Coyote topped with the VMP 3100 is in the 1200HP range and that is rear wheel horsepower. That’s pretty healthy for a nearly stock appearing convertible. Speaking of appearances, it’s practically impossible to differentiate a VMP 2650 TVS from a 3100 TVS based on outward appearance. That’s because when VMP was designing its 2650 superchargers it designed the blower case with enough extra material to allow it to be further machined to accept the 3100 rotors when they became available. That means if you run into someone running a VMP blower in Mexico it’s going to be pretty tough to determine if he’s actually running a 2650 or trying to take your money with a 3100.

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All sensored up and ready to go to work.

Turning our attention over to the SVT GT500, it too is rocking a classically styled VMP 3100 TVS. If this car looks familiar; that may be because it is owned by Justin Young, the organizer of ModNats. Though the car could be a serious contender at ModNats 2021, it is being built for 1/2 mile runs and probably won't be one of the racers at that event. It’s 3100 TVS rotors are housed in a VMP Gen3R case and are fed by a massive oval throttle body. The goal is 1,200 rear wheel horsepower, and with the fully built engine that seems quite attainable. In any event, we have more VMP 3100 Supercharger news coming up soon. If you have an SVT Terminator you won’t want to miss it.

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Cool write up. I wonder what is would cost to have my Gen 3 non R sent in and ported/fit with the 3100 pack..

I need a built motor first though :(
 
I'm so excited, but i really need to see some numbers 1200 hp only is not that impressive upgrade from 2.65 ?

1200 rwhp is a solid number. It depends on alot of factors like fuel, supporting mods, pulley combo, and compression. These could be lower compression builds or not as high as some others. Based on how much the 2.65 outperformed the 2.3 and hell even the 3r outperformed the regular 3 by 100 rwhp on a back to back test apples to apples same tune and everything on a full max effort build (Lunds gt500)...the 3r over the 2r would be much larger...I would bet money the new 3100 will see at least that much or more gain over the 3r on a max effort setup. The 3r isn't that much behind the 3.8 whipple power making potential wise so just imagine what this 3.1 liter tvs is gonna do.
 
Yes, I’d say 1200hp is impressive.
I’ve made 1100rwhp SAE with a 3R and expect to increase that number with the improved fuel system. Dyno coming in 3-4wks.
As far as the 3.1 goes, if the gains from to 2.3 to 2.65 extrapolate, then probably 150-200rwhp additional expected on max effort setups.
-J
 
Word on the street has it that recent Federal overreach has forced VMP to discontinue efforts to produce a supercharger with the 3100 rotor pack.
 
Yup unfortunately @Turbo98GT will have the only GT500 with the VMP 3100. I spoke with him today and he didn't go into details about why VMP wouldn't be producing it, other than efficacy issues. But I wouldn't be surprised if all the EPA stuff had something to do with it.
 
Well that's fkd up!
I can't imagine they were this far forward with it to dump it because of efficiency issues.
So does that mean all 3100 TVS projects?
This really sucks!
Hopefully if it is the government and EPA crap it doesn't reach out and yank Whipples current line up! I still need a Gen5 3.0 for my Terminator!
 
Well that's fkd up!
I can't imagine they were this far forward with it to dump it because of efficiency issues.
So does that mean all 3100 TVS projects?
This really sucks!
Hopefully if it is the government and EPA crap it doesn't reach out and yank Whipples current line up! I still need a Gen5 3.0 for my Terminator!

Affirm. Unless the FB post from Kong performance (LS stuff I guess) was fake.

I don’t recall the gains between the 2.3 and 2.65 being anything real special and considering they are saying it wasn’t performing well enough to release, I don’t know why anyone would think otherwise.


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