First off, let me thank all of the folks on this and other boards who have provided me their feedback and advice. I truly appreciate all the input you have given.
Now, on to the reason for the post. As some of you know, I previously owned a 2007 GT500 equipped with a Stage III Kenne Bell (which, BTW, I could not have been happier with) and a few other goodies. Back at the end of June, I removed most of the aftermarket goodies off that car and took it back to stock before trading it in on the 2010. It had been my intention to simply transfer the KenneBell, coilovers and other goodies over to the new car.
Well, after much debate and realizing that I would have to make some significant modifications to the stuff I had, to make it fit correctly on the 2010, and a desire to have something a little more off the beaten path with the 2010, I elected to instead sell the stuff I had taken off the 2007 and go a different route in my quest for better performance.
After consulting with several people with much more knowledge and experience than I have, I elected to take the turbo plunge. Not only are turbo's an efficient means of boosting power, they could also be installed without making any changes to the car at all. (i.e. no hood notching, no special k-members, no relocation of parts, etc.)
The system I have elected to go with is the Hellion "Hellraiser" system for the GT500. I know there are two or three folks on this board who already have this system on their cars, but unless I missed it, I think this will be the first 2010 with the system in place.
Obviously, one of the factors in making this change was being able to do it with little or no out-of-pocket expense greater than what I was able to sell my other stuff for. I am pleased to say that the mission was accomplished with a little help from some friends and EBay.
I am hoping to make in the neighborhood of around 700-750rwhp on pump gas with this kit in place, but as long as it makes at least as much as I was making with the KB on pump gas in the 2007 (~650rwhp), I will certainly be happy. The kit is scheduled to be shipped from Hellion on Monday, and I hope to have everything installed and tuned by the end of October. If that is the case, I hope to get a few runs in with the new setup before Beech Bend closes for the season.
For those running the kit already, are there any last words of wisdom you would give me that have not already been covered regaridng this kit?
Now, on to the reason for the post. As some of you know, I previously owned a 2007 GT500 equipped with a Stage III Kenne Bell (which, BTW, I could not have been happier with) and a few other goodies. Back at the end of June, I removed most of the aftermarket goodies off that car and took it back to stock before trading it in on the 2010. It had been my intention to simply transfer the KenneBell, coilovers and other goodies over to the new car.
Well, after much debate and realizing that I would have to make some significant modifications to the stuff I had, to make it fit correctly on the 2010, and a desire to have something a little more off the beaten path with the 2010, I elected to instead sell the stuff I had taken off the 2007 and go a different route in my quest for better performance.
After consulting with several people with much more knowledge and experience than I have, I elected to take the turbo plunge. Not only are turbo's an efficient means of boosting power, they could also be installed without making any changes to the car at all. (i.e. no hood notching, no special k-members, no relocation of parts, etc.)
The system I have elected to go with is the Hellion "Hellraiser" system for the GT500. I know there are two or three folks on this board who already have this system on their cars, but unless I missed it, I think this will be the first 2010 with the system in place.
Obviously, one of the factors in making this change was being able to do it with little or no out-of-pocket expense greater than what I was able to sell my other stuff for. I am pleased to say that the mission was accomplished with a little help from some friends and EBay.
I am hoping to make in the neighborhood of around 700-750rwhp on pump gas with this kit in place, but as long as it makes at least as much as I was making with the KB on pump gas in the 2007 (~650rwhp), I will certainly be happy. The kit is scheduled to be shipped from Hellion on Monday, and I hope to have everything installed and tuned by the end of October. If that is the case, I hope to get a few runs in with the new setup before Beech Bend closes for the season.
For those running the kit already, are there any last words of wisdom you would give me that have not already been covered regaridng this kit?
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