Hello,
I meant to get this posted several days ago but after having been out of town for almost three weeks I have been swamped getting caught up with everything. (I’ll post this on all the boards I frequent, so if you jump around like I do you’ll see it elsewhere too).
Anyway, I recently had T&J performance in Atlanta install a VT engines forged stroker, with a Kenne Bell twin screw blower for a power adder. I picked the car up on Sunday Jan. 4th. Tim had dyno tuned it the day before and got 493rwhp/518rwtq, with a max of 12 psi, 15* of timing and an 11.5 a/f ratio. That’s with a catted H-pipe and factory 2 ¼ cat-back also. I was very happy with the power, but the blower (or so I thought at the time) was making a very annoying gear whine at idle and normal driving, I wasn’t too happy with that. It turns out after getting the car home and fully inspecting it, it wasn’t the blower making all the noise, it was the two eccentric idler pulleys just below the blower pulley. I had pressed aluminum sleeves on the idlers that were wider than the supplied nylon sleeves in order for them to work with a wider custom 8-rib belt set up. I guess the bearings in the idlers didn’t like the crush of having the sleeves pressed onto them, and they were howling like a cat in heat (borrowing a description by some others that heard the car…lol). I now have new bearings with stainless sleeves pressed on, with a lighter crush press, and the blower is close to silent when not in boost. There is a slight bit of blower noise when just driving normally (nothing compared to what it was before), but none at idle and I am very happy with it now.
As for Tim, Jeff, and Andy at T&J’s, they did an incredible job working on my car. They worked long and hard to get my car right. And not just running right, they also installed gauges, wired the boost-a-pump and boost-a-spark, as well as installed the motor and blower, and it was all excellent work. I can’t recommend them enough, if you’re wanting professional performance work done you can’t go wrong taking your car there. Tim street tuned the car for 5 hours- on a Sunday -, with me driving for several of the test runs (sorry if I made you nervous a few times Tim…getting loose at 60mph is fun, right? lol). You gotta beat on it some to learn what it’s gonna do! Tim can do some amazing stuff with that EFI solutions tuning software. Tim has to walk a tightrope between timing, a/f ratio’s, and inlet air temps that will make good power, won’t stumble or miss, and of course won’t detonate. He obviously knows what he’s doing, but I don’t envy him, it’s not always easy. From what I gathered, making good power numbers on the dyno at wot isn’t that tough, but getting it right for all the various conditions encountered during regular street driving can be a challenge.
As for VT engines, I ordered a forged, stroked long block with ported heads and their blower cams. Scott at VT kept me informed of the status of my motor all throughout the build, and quickly answered any questions I had along the way. I had them ship the motor directly to T&J’s where the install was going to be at. The motor looked great, is running great, and it’s making very impressive power. I am completely happy with VT engines and would recommend them to anyone considering getting a built motor.
And finally for the Kenne Bell blower, I am obviously very pleased with it. 493hp and 518tq at the wheels with only 12 psi, through a catted h-pipe and factory cat back, is impressive to me. The car is very quiet, sitting next to it at a stop light, you would never know it made that kind of power. It’s a blast to drive, I’m still getting used to the power. On top of that, I still have another pulley that is smaller than the one on the car now, and should give me another 2 psi, plus Tim is convinced there is another 20 to 30 hp in it if I switch to a Dr. Gas off road X-pipe and a Flowmaster 2 ½ inch cat back. That could put the car somewhere around 535rwhp, if I decide to give up the sleeper exhaust that I have now. I’m sure I will eventually be back up at T&J’s with the smaller pulley, and probably go with the exhaust too. But right now I’m going to drive the car for a little bit and enjoy it how it is. Thanks again to Tim, Jeff, and Andy at T&J’s, Scott at VTengines, and Kenne Bell for a great blower!
I meant to get this posted several days ago but after having been out of town for almost three weeks I have been swamped getting caught up with everything. (I’ll post this on all the boards I frequent, so if you jump around like I do you’ll see it elsewhere too).
Anyway, I recently had T&J performance in Atlanta install a VT engines forged stroker, with a Kenne Bell twin screw blower for a power adder. I picked the car up on Sunday Jan. 4th. Tim had dyno tuned it the day before and got 493rwhp/518rwtq, with a max of 12 psi, 15* of timing and an 11.5 a/f ratio. That’s with a catted H-pipe and factory 2 ¼ cat-back also. I was very happy with the power, but the blower (or so I thought at the time) was making a very annoying gear whine at idle and normal driving, I wasn’t too happy with that. It turns out after getting the car home and fully inspecting it, it wasn’t the blower making all the noise, it was the two eccentric idler pulleys just below the blower pulley. I had pressed aluminum sleeves on the idlers that were wider than the supplied nylon sleeves in order for them to work with a wider custom 8-rib belt set up. I guess the bearings in the idlers didn’t like the crush of having the sleeves pressed onto them, and they were howling like a cat in heat (borrowing a description by some others that heard the car…lol). I now have new bearings with stainless sleeves pressed on, with a lighter crush press, and the blower is close to silent when not in boost. There is a slight bit of blower noise when just driving normally (nothing compared to what it was before), but none at idle and I am very happy with it now.
As for Tim, Jeff, and Andy at T&J’s, they did an incredible job working on my car. They worked long and hard to get my car right. And not just running right, they also installed gauges, wired the boost-a-pump and boost-a-spark, as well as installed the motor and blower, and it was all excellent work. I can’t recommend them enough, if you’re wanting professional performance work done you can’t go wrong taking your car there. Tim street tuned the car for 5 hours- on a Sunday -, with me driving for several of the test runs (sorry if I made you nervous a few times Tim…getting loose at 60mph is fun, right? lol). You gotta beat on it some to learn what it’s gonna do! Tim can do some amazing stuff with that EFI solutions tuning software. Tim has to walk a tightrope between timing, a/f ratio’s, and inlet air temps that will make good power, won’t stumble or miss, and of course won’t detonate. He obviously knows what he’s doing, but I don’t envy him, it’s not always easy. From what I gathered, making good power numbers on the dyno at wot isn’t that tough, but getting it right for all the various conditions encountered during regular street driving can be a challenge.
As for VT engines, I ordered a forged, stroked long block with ported heads and their blower cams. Scott at VT kept me informed of the status of my motor all throughout the build, and quickly answered any questions I had along the way. I had them ship the motor directly to T&J’s where the install was going to be at. The motor looked great, is running great, and it’s making very impressive power. I am completely happy with VT engines and would recommend them to anyone considering getting a built motor.
And finally for the Kenne Bell blower, I am obviously very pleased with it. 493hp and 518tq at the wheels with only 12 psi, through a catted h-pipe and factory cat back, is impressive to me. The car is very quiet, sitting next to it at a stop light, you would never know it made that kind of power. It’s a blast to drive, I’m still getting used to the power. On top of that, I still have another pulley that is smaller than the one on the car now, and should give me another 2 psi, plus Tim is convinced there is another 20 to 30 hp in it if I switch to a Dr. Gas off road X-pipe and a Flowmaster 2 ½ inch cat back. That could put the car somewhere around 535rwhp, if I decide to give up the sleeper exhaust that I have now. I’m sure I will eventually be back up at T&J’s with the smaller pulley, and probably go with the exhaust too. But right now I’m going to drive the car for a little bit and enjoy it how it is. Thanks again to Tim, Jeff, and Andy at T&J’s, Scott at VTengines, and Kenne Bell for a great blower!
The car is a beast...
.............back in your corner ya little manwhore! 
