'05 CTS-V Custom Supercharger Install

[V]

front fan is flush up against the condenser which is up against the rad. I will be making an aluminum shroud for the top to direct all the airflow where I want it to go.

[V]

Happy? lol

[Blackbirdws6]

Yes!!!

[LTb1ow]

That intake boot... make it go away.

[V]

Originally Posted by LTb1ow

That intake boot... make it go away.

don't worry, a black one was ordered last night. It was out of stock for the longest time but now finally available.

[sweetbmxrider]

Dude it looks so much better. With the black boots, it will look real clean.

[Mark B]

Awesome. Nuff Said.

[Jersey Mike]

For further discretion, remove the front plate. Let them figure that out after you've past them

[maroman88]

MUCH better! looks amazing

[greenformula92]

Looks good man. hope to see this thing in person eventually

[V]

did a few little things. Waiting on the oil return pump until Friday. Tomorrow i'm taking the valve cover and bung to be welded.

new couplers came in today.








Lower grille mesh is just out for fitting purposes. It will be getting epoxied back into the outer frame. I had to make tabs to hold the shell in place without the large back piece.

[Mike]

Only could be better if the intercooler was black. But, since the plates and the sound will give it away anyway, screw it

[LTb1ow]

And maybe get that aluminum piece right after the filter painted/coated black?

[greenformula92]

I doubt Paul is going for the sleeper look lol

[WildBillyT]

Originally Posted by greenformula92

I doubt Paul is going for the sleeper look lol

Yeah, plates kind of kill that right away. LOL.

[V]

Originally Posted by LTb1ow

And maybe get that aluminum piece right after the filter painted/coated black?

yea, I only bought black 3" piping and that inlet is all 3.5" so I just used what I had to mock it up. I'm still changing the air inlet slightly as I order more stuff.


And yea, the sleeper look isn't my thing with this car. lol, Either you know what it is by the "v" badge and the plates or your an idiot.

[methdmx]

Originally Posted by Jersey Mike

For further discretion, remove the front plate. Let them figure that out after you've past them

^ This haha. Awesome car man. I would love to see it in person. I'll even give you a laugh and go for a run lol. Is the air filter even functional tucked all the way up where it is?

[V]

Originally Posted by methdmx

Is the air filter even functional tucked all the way up where it is?

why wouldn't it be functional? it takes in air, not much else needs to be done






I finally got back my valve cover with the bung welded in. The oil scavenger pump will pump the oil from the supercharger drain up into there so I wont have to worry about gravity. I'm going to work on it now and mount the pump.

[V]

Got the pump mounted and all the return lines ran. Instead of barbed fittings and hose clamps which I had, I decided to change over to all -8AN stuff with steel braided line. The return snakes around to the back of the engine and is completely hidden under the engine cover. Tomorrow I'll connect the oil feed line(with aftermarket gauge sender in place) and hopefully hook up the air intake(waiting on delivery of the 3.5" 90degree elbow) Then its a matter of attaching the lower rad hose, and connecting the TB coolant line/overflow line. Oh and wire the oil return pump up. Then all IC pipes get reconnected and front Bumper goes on.

[Blackbirdws6]

Very slick. So first start up in a few days?

[greenformula92]

We are going to need a video of that first start

[Italian Stallion]

this is awesome..really nice man

[townsend]

dude, i cant wait to see/hear this thing

[V]

One issue I noticed while doing my constant checks on everything was that I don't like the current locations of the oil lines going into/coming out of the supercharger.

I know that the supercharger was fully functioning in its current configuration and orientation but I do not feel comfortable running it now that way. Currently the oil feed is underneath and uses the spray nozzle to shoot oil up at the gears, and then the current drain location is higher up so there would be an excess amount of oil sitting in the supercharger. That also means the gears would be spinning in a bath of oil, not just sprayed with oil like its designed to be. That would result in frothy oil I'd think. To fix this, I'll be moving the oil inlet nozzle to the hole up top and the drain fitting will be relocated to the lower position. That should take care of it and all I have to do is redo the -8AN line that goes from the S/C to the pump. Luckily I still have enough leftover length. I'm gonna buy a new -4 AN line to run from the feed off the engine to the S/C.

I did notice this a while back and figured I'd address it at a later date, well now is that time. No big deal but just one of those things that come up with full custom setups.

[V]

Oil inlet and drain have been relocated to the alternate positions. Now the nozzle is at top, and drain at the lowest point, all is well now.

I had to have some hose and fittings sent overnight by Summit.
My current goal is to start the car Saturday/Sunday.
And then contact the tuner Monday morning to make an appointment for the dyno tune. However, I have an obligation from the 8th to 25th and I won't be around so the tune will have to wait until the 27th at least.