after looking at my post it kind of looks like i am just pro turbo. thats not exactly how i feel. the radix's best features are that it is a complete OEM quality kit. clean and dependable and nice power gains. a great set up for anyone looking to just bolt on 100+hp and enjoy it for years.

right now there is only one company selling front mounted kits, livernoise or something like that. there is progress being made at cmotorsports but i wouldn't want to estimate a release date.

 

nothing wrong with being pro turbo, imo.

I've always wondered why you went with a turbo over centrifugal?

 

i am strongly anti centrifugal. seems to me there a there no real benifits for that type of kit at all. you have belt slip, belt drag, extreme lag or need for a large stall. pullys to change. i can think of more but i have to run for now.

 

I agree, I think that unless you are going for a full-on racing application, a centrifugal has the worst of both worlds - the lag of a turbo with the parasitic loss of a supercharger. Considering you only make good boost at 3000 RPMs and above, the only use I would have for a centrifugal would be for a strictly 1320 vehicle.

 

must be the 6 rib serpentine belt. a cog belt set-up would make a difference, sept I don't think anyone makes a full conversion. Although Starr Performance has an interesting cog/serpentine combo that might work well, but, that's for a whipple.

 

Live and learn I guess. I contemplated putting my kit on Ebay and starting from scratch, but I dont want that much work. Im going to work with what Ive got and upgrade headunits. The T trim is a more efficient blower and I plan on starting with 12-14# to start, but that will be on a larger motor. Im curious to see how it stacks up to F8L and Parish turbo setups since I'll probably go with a 408 as well, but with a 4L65. We will see what the new year brings.

 

sounds interesting and hopeful!

 

Without having to call ATI (which is a real pia), do they make an 8 rib system for our trucks?

 

Im not hoping to run similiar times, just hoping to come close to their rwhp.... we will see. Either I'll have some usefull info or I'll establish myself as the town idiot.
SDCE has an 8 rib tensioner setup for the LS1 cars. Im not sure if it will work with the trucks. I was hoping to get them on the phone and find out if they have something for my setup.

 

[SDCE has an 8 rib tensioner setup for the LS1 cars. Im not sure if it will work with the trucks. I was hoping to get them on the phone and find out if they have something for my setup.[/QUOTE]I have seen it for the ls1 cars, but the trucks have a different crank pulley. That's the 1 thing i hate about ATI. Their website is horrid and calling them is damn near pointless. BUT, you gotta do what you gotta do. I'll be on the phone tomorrow.