Hey guys just got my stage 1 from gm and i have already installed the 2.8 just waiting to get the kit installed maybe tomorrow. I am going to be the first to run the stage 1 w/ 2.8 hopefully it works out great. I also have the injen CAI and custom 3" cat back, motor and tranny mounts, b&m shifter, and most importantly spec stage 2 all installed the fun begins tomorrow hopefully!

 

so u order GM stage 1 and Rev It Up kit?

 

I just got my Stage 2 installed today! Talk about a difference The blower whine is awesome, the throttle response is excellent and the overall performance is excellent. GM would sell many more SS/SC cars if they came like this from the factory.

 

so does it feel more then the 16hp that someone on here dynboed with theres?

 

Man I sure hope so, mine should be arriving any day now. "Monday the latest" so i'm hoping tomorrow. lol
I would hate to have spent that money and not really feel a difference you know?

 

Well I just came back from a short drive with BLKSS (Jamie) in his stock SS with GM stage2. He was hitting 115 kpa of boost I think this is around 16-17 PSI and AMAZING feels more like 40HP+ to me....what a difference from stock...

 

man cant wait to get my hand on mine

 

I just installed my stage 2 yesterday. Damn what a difference. Low end power is slightly

increased but from 4000 rpm up to 7000 it REEEEEALY pulls hard!!! The boost jumps to

15psi right at the snap of the throttle and inches up to 17psi. Im very impressed and it

feels like 40+ hp for sure.

For $525.00 total price i would definently recommend it!!

Jeff
2005 SS/SC
gm stage 2
k & n typhoon

 

Yea I just picked up my car yeasterday after my Dealer install my STG 2 & i think it's a big difference & the higher red line really make it nice. I drove it on the interstate home from work tonight & it's so cool to just drop down to 4th & walk around traffic

My car even seems to be better from a stop as far as I really don't even have to give it gas to drop the clutch, so now I can drive it alittle easier if I want or I can stomp it & smoke the tires. Before it wanted to kill the motor when I eased the clutch out from a stop & I was haveing a hard time feathering the gas from a stop or so it seemed.( before you go there I have vast evperiance with sticks & love the **** out of manual drive cars )

Now I feel a CAI is a must with a STG 2 to lean it out abit & feed the Charger

 

Sure does. My seat of the pants dyno feels at least 40hp. All that I can say is that is worth the money!

 

I Agree with you.....Supercharger is sucking in 4 more PSI of air the stock filter becomes even more restrictive and am sure GM really richen up the fuel mixture pig rich.

 

it feels like 40HP bc the torque is increased a lot and we feel torque

 

Flash Gordon, by any chance did you get this done at Bob Brown Chevrolet?

 

Yep I have a great contact in the service Dept Bryan Theal & he took care of me

 

I seem to be having more of a problem with take off in normal driving with my Stage 2 kit installed then I had before it was installed. I only have 189 miles on my car right now and haven’t driven a stick for about 20 years. Maybe that has something to do with it. I will know more tomorrow when I get a chance to drive it farther then from the dealer to home after the install.

 

What do you mean ? Jerky starts ?

 

It just seems to require more throttle (higher rpm) then it did before from a dead stop. I was hoping to get out and drive it a little more tonight, but had things to do. I will get it out tomorrow and see if it is just me.

 

Wow thats wierd as my car seemed to be harder to pull off the line before the STG 2 now it seems like the pedal is calibrated better as the idle is better & the lower throttle is easer to manage

 

I have to agree my Stage 2 has to be more than 16hp. Throttle response is better, gas mileage is more efficient for some odd reason, and like everyone else said 4-7K is freakin sweet! I wonder what the 2.8" pulley would feel like? Mmmmmm...

 

Agreed, I found the car MUCH easier to drive on a daily basis after the stage upgrade.

I found the increased gas milage too, but only on exteded distances between stops. 1st and 2nd still suck but 3rd and everything else has improved. I think it is due to the fact that you can run in deeper vacuum and not need to boost under light acceleration like before the smaller pulley. It was shocking to be too, and my weekly milage seems to be up despite some very spirirted runs.

 

Well I took the car out today and put about 50 more miles on it and it seems to be doing a lot better. I think I just need to break the engine in a little bit more. It’s just a little tight right now. But I can tell you one thing; it sure does have a lot more power. I haven’t taken it over 5500 RPm’s yet. But will once I hit 500 miles.

 

Changing my spark plugs to the NGK Iridium BKR7EIX gapped at .030 has taken care of all my problems. These plugs are on step colder then the stock plugs and have made a huge difference for me.