Right now I am saving up for the TVS kit and I was just wondering how reliable is it to use for daily driving? If you have any info regarding my question please feel free to state an opinion. I've been cruising the forums for a long time and this ismy first post. Just paid off my 2006 SS/SC and now its time to make it faaast!

 

I'm going to hit 140k miles this week in my car.. the tvs has been on since 80k (i think.. somewhere in there).. its reliable ;-)

 

So far I just ordered my full bolt ons. Injen intake/ Vibrant header w/cat/ and Hahn 3" exhaust. All from Turbo Tech Racing and man they ship fast.

 

The tvs? Its reliable, now drivability is in the eye of the driver. I have been told by some hondah boys how do I daily my car its a bitch, whereas if I would get in my buddies 2200 lbs hatch and hit 12 lbs and feel like im gonna die that's suppose to be a good dd?

 

With a mild pulley on it it would be no different then an M62 for reliability. It's just a more efficent supercharger

 

will the supercharger itself last as long as the m62 charger does?

 

Absolutley

 

is it cheaper to just get a turbo kit for the LSJ's

 

Who sells a turbo kit under $2000?

 

I don't know, but I thought TVS's were upper $2000's

 

$1999.99 from OTTP

Harrop TVS Supercharger - Over The Top Performance

 

2150 according to zzp
Cobalt & Ion ---> ZZ Performance

oops never looked at ottp

 

Hey thanks for the input guys. At first, I was going to order the OTTP stage 2 tune until I notice a bunch of stage 2 owners wanting to get TVS now. I think 300hp is a good amount of power for a supercharged cobalt SS. My car has been nothing but reliable to me over the years and I'm pretty sure it will continue to be once upgraded.

 

Ive read nothing but good things about the TVS.I am personally going to get the ottp stage 3 kit. Can't wait for the spring! haha Good luck with your build!

 

TVS is fine as a daily driver, when I had the "stock" pulley on it, it drove no different (aside from being faster) than the stock m62. Now that I have a smaller pulley on it, it's still perfectly fine but I do notice that I can't mash the throttle and expect to stay in my lane .

You'll be fine with it.

 

Thanks for the support!

 

Go for it! I wish I had the cash.

 

Lol. Very true about fast hondas

 

By time you add the TVS, and everything needed to run it, Full exhaust, intake, meth (to make ok numbers), etc it adds up FAST.

 

turbo will need most of the same mods so that point is nil. exhaust manifold, full exhaust, intake, intercooler, plumbing, meth, etc... (to make ok numbers), etc... it also adds up FAST.

all that is needed to run the tvs is injectors and tune. but then again the turbo setup would also require injectors and tune as well so...

and yes, we all know you will make more power on a turbo...

 

ha i mean im jealous, his 5k honda beat me with on a 2.8, 21*, not on meth, that pretty quick. But if you wreck in that thing going any faster then 9 mph your dead

 

I was wondering this to. How is it on gas ? What's the mpg. Because wouldn't you have to get 60lbs injectors to run the tvs or could you stay with gmstage 2 injectors with a good tune?

 

i always believed you had to have 60lbs for injectors for efficant running that is. i would be interested in finding out as well

 

think about this the stage two 42's arent suggested for anything smaller then a 2.9 on an m62 which is right about 15 psi, you will def need 60's

 

I was going by if you buy a kit its pretty much all included (turbo kit like the hahn) when you have a TVS all the supporting mods add up... Just my Exhaust for my SC was worth over 1K... Then the intake and H/E was like $400. Meth kit and tune will easily be $500+, etc.