LSA supercharger on 6.0 Iron block

[wing_0797]

I Can't understand were you can get an LSA Supercharger for that cheap- Because I would be doing it! lol

http://www.crateenginedepot.com/LSA-...5-P9958C0.aspx

I've searched far and wide, both here and LS1tech and havn't been able to get a good answer on this. You can get the lower portion of the LSA (CTS-V) supercharger from GMPartsdirect for about 1500 and the top cover for under 1k. I know there are other miscelaneous parts that would need to be sourced along with the front drive assembly and a heat exchanger fabbed to work but is there any other reasons people aren't doing this? It seems like a pretty cost effective way to get a good power adder for much cheaper than the magnuson kit.

Side note: I'm pretty sure all of the 4th Gen motors have rectangular ports (think LS9s may be a bit different) but I already have the LS3 heads for my LQ9, will those work with the LSA blower or is there anything different? I am having my engine builder install a forged bottom end right now for use with a blower but I want to know if the LSA blower is an option. The engine is going into a 68 camaro and I think looks pretty damn good in the installs I have seen of the complete LSA from a cts-v. Any advice or links would be greatly appreciated! I am currently in afghanistan so my internet is incredibly slow and I don't have too much time to research so if anyone can point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it! My goal is to have the motor and all the parts I need to complete the project waiting in the garage when I re-deploy so I can make up for lost time! I am pretty against naming projects unless they are rediculously bad $%* but I should call this thing project "FINALLY"

[BeerB8AmmoGRITS]

Haha, I know! That is kind of why I started a thread to get a better idea of if I was crazy or not.
Thanks for that link!!! Keep in mind the $3100 I stated earlier does not include fuel rails, intercooler, or injectors that the complete assembly from crateenginedepot had but does include the wiring and a whole lot else. I figured out how to get that price sheet uploaded. Had to convert to Word doc. Please take a look at what I put together and then PLEASE tell me that the extras will add up to over 6k so I can stop researching it and move on to lookin for a used Maggie.


Or, even better yet... tell me I am on to something! Thanks for the replies.

Adam

[wing_0797]

Well seeing how the whole kit is about 6k closer to 7 and the prices you made are half of that it might be worth it- to get a supercharger for a little less, with all the nickle and dime parts your going to probably end up closer to 4k by the time its all said and done still cheaper but I'm not sure how much the drive assembly is going to add to that also the stronger rod bolts, and rods etc. No one will know unless someone dose more research or nose dives into the build lol trial and error only way to learn-