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First Project... a 2.8 Liter Kenne Bell Blower with a 402 Forged Iron shortblock and AFR 225 Cylinder heads. Additional features are Dynatech long tubes with high flow cats, Corsa Touring catback, and a LS2 90mm TB from my shop. All of this is installed on my H2 personal project vehicle.
The Kenne Bell Blower is the Big Bore, high boost version of the 2.8. The kit was a Tuner kit made for a 2004 Silverado so I had to do some adaptation to make it work. Total time involved in the install was about 40 hours. Pics are below...
^ The new 2.8 KB with 4 inch pulley installed. This was good for 6 psi on my combination.
^ Notice the very nice TB adapter plate. That's right.. this one comes with a 90mm opening
and has a smaller TB adapter included. Not vice versa. I removed the adapter since I have
a 90mm TB.
^ Side view... more than 10.5 inches tall.
^ The base with intercooler.
^Thicker intercooler than the Radix.
^ Nice two-piece unit so install is easier. Since the blower installs separately, it can be
installed by one person working alone.
^ Notice the nice Aeromotive Fuel rails. Included with the kit at no additional charge.
^Notice the discharge port on the compressor. The higher boost version (this one) has
a shorter length port than the standard one.
^Rotors...
^ My sweet garage. Thanks to U-Coat-It!
^ Out with the [not very] old Edelbrock Vic Jr and www.intakeelbows.com elbow.
^ Elbow removed.
^New valley cover included with the Supercharger kit. This is a thinner cover than stock
and must be installed with NO gasket. There simply isn't room for the gasket. See...
I said the intercooler was thicker than the Radix. There isn't even room for the knock
sensor harness to lay across the top like normal. It must be in the groove or the
compressor can't seat on the intercooler properly.
^ Side view of the valley cover.
^The Oil pressure sensor must be clocked a specific way to fit the with the supercharger.
If it isn't exactly right per the instructions the base of the supercharger unit will interfere
and not seat properly.
^ The base is installed first.
^ Fuel Rails go on next with injectors. After this... the fuel lines that connect the distribution
block (the black stand on the rear of the base) to the rails is installed. You really have to
tighten the lines down a lot. You also need to check the connections for leaks several
times by cycling the key on and off to make the fuel pump prime. You don't want a leak.
^ I recommend wrapping the fuel rails with plastic wrap or something to keep them from
getting scratched when the compressor is installed.
^First look. Note the plastic covering still installed on the compressor case. This really
helps prevent scratches from install.
^Other side.
^This is the idler bracket. Notice the three holes grouped together. They allow different
positions of the stationary idler to assist with pulley wrap and belt length issues. I had to
make a small notch in the bottom to clear one of the waterpump casting ridges.
^ IAT sensor location.
^ Cut needed to fit my hood latch (it's really close to the TB).
^Hood latch installed and Bypass tube installed.
^Heat exchanger. Much bigger coolant lines and better hose routing than the previous
Radix install.
^Spacer used to correct the slight belt misalignment issue. This .160 offset spacer fixed
the one-tooth-off belt issue. This was installed behind the Blower drive pulley.
^Full 4 inch intake tubing. Stock 3.75 MAF still in place... but slated for replacement with
a 4 inch MAF.
^LS2/ LS7 TB installed upside down to fit this application.
There it is... Results coming soon!
The Kenne Bell Blower is the Big Bore, high boost version of the 2.8. The kit was a Tuner kit made for a 2004 Silverado so I had to do some adaptation to make it work. Total time involved in the install was about 40 hours. Pics are below...
^ The new 2.8 KB with 4 inch pulley installed. This was good for 6 psi on my combination.
^ Notice the very nice TB adapter plate. That's right.. this one comes with a 90mm opening
and has a smaller TB adapter included. Not vice versa. I removed the adapter since I have
a 90mm TB.
^ Side view... more than 10.5 inches tall.
^ The base with intercooler.
^Thicker intercooler than the Radix.
^ Nice two-piece unit so install is easier. Since the blower installs separately, it can be
installed by one person working alone.
^ Notice the nice Aeromotive Fuel rails. Included with the kit at no additional charge.
^Notice the discharge port on the compressor. The higher boost version (this one) has
a shorter length port than the standard one.
^Rotors...
^ My sweet garage. Thanks to U-Coat-It!
^ Out with the [not very] old Edelbrock Vic Jr and www.intakeelbows.com elbow.
^ Elbow removed.
^New valley cover included with the Supercharger kit. This is a thinner cover than stock
and must be installed with NO gasket. There simply isn't room for the gasket. See...
I said the intercooler was thicker than the Radix. There isn't even room for the knock
sensor harness to lay across the top like normal. It must be in the groove or the
compressor can't seat on the intercooler properly.
^ Side view of the valley cover.
^The Oil pressure sensor must be clocked a specific way to fit the with the supercharger.
If it isn't exactly right per the instructions the base of the supercharger unit will interfere
and not seat properly.
^ The base is installed first.
^ Fuel Rails go on next with injectors. After this... the fuel lines that connect the distribution
block (the black stand on the rear of the base) to the rails is installed. You really have to
tighten the lines down a lot. You also need to check the connections for leaks several
times by cycling the key on and off to make the fuel pump prime. You don't want a leak.
^ I recommend wrapping the fuel rails with plastic wrap or something to keep them from
getting scratched when the compressor is installed.
^First look. Note the plastic covering still installed on the compressor case. This really
helps prevent scratches from install.
^Other side.
^This is the idler bracket. Notice the three holes grouped together. They allow different
positions of the stationary idler to assist with pulley wrap and belt length issues. I had to
make a small notch in the bottom to clear one of the waterpump casting ridges.
^ IAT sensor location.
^ Cut needed to fit my hood latch (it's really close to the TB).
^Hood latch installed and Bypass tube installed.
^Heat exchanger. Much bigger coolant lines and better hose routing than the previous
Radix install.
^Spacer used to correct the slight belt misalignment issue. This .160 offset spacer fixed
the one-tooth-off belt issue. This was installed behind the Blower drive pulley.
^Full 4 inch intake tubing. Stock 3.75 MAF still in place... but slated for replacement with
a 4 inch MAF.
^LS2/ LS7 TB installed upside down to fit this application.
There it is... Results coming soon!
