Vortech 2005-2008 C6 Corvette - Manual (Page 15)

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*A. Attach the oil drain hose to the supercharger
and secure with a clamp.
B. Attach the supercharger mounting plate to
the supercharger using 3/8-16 x 1-1/4" bolts
w/washers in the location shown. (See Fig.
7-a.)
C. Remove the evap. control mounted on the
passenger side head to make room for the
supercharger. Remove the metal bracket
from the evap. control.
D. Clean the front of the passenger’s side head
of debris.
E. With two washers installed, start the supplied
M10 x 25mm bolt in the passenger’s side cyl-
inder head in the hole closest to the driver’s
side. Leave this bolt loose. (See Fig.
7-b.)
F. Install the supplied 3/8" x 5-1/4" bolts and
washers in the three supercharger mounting
bolt positions. (See Figs. 7-c, 7-f.) The screw
heads must be on the cylinder head side of
the bracket. Some of these bolts can’t be
installed after the mounting bracket is
installed.
G. Making sure the mounting bracket is seated
directly on the machined surface of the head
and that no wires are pinched. Slide the slot-
ted mounting bracket location behind the
loosely installed bolt previously installed in
the head.
H. Install the factory spring tensioner bolts
through the two bushings installed in the
mounting bracket and tighten. (See Fig. 7-c.)
I. Install the three remaining mounting bolts
(two M10 x 75mm and one M10 x 30mm
socket head cap screw) and tighten the four
mounting bracket bolts in steps to 37 ft·lb (50
N·m.)
Fig. 7-b
Fig. 7-a
Fig. 7-c
7. SUPERCHARGER INSTALLATION
3/8" x
5-1/2"
BOLTS
3/8"
BOLTS
FACTORY SPRING
TENSIONER
SCREWS
* Applies to "engine oil-fed" unit only. V3
applications skip this step.