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The problem was the first batch of shafts were the wrong grade of metal and were improperly heat treated. Once Vortech became aware of the problem they stopped production of the kit and found a new supplier for the shafts. (those of us who were the first warranty victims saw this first hand when it took months to get our replacement parts)
The leaky seals were caused by two major factors.
1- most people do not put a "loop" int the oil feed line causing a dry start condition, a loop in the line will hold oil after the engine is turned off so the SC will immediatly have oil upon start up.
2- oil temp. if you are on the highway or open road and moving its not a problem, but if you are someone who drives in heavy traffic a great deal then it becomes a major problem. for those constantly in traffic the ideal fix is to add an inline oil cooler to the line and still maintaining the loop. this will help out a great deal.
-Mark

So *make* the shaft go bad then... I know you've got a bad one since I ordered the kit the month that it came out... It was only installed 2-3 months tops and never had a chance to go bad on my car and has been sitting around since I sold it to you. Send it back to them to take a look at, give them the kit serial number... something...

Wow thanks! The loop in the oil line seems sort of "rigged" but still works I guess. No traffic for me but would a oil cooler on my non-svt still help a tiny bit, I guess I don't know how much oil circulation that line going to the blower gets, it seems very small. Thanks!

actually its common and it should have been included in their instruction manual. The reason for it is because it prevents all of the oil from draining out through the gravity fed drain to the pan.
-Mark

That was/is the game plan

Just got my SC kit today. Should have it on in the next couple of weeks.

Are you sure the Vortech now works on all SVT's?
I was told by Vortech that my later SVT had the
fuel system issue and they couldn't program around
the PATS and fuel cut off issues in the CPU...he
also said they weren't going to pursue the issue
further, and this was only back in January...

Dan, given your build date and vehicle number, I would guess that you have a returnless system. According to the included instructions, there is a section for returnless systems (page 8) that shows the addition of Vortech supplied fuel injectors. As far as the ECU, its a matter of installing the jumper, just the same way when installing a Diablo or Superchip. I had to send my ECU back to Vortech and I found out that my chip will most likely be a Superchip. I don't have the issues that you do since mine is a 98.5 SVT.

I would be VERY scared when someone tells me their car is running well at 100%

so you guys are saying that the Vortech S/C will work with the returnless fuel system. Does that mean it will work on my 95 SE? If it does, I'm getting one cuz i just got a deal on a new one for $4200CND. I just want to know if i should get it before deal is gone.