Need some advice.
Racer
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From: Kanata ON
I assume you mean wheel HP since all >L98s had 300+ HP out of the factory.
Any C4 can be made to produce 300 WHP with a 100-150 shot of nitrous. If you want the fun to last longer than a bottle any supercharger or turbocharger setup should get you into the 400 HP range.
Any C4 can be made to produce 300 WHP with a 100-150 shot of nitrous. If you want the fun to last longer than a bottle any supercharger or turbocharger setup should get you into the 400 HP range.
Instructor
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From: Woodstock on
I assume you mean wheel HP since all >L98s had 300+ HP out of the factory.
Any C4 can be made to produce 300 WHP with a 100-150 shot of nitrous. If you want the fun to last longer than a bottle any supercharger or turbocharger setup should get you into the 400 HP range.
Any C4 can be made to produce 300 WHP with a 100-150 shot of nitrous. If you want the fun to last longer than a bottle any supercharger or turbocharger setup should get you into the 400 HP range.
Instructor
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From: Woodstock on
The 86 was either 230 or 235 if you had the aluminum heads. Bear in mind that the L98 was a torque monster and the 700R4 was geared towards that.
You would need around 440 hp at the crank to get 350 to the wheels. A stock C5 has 350 hp at the crank and would probably be cheaper than building up a C4.
That being said, 440 hp is not a tough goal. Buy a crate motor for $4000 at summit.
Put a turbo on it. Lots of fabrication required.
Put a supercharger on it. Deal with belt slip.
You would need around 440 hp at the crank to get 350 to the wheels. A stock C5 has 350 hp at the crank and would probably be cheaper than building up a C4.
That being said, 440 hp is not a tough goal. Buy a crate motor for $4000 at summit.
Put a turbo on it. Lots of fabrication required.
Put a supercharger on it. Deal with belt slip.
Burning Brakes
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Racer
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From: Kanata ON
Not sure if you were agreeing with me or disagreeing. By >L98 I meant "greater than" L98, like LT1, LT4, LT5, LS1... etc. None of the L98s had anywhere near 300 FWHP.
An LT4 with a bit of nitrous could easily do 350 WHP, and 9K is a pretty low entry price! If you like what nitrous does you can always add a turbo or supercharger and get way more than 350 WHP.
An LT4 with a bit of nitrous could easily do 350 WHP, and 9K is a pretty low entry price! If you like what nitrous does you can always add a turbo or supercharger and get way more than 350 WHP.