Should I supercharge?
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Should I supercharge?
I have an LME built iron block 408 with Lingenfelter heads, FAST 90/90, 1 7/8 AR headers, RAM Dual Disc, etc etc with a 200 wet shot that put down 685/715. The cam is a 236/244, .625/.625 on a 114 and compression is around 11:1.
I am thinking about putting on a centri and putting down around 700 rwhp and then move the shot down to like a 100 shot.
What do you think? I def want to keep the nitrous....
I am thinking about putting on a centri and putting down around 700 rwhp and then move the shot down to like a 100 shot.
What do you think? I def want to keep the nitrous....
Last edited by Higgs Boson; Oct 20, 2008 at 12:43 PM.
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From: Forney Texas
Definitely! If you don't like it, you already have everything to put it back although I doubt once you get blown that you'll be wanting to do anything but turn it up! Then you can be the real " god particle " 
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
I'd do it!
Just don't BOOST it too much due to the amount of compression you already have!
700+ RWHP - NO PROBLEM
Thanks,Matt
Just don't BOOST it too much due to the amount of compression you already have!
700+ RWHP - NO PROBLEM
Thanks,Matt
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St. Jude Donor '08
I have an LME built iron block 408 with Lingenfelter heads, FAST 90/90, 1 7/8 AR headers, RAM Dual Disc, etc etc with a 200 wet shot that put down 685/715. The cam is a 236/244, .625/.625 on a 114 and compression is around 11:1.
I am thinking about putting on a centri and putting down around 700 rwhp and then move the shot down to like a 100 shot.
What do you think? I def want to keep the nitrous....
I am thinking about putting on a centri and putting down around 700 rwhp and then move the shot down to like a 100 shot.
What do you think? I def want to keep the nitrous....
Don't know why you want the juice with centri as that just complicates the tune.
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Still working on tuning it and swapping out my underdrive pulley to a stock diameter. Im running 11:1 compression and put a procharger on my 402 that put down 544 rwhp N/A. At 5000 rpm I made 40 more HP with .8 lbs of boost (25% underdrive wouldnt create any boost) than my N/A pull. I dont know what kind of boost I will get when the factory size balancer is installed.
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It's a wet shot. I can just work the pills to keep the AF in line.
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