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Old Jun 13, 2011 | 08:55 PM
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I see lots of info on heads/cam & long tube headers adding some significant power, but I also see $6800 price on supercharger system. I know both make power, and are pretty close in HP increase, so lets hear some input from both camps, which do you feel is best and why. I would like to increase my cars proformance, and of course budget is an issue, so do I spend $$ on heads/cam/ z06 intake, supercharger, or sell the car and put the $ twords a C6 ???
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Buy a supercharger and put it on yourself. You'll save some money by doing that and be very happy. They are not hard to install. Then get a full dyno and street tune. You'll pick up more power then heads/cam/ LT's unless you want to run a race cam then it might be close. Depends if you want to drive your car on the street or your just building a race car? I can get a SC kit for less then 6k.
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I have a head cam, FAST 90 ZO6. 450 rwhp.. Its outstanding but,, FI is the *****!
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