NA or Supercharge
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania
Well above 450 is not useless. Dennis isn't spanking a c-6 with F/I any where but maybe the 1/4 at the track.Only because thats his use for the car and it's set up for it. Highway pass? FORGET IT! Weight is not noticed by me at all. Handling has not changed, Only thing changed is the driving pleasure! The cam and heads is more effort to install and you end up less drivablity and less power plus we have all heard about the timing chains and cams. Over-all the F/I set is the way to go.* IMO
Furthermore, I was not comparing Dennis's car to F/I cars, I was comparing the importance of a balanced, properly thought out set up vs. just going for huge top end HP numbers.
Race Director
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I run a ProCharger and use the Big Bollas mod for moving the IC forward. Never an overheating issue. I think the newer ProCharger kits have incorporated a similar mod to their kits. I love the power the sc makes.
Drifting
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From: Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania
N/A will usually be cheaper which is why it is attractive. If you can install yourself, you can piece together a great kit with heads/cam and peripherals for around $5K. The FI setups will usually cost $6-$7K just for the equipment, not including the instal or custom tune. As long as you keep the tune and boost conservative these motors are plenty tough and should hold up.
Last edited by NormWild; Dec 21, 2008 at 01:54 PM.
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From: Chgo. Area IL
From observation the problem’s never presenting subjective ideas and/or opinions insomuch as the contention (one-upmanship) that’s often the culprit for the breakdown of the exchange. Unfortunate indeed.
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From: Chgo. Area IL
This is an emotional debate with no clear cut winner, so all you will ever get are personal feelings and opinions. N/A is great up to 480-500 whp but you will lose some driveability with a bigger cam and perhaps some low end torque if not properly set up. If your goal is above 500 whp then you should look to F/I. Maggie type twin screw set ups are the easiest to install and will generally make more low end torque and HP but will fade out on the high end. Centrifugal blowers like Prochargers and Vortechs will generally make less low end but will produce more top end HP. Maggies will tend to be more fun driving around town stop light to stop light but the Procharger will be superior on the highway top end runs, so pick you poison.
N/A will usually be cheaper which is why it is attractive. If you can install yourself, you can piece together a great kit with heads/cam and peripherals for around $5K. The FI setups will usually cost $6-$7K just for the equipment, not including the instal or custom tune. As long as you keep the tune and boost conservative these motors are plenty tough and should hold up.
N/A will usually be cheaper which is why it is attractive. If you can install yourself, you can piece together a great kit with heads/cam and peripherals for around $5K. The FI setups will usually cost $6-$7K just for the equipment, not including the instal or custom tune. As long as you keep the tune and boost conservative these motors are plenty tough and should hold up.
