What do you run without the juice in the quarter?
S/C vs. H/C
Melting Slicks
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Are there H/C cars that are faster than FI cars, sure. All things equal, adding a blower or turbos will make any setup faster, h/c, nitrous, etc. It would take a max effort H/C plus a BIG shot of juice to keep up with a properly prepped FI car. Personally, I would rather run FI than a 300+ shot. Just personal preference.
dam i think i could go 8's
Le Mans Master
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I bet he runs 10.40's to 10.50's. That's what I ran without Nitrous and he and I have very similar setups (when I had my Nitrous car)
It would seem you could just go from a 100 shot to a 300 shot and go a lot faster - but that certainly isn't the case. It's all about the way the power is applied.
It would seem you could just go from a 100 shot to a 300 shot and go a lot faster - but that certainly isn't the case. It's all about the way the power is applied.
Burning Brakes
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Le Mans Master
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From: Greater Detroit Metro MI, when I'm not travelling.
But very few tuners are willing to tune for it... Supposedly because it is a "tuning nightmare"..
Melting Slicks
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks
Burning Brakes
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. Do you have any drivetrain mods?
Le Mans Master
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Would nitrous (100 shot) with a meth kit on SC be a good idea? Especially since i live in South FL.
Meth in a SC application is always a good idea. However, adding Nitrous into the equation is VERY tricky if you have a stock bottom end (and stock compression).
If you have an EXPERT tuner that is comfortable installing and tuning the Nitrous while on boost and Meth, then you should be fine with a 50-100 shot -AGAIN, if your tuner knows what he/she's doing. There are a LOT of tricks to tuning this to make your engine live.
Burning Brakes
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This is a VERY hard question to answer.
Meth in a SC application is always a good idea. However, adding Nitrous into the equation is VERY tricky if you have a stock bottom end (and stock compression).
If you have an EXPERT tuner that is comfortable installing and tuning the Nitrous while on boost and Meth, then you should be fine with a 50-100 shot -AGAIN, if your tuner knows what he/she's doing. There are a LOT of tricks to tuning this to make your engine live.
Meth in a SC application is always a good idea. However, adding Nitrous into the equation is VERY tricky if you have a stock bottom end (and stock compression).
If you have an EXPERT tuner that is comfortable installing and tuning the Nitrous while on boost and Meth, then you should be fine with a 50-100 shot -AGAIN, if your tuner knows what he/she's doing. There are a LOT of tricks to tuning this to make your engine live.
I looking to get into the 9's in the quarter, I fiqured the juice would do the trick.Ed when are you planning to come back to West Palm? I Still owe you dinner
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Hey bud,
I don't know when I'm going to get back down. SO many things have changed in my life in the last few months! When I do make it back down, I'll be sure to give you a shout!
If you are changing the pistons, then go ahead and upgrade the rods! The stock crank has been proven to 1,500 HP.... It's a good forged peiece! (but will need a lot of weight added to offset the forged rods/slugs- so find a good machine shop).
I think you can get away with the spray on the stock bottom-end on top of boost with a good tune and a modicum of luck. Heck, Mr. Big (on this forum) has been doing it for a while.
Let us know how it all goes!
I don't know when I'm going to get back down. SO many things have changed in my life in the last few months! When I do make it back down, I'll be sure to give you a shout!
If you are changing the pistons, then go ahead and upgrade the rods! The stock crank has been proven to 1,500 HP.... It's a good forged peiece! (but will need a lot of weight added to offset the forged rods/slugs- so find a good machine shop).
I think you can get away with the spray on the stock bottom-end on top of boost with a good tune and a modicum of luck. Heck, Mr. Big (on this forum) has been doing it for a while.
Let us know how it all goes!
Burning Brakes
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From: West Palm Beach FL
Hey bud,
I don't know when I'm going to get back down. SO many things have changed in my life in the last few months! When I do make it back down, I'll be sure to give you a shout!
If you are changing the pistons, then go ahead and upgrade the rods! The stock crank has been proven to 1,500 HP.... It's a good forged peiece! (but will need a lot of weight added to offset the forged rods/slugs- so find a good machine shop).
I think you can get away with the spray on the stock bottom-end on top of boost with a good tune and a modicum of luck. Heck, Mr. Big (on this forum) has been doing it for a while.
Let us know how it all goes!
I don't know when I'm going to get back down. SO many things have changed in my life in the last few months! When I do make it back down, I'll be sure to give you a shout!
If you are changing the pistons, then go ahead and upgrade the rods! The stock crank has been proven to 1,500 HP.... It's a good forged peiece! (but will need a lot of weight added to offset the forged rods/slugs- so find a good machine shop).
I think you can get away with the spray on the stock bottom-end on top of boost with a good tune and a modicum of luck. Heck, Mr. Big (on this forum) has been doing it for a while.
Let us know how it all goes!
Will do pal
