5K what to do...
07-11-2005, 07:26 PM
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RE: 5K what to do...
The reason I suggested nitrous was that I only need the power at the track and still want to keep my drivability, I had my lt1 supercharged for a while and really didnt like the feel of it all the time, ie cruisn to the grocery store or goin back and forth to work just too much for every day use.
I would also like to road race this car for fun of course and take it to the strip so using the bottle is kinda what I was leaning too. I could do all the bolt ons etc... and spray a 100 wet shot and be low 12's high 11's which would make me happy... and still have something fun to take to gingerman raceway for some post 5:30 fun, Then with the forged internals I could run a larger shot maybe 150 and run a progressive controller and yet when i want to hit the road course just undue the bottle to pass tech inspections... I somewhat am under the impression that constant boost can hinder a motor in the long run but spray 4 weekends a year doesnt seem like much stress... Does this all sound inline or kinda crazy, I just love road racing for fun and I love strip action, not much of a street junky. I could even leave the inernals stock get an inline fuel pump retard the timing and have a 400 rwhp car just for track days and have a 300 rwhp for every day and get decent gas mileage and still be fun enuf for the road track
K (am I crazy?)
I would also like to road race this car for fun of course and take it to the strip so using the bottle is kinda what I was leaning too. I could do all the bolt ons etc... and spray a 100 wet shot and be low 12's high 11's which would make me happy... and still have something fun to take to gingerman raceway for some post 5:30 fun, Then with the forged internals I could run a larger shot maybe 150 and run a progressive controller and yet when i want to hit the road course just undue the bottle to pass tech inspections... I somewhat am under the impression that constant boost can hinder a motor in the long run but spray 4 weekends a year doesnt seem like much stress... Does this all sound inline or kinda crazy, I just love road racing for fun and I love strip action, not much of a street junky. I could even leave the inernals stock get an inline fuel pump retard the timing and have a 400 rwhp car just for track days and have a 300 rwhp for every day and get decent gas mileage and still be fun enuf for the road track
K (am I crazy?)
07-11-2005, 07:39 PM
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RE: 5K what to do...
I say do the nitrous since that is the way you semm to wanna go. We can say do this or do that but if its not what you want ... then what good is it. I would go with a supercharger but I have had both on my 93 cobra and i liked both. Problem with nitrous is all the hassle with turning on the bottle ... keeping it warm ... purging the sytem ... running out and having to refill it, while the s/c is there all day every day!
Good luck in your choices!
Good luck in your choices!
07-11-2005, 07:42 PM
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RE: 5K what to do...
ORIGINAL: num1son80
The reason I suggested nitrous was that I only need the power at the track and still want to keep my drivability, I had my lt1 supercharged for a while and really didnt like the feel of it all the time, ie cruisn to the grocery store or goin back and forth to work just too much for every day use.
I would also like to road race this car for fun of course and take it to the strip so using the bottle is kinda what I was leaning too. I could do all the bolt ons etc... and spray a 100 wet shot and be low 12's high 11's which would make me happy... and still have something fun to take to gingerman raceway for some post 5:30 fun, Then with the forged internals I could run a larger shot maybe 150 and run a progressive controller and yet when i want to hit the road course just undue the bottle to pass tech inspections... I somewhat am under the impression that constant boost can hinder a motor in the long run but spray 4 weekends a year doesnt seem like much stress... Does this all sound inline or kinda crazy, I just love road racing for fun and I love strip action, not much of a street junky. I could even leave the inernals stock get an inline fuel pump retard the timing and have a 400 rwhp car just for track days and have a 300 rwhp for every day and get decent gas mileage and still be fun enuf for the road track
K (am I crazy?)
The reason I suggested nitrous was that I only need the power at the track and still want to keep my drivability, I had my lt1 supercharged for a while and really didnt like the feel of it all the time, ie cruisn to the grocery store or goin back and forth to work just too much for every day use.
I would also like to road race this car for fun of course and take it to the strip so using the bottle is kinda what I was leaning too. I could do all the bolt ons etc... and spray a 100 wet shot and be low 12's high 11's which would make me happy... and still have something fun to take to gingerman raceway for some post 5:30 fun, Then with the forged internals I could run a larger shot maybe 150 and run a progressive controller and yet when i want to hit the road course just undue the bottle to pass tech inspections... I somewhat am under the impression that constant boost can hinder a motor in the long run but spray 4 weekends a year doesnt seem like much stress... Does this all sound inline or kinda crazy, I just love road racing for fun and I love strip action, not much of a street junky. I could even leave the inernals stock get an inline fuel pump retard the timing and have a 400 rwhp car just for track days and have a 300 rwhp for every day and get decent gas mileage and still be fun enuf for the road track
K (am I crazy?)
My car AND everyday driver dyno'd at 642 rwhp and 600 ft lbs of torque and it feels like a normal everyday car till you hit boost. A blower doesnt necessarly take away drivability. Its all in the right foot.
07-11-2005, 07:46 PM
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RE: 5K what to do...
I guess maybe I should have rephrased it with the supercharger on my camaro it was so much temptation to dip into that 6 speed and just light it up all the time... [:@]
I havent decided which way to go i just want to make sure I've got my bases covered, now since we have a plastic intake mani would I still be ok to run a wet kit or do i have to watch out for backfire, Never had one back fire on any of my cars
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I havent decided which way to go i just want to make sure I've got my bases covered, now since we have a plastic intake mani would I still be ok to run a wet kit or do i have to watch out for backfire, Never had one back fire on any of my cars
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07-12-2005, 01:01 AM
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RE: 5K what to do...
ORIGINAL: jdaniel
My car AND everyday driver dyno'd at 642 rwhp and 600 ft lbs of torque and it feels like a normal everyday car till you hit boost. A blower doesnt necessarly take away drivability. Its all in the right foot.
My car AND everyday driver dyno'd at 642 rwhp and 600 ft lbs of torque and it feels like a normal everyday car till you hit boost. A blower doesnt necessarly take away drivability. Its all in the right foot.
