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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 02:02 AM
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reffering to a gt. mustang 2valve motor, which one would be the more powerful if tunned equally with the same exact mods. 125 hp of nitrous, or 125 hp of a blower??
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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fist of all there are a lot of variables to your question. i would say nitrous would win though.

supercharger builds power, nitrous hits all at once.
supercharger uses engine horsepower to run, nitrous does not.
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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put them both on .. i have nitrous on my 69 429 but am soon to upgrade to a 671 jimmy .. more so for looks as the motor is already plenty stout
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 06:59 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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the supecharger will be more reliable in the long run but dont really know which would be BETTER? check in the 4.6 sec
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 11:08 PM
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welcome!

fist of all there are a lot of variables to your question. i would say nitrous would win though.

supercharger builds power, nitrous hits all at once.
supercharger uses engine horsepower to run, nitrous does not.
careful buddy. depends on the blower you're talking about. centrifugal blowers build it, yes. KB and other twin screw blowers have it instantly.

Old Jan 10, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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its also nice to always have instant power at the push of a pedal (blower) whereas nitrous is a system that requires refills and such...just a thought
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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you dont have to refill a supercharger plus its always there



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