Originally posted by Scott
And to me having 400-600 under a right foot at anytime without hoping if the bottle is empty or how many runs one might get is great. Plus no worries about the dreaded nitrous pop.
Scott...fact is your car has had more backfires through the intake than my nitrous car has ever had. I have had zero. I have no worries of nitrous backfires. And what would you know about 600 rwhp?
They are only good for max effort ? Why ? Put in one bar of boost and you have just about doubled your best n/a attempt with the same motor.
when cost is a factor...and your goal is not that lofty in terms of HP, Nitrous is the best answer.
If you have extra money...or are reaching for extreme HP from a givin cubes...turbo it is.
Just sit down and plan out a car that has a specific goal in terms of HP. Say...500 rwhp. At that level..you have many options. Use either a 351 based motor or an LS1. You could do it NA with more cubes and a serious build, nitrous, S/C or turbo. Nitrous would likely be the most cost effective. Turbo would be quite expensive in comparison....and for a measly 500 rwhp? So for me...I would not spend that extra cash. Id put it in the chassis or a tranny or a CONVERTER
Use the same modle for a car that needs 1000 hp from the same motors. Now turbo looks alot more attractive...even in terms of money comparisons. A 1000 hp LS1 on nitrous will likely cost as much in the end as a turbo setup of the same HP. The nitrous version would almost certainly be solid roller with super expensive heads, larger cubes with expensive crank, intake, headers, etc. The turbo would probably be in the same ballpark in cost but using heads like the regular LS1 stage II's, normal hydrualic cam and valvetrain, LS6 intake, etc ,etc just like the one Kurt put together that made 1300hp to keep cost down.
The turbo cars are just as consistantly fast as anything else at any stage of the game.
Actually...I disagree. I have seen several turbo turds that are not mated to thier setup well. More of a dyno queen than something that will actually get down the track well. A nitrous setup seems to be more forgiving in that regard.
Thats my philosophy. If someone just has to have a turbo...then all that is moot. There is a coolness factor to a turbo for some. Me...I could care less. I will do whatever is required to reach my goals at the time for the least amount of cash.