Troy5061

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Im going crazy over what route I should go with my car. Its a daily driver from April to the end of October and I would like to keep it fairly street friendly. It doesn't see hardly any track time, maybe few passes a year. So im debating whether to run a nice set of LTs with a catted y pipe for noise reasons and maybe a 228r or Torquer V2 cam. On the other hand I've been thinking about just leaving it fairly stock and just putting a 125 wet shot plate kit of juice on it and leaving it alone after that. I'll take any insight, opinions, advice I can get to help me decide.

SuperSport01

Nitrous.

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

Nitrous. Will be cheaper than full exhaust and a cam, or at least equal, and you will be way faster.

redtan

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Question is, do you want to enjoy the power of the car every time you drive it...or do you only care for power when 'racing' and another time you're content with stock power?

Yeah nitrous may be faster, but you can only get the benefits of that while racing and even so those benefits can run out quickly.

A properly setup cam with LTs can make power accross the RPM range, so even when you're not racing full out you can take advantage of extra torque and hp. You also don't have to re-fill a cam and headers.

So it depends on what you want the power for...racing ricers or just for your enjoyment?

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

Racing ricers with 425rwhp?
A full bottle will last 10 passes. How quickly will that run out on the street? At most I usually get 4 runs. Anymore than that and you are pushing you're luck with the blue.
If you are running out quickly with a 10# bottle, something is wrong.

I would rather be faster/quicker while racing than riding to the grocery store. Maybe thats just me though?

01ssreda4

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Cams/Lts may not need refilling but....NA mods cost gas mileage. I love the sound of a cam, and I hate thinking I have to open the bottle and warm it before I can get my few hits before refilling it. Plus nitrous needs an exceptional tune to be reliable. So it's definitely a give and take between the 2. NA power is cheap at first but as you add mods it starts getting expensive and nitrous get more appealing bc of the hp/dollar ratio.

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

I actually have never thought of the cam/mpg nitrous/refilling side, nice. Maybe since it is so obvious? Haha

01ssreda4

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I think a cam/bolt ons with a 100 shot is a great bang for the buck. You get good street manners, cammed sound, very respectable NA performance, and likely 475-500 whp on demand when needed. No $1200 FAST set-up, or $1500 CNC heads to reach this amount NA. I would picture it as:

228 (or similar cam)
LTs + full exhaust, Gears, Clutch/Converter, Tires
100 wet shot
Great tune

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

Most ask best budget setup to reach 450rwhp.... Without nitrous. Go figure, haha.

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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i like staying NA but ive never been in a nitrous powered vehicle.

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

You will change your preference. Haha

ULTIMATEORANGESS

iTrader: (4)

if its like those F&F movies it must be fun LOL.

JrodCamaro

I sort of feel like I'm cheating with nitrous... "sort of"
LT's better flow +mpg, cam -mpg. Could about even out, maybe slightly lower. But the positive is better sound, all the time. Kind of an added bonus if you like your car sounding mean, but who doesn't?
In the end, all up to you man

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

You won't see +1mpg with lts, you will see a considerable drop with a cam.
If nitrous Is "sort of" cheating so is a turbo or blower... As well as tires a cam gears or a converter.

I notice most guys that have been around the block have zero Issues with nitrous. The less people know the more they think it is cheating or scared of It.

Troy5061

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Thanks for all the input guys, gives me alot to think about lol. Like said above there are pros and cons to each. I do like the sound of a cam and LTs but then again all that will do is attract the LEO exhaust ***** we have around here now but then again the power is always there. With nitrous Ill admit im a little scared, ive been into turbos forever but never used nitrous. With nitrous though the car will remain nice and smooth with stock driveability till I hit the button. Then theres price by the time I by all the extra stuff you need for both setups the nitrous is cheaper in the short term anyway. Decisions Decisions lol, I overthink everything

ta-stanger

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Nothing better then a cam and nitrous. Car sounds amazing and will out run most! I was a virgin to nitrous until a few months ago because I to was a little nervous about it. But **** fire!!!!! You will be amazed when you it the switch!!

JrodCamaro

That's why I included "sort of" lol. It's just that through the set up I'm going for Nitrous will be last after everything else is built, but that's just my choice of tracks to take. I've heard people "claim" an increase in MPG with headers, but that could be due to many variables. It's all speculation until proven IMO.

To OP, my next suggestion was just gonna be to get it all. But I see we're already on the same thought process

SuperSport01

Go nitrous and a bolt ons. Skip the cam and valvetrain. It would be a nice balance of great drivability/gas mileage and power when neccessary. Put an automatic bottle heater so nitrous is always ready to go.