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Apr 28, 2011 | 11:00 PM

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What boost is more fun to drive?

What boost is more fun to drive? Procharger boost or turbo? Ive driven turbo cars and it's fun to get hit with all that boost at once, but never driven a pro charged car whats the boost feel like?
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Apr 29, 2011 | 12:04 AM

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Like a strong NA car..

Apr 29, 2011 | 12:55 AM

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my friend has a 2000 GT, stock with a procharger, its drives like a stock *** car all day, until u stomp it, and its game on! instant boost and its a lane swapper!

Apr 29, 2011 | 08:24 AM

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It all comes down to personal preference. Until you have ridden in/driven both yourself it's hard to make an educated decision. Having owned both a TT car and a procharged car I definitely appreciate the quick snappy throttle response and predictability of the procharger. However, you will see threads where people are switching back and forth between blower and turbo all day here on tech.

Apr 29, 2011 | 10:36 AM

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It depends on how you drive. If you like to hang your stuff sideways and steer with your right foot rather then the wheel, PD blower. If you want ***** out straight line acceleration, then Turbo.

Apr 29, 2011 | 10:42 AM

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how is this a question?

Apr 29, 2011 | 09:44 PM

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Stalled,smaller-ish than needed turbo.that spools very quick. On Thr street it will feel too quick. And then just click off low 10s at the track

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Apr 30, 2011 | 01:29 AM

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Hmmm....I think, I smile a lot more whenever I hit the boost on my twinturbo ls1 compared to when I used to hit the boost on my old Procharged '95 lt1 383 camaro.

Apr 30, 2011 | 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by FlashLCD33

Like a strong NA car..

What about adding a procharger to an already strong NA car

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I'm hoping that running between 7-10psi of boost will result in a big cube feel.

Apr 30, 2011 | 06:51 AM

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IMO Procharger = street car. Turbo = race car. I love my procharger, my car drives like stock till I lay into it. They are simple to install and you will pick around a 100rwhp depending on your mods.

Apr 30, 2011 | 07:26 AM

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A turbo car with a manual transmission is probably my favorite. Where an automatic would downshift, you can ride the higher gears a little harder in a manual car and enjoy the torque surge that the turbos give you in almost any gear you pick.

Apr 30, 2011 | 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Boo"SS"t

Hmmm....I think, I smile a lot more whenever I hit the boost on my twinturbo ls1 compared to when I used to hit the boost on my old Procharged '95 lt1 383 camaro.

Comparing ANY LT1 to an LS1 is apples to oranges no matter how you look at it.

Apr 30, 2011 | 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 93formto98T/A

Comparing ANY LT1 to an LS1 is apples to oranges no matter how you look at it.

I was'nt really comparing, I was being somewhat...hmm...what's the word... SARCASTIC, co'z... no matter how you look at it, for him (the OP) who does'nt seem to own and regularly drive a high powered boosted street car is never gonna be dissapointed which ever power adder he goes with for the first time.

Apr 30, 2011 | 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 02LS1ram

IMO Procharger = street car. Turbo = race car. I love my procharger, my car drives like stock till I lay into it. .

my turbo car drives like stock (well except for the big *** cam lol) until i lay into its as well,
i think its mostly preference and either way boost is great!

Apr 30, 2011 | 02:55 PM

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blower was more fun than turbo for me, but it was not apples to apples in terms of the power level.

Apr 30, 2011 | 04:22 PM

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There is no generic answer.

It depends how you drive, where you drive, transmission, traction etc etc.

Apr 30, 2011 | 04:33 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 02LS1ram

IMO Procharger = street car. Turbo = race car. I love my procharger, my car drives like stock till I lay into it. They are simple to install and you will pick around a 100rwhp depending on your mods.

turbo cars are for a fact way more streetable, especially once you get into the 9's.

Apr 30, 2011 | 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kmracer

turbo cars are for a fact way more streetable, especially once you get into the 9's.

Depends what you mean by streetable.

Apr 30, 2011 | 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by stevieturbo

Depends what you mean by streetable.

a well dialed in S/C setup calls for a looser converter, shorter rear gear, an open/loud exhaust, generally get lower gas mileage, what else?

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