Supercharger or turbo for street racing a 6 speed ?
#22
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It seems like the only guys that are voting supercharger haven't had experience with a properly setup turbo car.
Turbos take quite a bit more work to get to hook on the street. Control boost well and have a good suspension setup with a decent tire and your good to go
Turbos take quite a bit more work to get to hook on the street. Control boost well and have a good suspension setup with a decent tire and your good to go
Last edited by stoverz28; 06-20-2017 at 08:27 AM.
#25
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Not trying to step into the brawl, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find a supercharged setup make more low end torque than a setup with a lit turbo on the low end. Superchargers are lineal to engine rpm remember? Turbos only need exhaust gas/heat to spin to the moon at whatever rpm ESPECIALLY with a 2 step
#26
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After being around a zr1 and ls9 ctsv that would be hard to beat for a 6 speed Street car. I daily drove a 6 speed ls1 with a precision 76/75 setup for a long time. It was a ton of fun but really wasn't great at anything. I don't street race but I made enough power to run 9s but could only run mid 10s while breaking lots of ****. I think manuals are a lot more fun with procharged or lsa , ls9 type blowers. My auto car on the other hand I enjoy the hell out of on the street and even more on the track. But I'm a person who likes to see the upgrades I make result in better ets and mph. Not many people argue on a car that will hook 900 rwhp in 1st gear on the street.
#31
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Myself and a couple other guys are holding down the man pedal life lol.
My buddy runs a 4th gen 408/PT8096/T56 combo and would be a mid to low 9 sec car easy with an auto but the manual is too much fun, I'm in the same boat lol.
I have a buddy go from T56 to 4L80 in his TT 4th gen and while he missed the shifting the car pulled endlessly and was still just as fun for him.
$.02
#35
This is done in Texas as well. I used to live in Texas, and I believe it is now a felony to get caught street racing .....they're not playing.
#36
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lol I love how everyone watches videos on YouTube and on tv and think Texas is just so relaxed as far as street racing goes. Well it's not, atleast not in my area. There are cops literally everywhere. From my house to Autozone is 5 miles and you will see no less than 3 cops on the way. There is a cop like every 2 miles in every direction. It really blows, but on the other hand we have a very low crime rate.
#38
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Being in the camp whose actually owned and driven a blown fbody and a turbod fbody....LOL at anyone who thinks a turbo has more low-end than a blower. Turbos have this thing called lag and a boost threshold whereas blowers are rpm dependent and will get into positive pressure before a turbo. Blower cars are much snappier off throttle unless you're a Bentley and make full boost at 2000rpms. If you want to argue the boost curve and mid-range and torque curve of a turbo is better than a blower thats fine, but low-end(idle-3500) its all blower.
#39
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Being in the camp whose actually owned and driven a blown fbody and a turbod fbody....LOL at anyone who thinks a turbo has more low-end than a blower. Turbos have this thing called lag and a boost threshold whereas blowers are rpm dependent and will get into positive pressure before a turbo. Blower cars are much snappier off throttle unless you're a Bentley and make full boost at 2000rpms. If you want to argue the boost curve and mid-range and torque curve of a turbo is better than a blower thats fine, but low-end(idle-3500) its all blower.
Last edited by 2BAD4U; 06-26-2017 at 08:51 PM. Reason: spelling error
#40
Being in the camp whose actually owned and driven a blown fbody and a turbod fbody....LOL at anyone who thinks a turbo has more low-end than a blower. Turbos have this thing called lag and a boost threshold whereas blowers are rpm dependent and will get into positive pressure before a turbo. Blower cars are much snappier off throttle unless you're a Bentley and make full boost at 2000rpms. If you want to argue the boost curve and mid-range and torque curve of a turbo is better than a blower thats fine, but low-end(idle-3500) its all blower.