Can't decide, N2o or STS?
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Staging Lane
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Can't decide, N2o or STS? Here's my Dilema. I finally got all my parts... full exhaust, intake, subframes, springs, brakes, 3400 converter, F13 futral cam, vavletrain, ls6 oil pump, water pump... etc
So i was shooting for 400-425whp daily driven fbody... but now i have a new car so its not a daily anymore. 400whp puts me on par with my buddies with DSM's, cavalier (sad i know) and a 5.0 mustang. They all know the parts i got... but i got to thinking this morning I have full access to a tuffy shop so a custom STS would be a cinch to install. I would need 42lbs injectors, fuel pump, large turbo, blow off valve. I only want to run 5 lbs of boost. Looking for about about 100-120hp gain.
Turbo, power is always there.. dont need a bottle in my trunk...but is also a constant liability with the oil return line/pump
for the nitrous i would be running a fast intake manifold plumbed for direct port. running a 100-125 wet shot on it. cost is about the same for both i think. have to refill it all the time. i really prefer the turbo.. but i dont want a tempormental system. What do you guys think?
So i was shooting for 400-425whp daily driven fbody... but now i have a new car so its not a daily anymore. 400whp puts me on par with my buddies with DSM's, cavalier (sad i know) and a 5.0 mustang. They all know the parts i got... but i got to thinking this morning I have full access to a tuffy shop so a custom STS would be a cinch to install. I would need 42lbs injectors, fuel pump, large turbo, blow off valve. I only want to run 5 lbs of boost. Looking for about about 100-120hp gain.
Turbo, power is always there.. dont need a bottle in my trunk...but is also a constant liability with the oil return line/pump
for the nitrous i would be running a fast intake manifold plumbed for direct port. running a 100-125 wet shot on it. cost is about the same for both i think. have to refill it all the time. i really prefer the turbo.. but i dont want a tempormental system. What do you guys think?
TECH Apprentice
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From: Glen Allen, VA
I was also thinking nitrous until looking more into STS. With turbo, it is always there. You will not have to worry about warming the bottle, opening it, etc. With FI, you want power, just hit the pedal on the right and go!
Another way to judge is to look in the for sale section in all these forums. There are way more nitrous systems for sale than turbo system. This tells me something - nitrous may be fun for a while, but the hassle gets old.
I am going STS. I figure it will cost apx. $5k. I would bet I could sell it used (when I sell my car) for $3500 pretty easy. So, to me, it is worth the $1500 that it will really cost me. Just my $0.02.
Another way to judge is to look in the for sale section in all these forums. There are way more nitrous systems for sale than turbo system. This tells me something - nitrous may be fun for a while, but the hassle gets old.
I am going STS. I figure it will cost apx. $5k. I would bet I could sell it used (when I sell my car) for $3500 pretty easy. So, to me, it is worth the $1500 that it will really cost me. Just my $0.02.
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Staging Lane
Joined: Oct 2005
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im not buying an STS kit, id buy a large cheap turbo .. T70? t66 not sure... my buddy will make all the custom piping since he's master tech at a local exhaust shop. I need to buy some oil lines, an inline oil pump, a blow off valve. A guy on fbody.com made his own sts kit for under $1000 i think he ran a 12.2@120mph with his m6 z28. with 7psi. Ive heard though that headers dont work well with sts kits. any truth to this?
