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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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May I make a suggestion...

You appear to have already chosen which turbo you will run, if in fact you do choose to go with a turbo.

You also seem to really want a "Twin-Screw" in your F-body. Nobody has yet to get a true "twin-screw" in a F-body, just the magnacharger.... so go the easy route!


Run the turbo, then find some twins to screw in your F-body!!!

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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Houdini
May I make a suggestion...




Run the turbo, then find some twins to screw in your F-body!!!

that right there is funny
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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This isn't about an F-body...
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Houdini
May I make a suggestion...
Run the turbo, then find some twins to screw in your F-body!!!
That's sig quality material.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Frost
This isn't about an F-body...
Doesn't matter, it's a damn fine idea anyways!!
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by engineermike
It's funny because a turbo and a screw-charger are worlds apart, but a 78Y2K and a GT4276 are almost the same thing. He's absolutely certain he wants a Y2K and not a GT42, but may get a supercharger instead.

It's sort of like saying that you're not sure if you want steak or oranges, but you're certain that you want valenciano not navel oranges if you, in fact, choose oranges.

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They maybe worlds apart, but I've never tried a twin-screw charger and I know how turbos work and how fun they are....Thats way I ask.

Steak and oranges does not do the same thing.....If I eat oranges instead of steak to dinner I will still be hungry.

Turbo or screw-charger does basically the same thing -they both produce hp.

Anyone know how loud the Ls1 whipplecharger is?
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ttmonte
Steak and oranges does not do the same thing.....If I eat oranges instead of steak to dinner I will still be hungry.

Turbo or screw-charger does basically the same thing -they both produce hp.
And, likewise, if you get a screw-charger, you may still be hungry for more power. . .
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by engineermike
And, likewise, if you get a screw-charger, you may still be hungry for more power. . .
I think with the 1000fwhp++ the Whipple charger is capable of producing is enough for me

Thats way this isn't a question of what will produce the most hp but what will be the most fun to drive on the street.
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ttmonte
I think with the 1000fwhp++ the Whipple charger is capable of producing is enough for me.
A few months back, I was contacted to build a turbo setup for an airboat. We built a 377 SBC with a carburetor and a T76GTS turbo. The engine made 930 fwhp on 18 psi boost.

His brother, with his 572, didn't want to be outdone. He contacted Whipple for a supercharger. They assured him that it would make 1000 hp on pump gas. However, when they installed it, it could only muster 750 hp, a modest gain over the 600 hp he already had.

On top of that, they both are on airboats and the turbo 377 uses half the gas of the Whipple 572.

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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 10:51 AM
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IF you want power, efficiency and reliability, turbo is the way to go. Mike, myself and others have been down the other roads....and always end up with a turbo car...hehe.
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Originally Posted by engineermike
A few months back, I was contacted to build a turbo setup for an airboat. We built a 377 SBC with a carburetor and a T76GTS turbo. The engine made 930 fwhp on 18 psi boost.

His brother, with his 572, didn't want to be outdone. He contacted Whipple for a supercharger. They assured him that it would make 1000 hp on pump gas. However, when they installed it, it could only muster 750 hp, a modest gain over the 600 hp he already had.

On top of that, they both are on airboats and the turbo 377 uses half the gas of the Whipple 572.

Mike
Thanks for that info, thats kind of what I was looking for when I started this thread..... so if any other have any experience with the Whipple charger please let me know.
God or bad info dosen't matter as long as you can back it up
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by JZ 97 SS 1500
IF you want power, efficiency and reliability, turbo is the way to go. Mike, myself and others have been down the other roads....and always end up with a turbo car...hehe.
Looks like it's turbo then, so if you could find the time to answer my last email I'm ready to put some money in your pocket.
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Just had to test my signature.
If Houdini permits this
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ttmonte
Just had to test my signature.
If Houdini permits this
It's yours for the taking, and if you take my advice literally...

Blessed is the man who knows how to compromise.

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