View Poll Results: Heads or Nitrous?
Heads
16
69.57%
Nitrous
7
30.43%
Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll
Cam only now. Heads or nitrous next?
Cam only now. Heads or nitrous next? So, I just sold my wet nitrous kit and am thinking about staying n/a. My car makes 359/348 with some boltons and cam. I wanted to just throw a 100 shot at it but now I'm leaning toward just finishing up the motor n/a since I have about 15k on the motor since rebuild.
On the other side, I wouldn't mind just running the motor on spray until it dies so I can do a larger cube rebuild on it.
Questions I have are:
1. Would you recommend le2, AI or Edelbrock heads? (I've had the le2 heads/cam on an old car of mine so I have experience with them).
2. Would you just throw the nitrous on?
3. Would a retune be required with the heads flowing more air?
Mods:
Rebuilt LT1, Stock Bottom End
15K miles on motor
Impala SS Head Gaskets (10.9:1)
Comp Beehive 915 Springs
Port Matched Intake
Ceramic Coated Intake Manifold
Ceramic Coated Jet-Hot Long Tube Headers and ORY
GMMG Chambered Exhaust System
“Ram Air” Intake
1.6 Full Roller Rocker Arms
30lb Fuel Injectors
Motive 4:10's
Auburn posi
Aluminum drive shaft
Performance Oil Pump
Rebuilt Water Pump and Alternator and Powder-coating
Custom Advanced Induction Camshaft 224/234 .563/.577 @ 110 LSA
MSD Opti-Spark
Underdrive pulley
On the other side, I wouldn't mind just running the motor on spray until it dies so I can do a larger cube rebuild on it.
Questions I have are:
1. Would you recommend le2, AI or Edelbrock heads? (I've had the le2 heads/cam on an old car of mine so I have experience with them).
2. Would you just throw the nitrous on?
3. Would a retune be required with the heads flowing more air?
Mods:
Rebuilt LT1, Stock Bottom End
15K miles on motor
Impala SS Head Gaskets (10.9:1)
Comp Beehive 915 Springs
Port Matched Intake
Ceramic Coated Intake Manifold
Ceramic Coated Jet-Hot Long Tube Headers and ORY
GMMG Chambered Exhaust System
“Ram Air” Intake
1.6 Full Roller Rocker Arms
30lb Fuel Injectors
Motive 4:10's
Auburn posi
Aluminum drive shaft
Performance Oil Pump
Rebuilt Water Pump and Alternator and Powder-coating
Custom Advanced Induction Camshaft 224/234 .563/.577 @ 110 LSA
MSD Opti-Spark
Underdrive pulley
I also know they are stock casting ported heads. If I could get AI or Edelbrock heads for $500 less and they perform the same I might do that instead. (not saying they are or aren't similar in performance.)
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I wish I could do both but that'd be more than I want to spend.
I'm really leaning toward nitrous. What am I going to be able to do with 400 hp that I can't do with 360?...very little. I only go to the track once a year so I don't care too much about track times. (I say 360 because I should be able to get my 1hp out of the ewp i'm putting on lol)
Besides, I'd pay 1,300 for the heads and 550 for a new dyno tune (1,850 total). Nitrous would cost me 650 complete with everything I need.
I'm really leaning toward nitrous. What am I going to be able to do with 400 hp that I can't do with 360?...very little. I only go to the track once a year so I don't care too much about track times. (I say 360 because I should be able to get my 1hp out of the ewp i'm putting on lol)
Besides, I'd pay 1,300 for the heads and 550 for a new dyno tune (1,850 total). Nitrous would cost me 650 complete with everything I need.
I wish I could do both but that'd be more than I want to spend.
I'm really leaning toward nitrous. What am I going to be able to do with 400 hp that I can't do with 360?...very little. I only go to the track once a year so I don't care too much about track times. (I say 360 because I should be able to get my 1hp out of the ewp i'm putting on lol)
Besides, I'd pay 1,300 for the heads and 550 for a new dyno tune (1,850 total). Nitrous would cost me 650 complete with everything I need.
I'm really leaning toward nitrous. What am I going to be able to do with 400 hp that I can't do with 360?...very little. I only go to the track once a year so I don't care too much about track times. (I say 360 because I should be able to get my 1hp out of the ewp i'm putting on lol)
Besides, I'd pay 1,300 for the heads and 550 for a new dyno tune (1,850 total). Nitrous would cost me 650 complete with everything I need.
I don't know why your thinking you don't need a dyno tune for nitrous??? Add $550 to the nitrous and you get $1200.
Nitrous may sound like the cheaper alternative at first but when you fill your 10lb. bottle once a week or every couple weeks at $40-50 a pop it starts to add up very quickly.
I vote to send your stock heads off to Ai to compliment your cam nicely and give you a setup capable of trapping around 120mph. Then save your money and do the nitrous later on.
Does the $650 include things like a window switch, msd or mallory box, colder plugs, mount for the bottle, bottle warmer, blow down tube so your NHRA legal etc. etc?
I don't know why your thinking you don't need a dyno tune for nitrous??? Add $550 to the nitrous and you get $1200.
Nitrous may sound like the cheaper alternative at first but when you fill your 10lb. bottle once a week or every couple weeks at $40-50 a pop it starts to add up very quickly.
I vote to send your stock heads off to Ai to compliment your cam nicely and give you a setup capable of trapping around 120mph. Then save your money and do the nitrous later on.
I don't know why your thinking you don't need a dyno tune for nitrous??? Add $550 to the nitrous and you get $1200.
Nitrous may sound like the cheaper alternative at first but when you fill your 10lb. bottle once a week or every couple weeks at $40-50 a pop it starts to add up very quickly.
I vote to send your stock heads off to Ai to compliment your cam nicely and give you a setup capable of trapping around 120mph. Then save your money and do the nitrous later on.
The 650 is including everything I will need to run it correctly. Plugs, timing (through interface, msd or mallory hyfire) and window switch, warmer and blow down tube. I won't need the window switch with the mallory though since they have them built in.
If you want to educate noobs maybe go to the new member section of the forum.
*edit, maybe you should search on tuning and nitrous. With a wet kit and the correct fueling jets as well as a way to pull timing no dyno tune is required. With a dry kit from HSW, you have the interface that will add fuel and pull timing so no dyno tune needed there either.
This isn't my first rodeo amigo. I've had both H/C/nitrous lt1's and ls1's. I've had supercharged and turbo'd ls1's..I'm very certain of what I will need.
The 650 is including everything I will need to run it correctly. Plugs, timing (through interface, msd or mallory hyfire) and window switch, warmer and blow down tube. I won't need the window switch with the mallory though since they have them built in.
If you want to educate noobs maybe go to the new member section of the forum.
*edit, maybe you should search on tuning and nitrous. With a wet kit and the correct fueling jets as well as a way to pull timing no dyno tune is required. With a dry kit from HSW, you have the interface that will add fuel and pull timing so no dyno tune needed there either.
The 650 is including everything I will need to run it correctly. Plugs, timing (through interface, msd or mallory hyfire) and window switch, warmer and blow down tube. I won't need the window switch with the mallory though since they have them built in.
If you want to educate noobs maybe go to the new member section of the forum.
*edit, maybe you should search on tuning and nitrous. With a wet kit and the correct fueling jets as well as a way to pull timing no dyno tune is required. With a dry kit from HSW, you have the interface that will add fuel and pull timing so no dyno tune needed there either.
Obviously the $650 isn't including the price of a new kit, msd, mallory box or interface controller, etc. etc., I assumed you needed to go out and buy everything in which case it would be alot more than $650 obviously.
Anyways, maybe personal preference but if I'm putting nitrous on the car I want that thing on the dyno to make sure everything checks out well. I actually use to live right by HSW's shop before they moved and learned a thing or two about nitrous from those guys. I was in your boat but I went the heads route instead of spray with plans to spray the car at a later time.
Whoa there buddy no need to be harsh I was just trying to help.
Obviously the $650 isn't including the price of a new kit, msd or mallory box, interface controller, etc. etc., I assumed you needed to go out and buy everything in which case it would be alot more than $650 obviously.
Anyways, maybe personal preference but if I'm putting nitrous on the car I want that thing on the dyno to make sure everything checks out well. I actually use to live right by HSW's shop before they moved and learned a thing or two about nitrous from those guys.
Obviously the $650 isn't including the price of a new kit, msd or mallory box, interface controller, etc. etc., I assumed you needed to go out and buy everything in which case it would be alot more than $650 obviously.
Anyways, maybe personal preference but if I'm putting nitrous on the car I want that thing on the dyno to make sure everything checks out well. I actually use to live right by HSW's shop before they moved and learned a thing or two about nitrous from those guys.
I do actually have a stockpile of nitrous parts already so some stuff I don't need to buy.