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Old May 7, 2013 | 09:06 PM
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I bought a used powerdyne kit almost a year ago. Now after hearing more about them, should I even put it on my car? Or would I be better off just running more nitrous?
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Old May 7, 2013 | 09:25 PM
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I would not use it.
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It seems like it would be a big hassle
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Make it simple if you want to street drive it. FI is great when done right, but it is never cheap. Make a strong NA motor and spray it. Cheaper to run and more reliable.
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Thanks
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i ran one back in 2008 for a little while, dont get me wrong its not even remotely close to anything from vortech or procharger. but i made 440wrhp 488rwtq on 8 psi on a stock motor with a cc306 and some long tubes, it was an easy install and the blower is quieter than a power steering pump. made for a fun driver and had lots of off idle power which was fun.

non intercooled unit makes it hard to get a good reliable power gain but it does work. and for the money (i paid 800 bucks for a brand new setup) it was sure fun to have.
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Originally Posted by xrambbc
i ran one back in 2008 for a little while, dont get me wrong its not even remotely close to anything from vortech or procharger. but i made 440wrhp 488rwtq on 8 psi on a stock motor with a cc306 and some long tubes, it was an easy install and the blower is quieter than a power steering pump. made for a fun driver and had lots of off idle power which was fun.

non intercooled unit makes it hard to get a good reliable power gain but it does work. and for the money (i paid 800 bucks for a brand new setup) it was sure fun to have.
What size pulleys? What unit? What brand inter cooler? What size injectors? Meth? any 1/4 mile numbers?
I currently have a powerdyne unit and I'm looking to gain some power

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