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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 02:48 PM
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ok so my buddy and president of my car club was telling me that it would be pointless to get a supercharger on my stock lt1 motor....he was saying that a lt1 with heads and a cam would smoke me....he said the only way to effietly run a supercharger would be to get a 383 stroker or something like that...whats ur thouhgt...??

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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by whilte93lt1
ok so my buddy and president of my car club was telling me that it would be pointless to get a supercharger on my stock lt1 motor....he was saying that a lt1 with heads and a cam would smoke me....he said the only way to effietly run a supercharger would be to get a 383 stroker or something like that...whats ur thouhgt...??

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He doesnt know what hes talking about, stock LT1's with 4.5psi put down in the neighborhood of 375rwhp. 8psi intercooled would be into the 450rwhp range.
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 05:04 PM
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My thoughts are that he's an idiot. A stock LT1 plus a blower equals very good power due to the high compression ratio of the stock LT1 motor.. but the motor won't last as long as it would NA.

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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 03:18 AM
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well thats what i was thinking too...but i thought about my motor with a supercharger..i dont think it would last too long...it has 80k..maybe i should just squezze..?...thanks for the info about the Sig.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 08:08 AM
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Sounds like the president of your club doesn't have a clue.
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