Screw the cam swap get nitrous instead?
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Screw the cam swap get nitrous instead?
I have zero knowledge on nitrous, only its pronounced naawwwss lol. Mods are lid, lt's, oryp, ls6 intake, hand ported 243's, underdrive pulley, 3:73, on a automatic trans. Its a 2000 ls1 so the stock cam is in there, i just want a basic kit for a street racer, no dragstrip no hardcore racer. Im guessing a 75 to 100 shot is all ill see. Just to take care of the ls3, coyote, srt hemi. Thats it, shouldnt need too much. I didnt want to loose any driveability so im thinking this might be better for me.
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OP, start with a 100 shot and go from there. you'll be surprised what it does. definitely will get you around those cars if they're stock
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So as far as kits go, i would rather it be hidden under the hood, is the HALO kit the only one available as far as already being a hidden kit?
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Oh, sure you did.
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can't agree with you there. a h/c/I ls1 making 430 plus 150 shouldn't get beat by an n/a ls3 if its a clean run. basic math says that
OP, start with a 100 shot and go from there. you'll be surprised what it does. definitely will get you around those cars if they're stock
OP, start with a 100 shot and go from there. you'll be surprised what it does. definitely will get you around those cars if they're stock
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a heads/intake/exhaust ls1 4th gen with a 100 shot will outrun those cars mentioned unless they are well modded.
with that being said, I saw screw nitrous and do a cam instead. Filling a bottle all the time, having to rely on that junk to go fast, solenoids sticking, low bottle pressure...etc etc....meh...i hate nitrous. I'd rather have it all the time. You'll get caught with your pants down too many times. You'll have the bottle closed, empty, too cold (so pressure is too low). Now look, if you like headaches, excuses and problems.....then by all means.....get you some nitrous. I know i know, you'll have the die hard pro-nitrous fools jump in and say, "O, I had nitrous on my car for 53 years and i never had any problems....and I could get 100 passes out of one bottle. Trust me dude, youll have issues and you get maybe 10 runs per bottle. WHO REALLY WANTS TO BE LIMITED TO THAT? NOT ME. Do the cam, then build you a big motor or save up for a turbo or super charger and never look back. Skip the nitrous. Thats my honest opinion from personal experience.
I never damaged a motor from NOS. And i had my fun with it back in the day, thats when getting a bottle filled was half the price it is now. But I dont miss the Having to heat the bottle junk, solenoids corroding and sticking, the running out at the worst possible time...scrambling to borrow bottle from people, getting accused of spraying when I wasnt. Now I have a turbo....what they gonna do, tell me disconnect the turbo? Run what you brung. I got tricked one time. It bothers me to this day. I had one of the fastest street cars around. There was this guy with a race car, a nova. It ran like 11.20 on motor and I dont know what on nitrous. My car trapped alot more mph motor for motor. Well they told me leave my bottle at home because we were running motor vs motor. And they checked my car when I got there, I was well out numbered by his people, So i didnt get to check his car. I drove the car out of town to run this guy, it was me by myself. He trailered his there. Well story changed when I got there. I was set up, to lose. And i did. But I found out later that the guy was extremely bothered that he beat me by one car length when He had to spray me and I was on motor AND drove the car there. Morel of the story, You'll get caught with your pants down and its gonna bother you later on.
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Lol...yeah ive thought about that a lot since i dont know anything about the nitrous set ups and what all makes it work. I know its not just press a button like in the movies, and im actually really worried about regreting it later on. BUT what type of cam would i have to get to give me 100whp, and worse, i can imagine the driveability of it. Im not trying to get a stall and not out to build a drag car. After talking to different cam companys, even they suggested it.
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OP, If you're running other modded cars of course you never know what could be done to them and how that will go, but just to wax bolt on 5.0s and SRT8s? Your bolt ons and a 100 shot should be plenty. Especially on an auto where you don't have to shift or worry about your launch as much.
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Lol...yeah ive thought about that a lot since i dont know anything about the nitrous set ups and what all makes it work. I know its not just press a button like in the movies, and im actually really worried about regreting it later on. BUT what type of cam would i have to get to give me 100whp, and worse, i can imagine the driveability of it. Im not trying to get a stall and not out to build a drag car. After talking to different cam companys, even they suggested it.
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All that said, a 5th gen Camaro SS pulls on the 4th generation ls1 on the top end every time but a 100 shot on top should be enough to outrun a 5th gen ls3.
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OP said he wants to outrun 5th gen SS and C6 vettes. chevyss2008 said he has an ls3 in his car which weighs a little less than a 5th gen. So if he's beating HCI nitrous ls1's with his NA ls3 at a few 100 lbs less than the 5th gen, how was his post dumb? The lower weight c6 would be an even harder race.
All that said, a 5th gen Camaro SS pulls on the 4th generation ls1 on the top end every time but a 100 shot on top should be enough to outrun a 5th gen ls3.
All that said, a 5th gen Camaro SS pulls on the 4th generation ls1 on the top end every time but a 100 shot on top should be enough to outrun a 5th gen ls3.
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OP said he wants to outrun 5th gen SS and C6 vettes. chevyss2008 said he has an ls3 in his car which weighs a little less than a 5th gen. So if he's beating HCI nitrous ls1's with his NA ls3 at a few 100 lbs less than the 5th gen, how was his post dumb? The lower weight c6 would be an even harder race.
All that said, a 5th gen Camaro SS pulls on the 4th generation ls1 on the top end every time but a 100 shot on top should be enough to outrun a 5th gen ls3.
All that said, a 5th gen Camaro SS pulls on the 4th generation ls1 on the top end every time but a 100 shot on top should be enough to outrun a 5th gen ls3.