600 whp Turbo 3v loses to 5th Gen camaro
03-26-2012, 10:29 PM
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I ended up with 3 breathers AND a catch can and it doesnt push oil anymore. Thank god for that.So we still on for our run Diet? N/A to N/A then how about me with a small 100 shot? If you got your nitrous setup by then, we can go my 200 to your 400 and see who can catch traction first. lol
03-26-2012, 10:41 PM
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Time to deliver on the callout thread 
03-27-2012, 07:53 AM
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lol all you guys just want to talk horsepower. nevermind the huge mid range torque a turbo makes.. usually a big cam n/a motor makes a lot more horsepower then torque and at high rpm. A turbo car usually makes more torque then horsepower. So even though it may have a bit of lag it also pulls way harder when it spools. Its too bad apparently some of you havnt been in a nice turbo car from the sounds of it. I love big inch engines as much as anyone, but the cost to build one is very high and the driveability of such an engine is not nearly as good as a turbo for a street car. the reason i went turbo is because i wanted the stock driveability coupled with awesome power. I have a crappy 6 speed turbo which loses huge amounts of boost betweens shifts. I mean completely letting off the throttle and not even power shifting it takes a whopppppping .3-.4 tenths of a second to come back into full boost, and a i shift into about 3 lbs from the start. Some people are just misinformed. oh and i doubt that mustang is making 600 rwhp on 10-11 lbs
03-28-2012, 11:19 AM
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Every scenario is different. You cant give absolutes to either setup when just talking generally. A properly setup and sized turbo engine will make major mid range and pull like a train all the way to redline. The powerband of a N/A pushrod engine really depends on the cam, as said, without VVT/VCT.
Specifically about this race though, I would have to say that Camaro is definitely making more power under the curve. Its easy to tell this Camaro is not a max power setup and has an easier powerband than, say, a N/A 1100hp SB2.2, though I do think the SB2.2s are sick and would love to have an all black 69 Z/28 pro-touring or SCCA Trans-Am style setup with a big power SB2.2 but thats for a different thread. With 429ci at 590hp vs 283ci at 620hp, imo its a given which has more average power. And as can be seen in certain badly tuned/setup Supras making 1000hp yet still running mid-high 11s, average power matters esp in a drag race. And in this case, with the modular, maybe Im wrong, but Ill stick by my gut and say the mod is making less average than the LSx 429.
Specifically about this race though, I would have to say that Camaro is definitely making more power under the curve. Its easy to tell this Camaro is not a max power setup and has an easier powerband than, say, a N/A 1100hp SB2.2, though I do think the SB2.2s are sick and would love to have an all black 69 Z/28 pro-touring or SCCA Trans-Am style setup with a big power SB2.2 but thats for a different thread. With 429ci at 590hp vs 283ci at 620hp, imo its a given which has more average power. And as can be seen in certain badly tuned/setup Supras making 1000hp yet still running mid-high 11s, average power matters esp in a drag race. And in this case, with the modular, maybe Im wrong, but Ill stick by my gut and say the mod is making less average than the LSx 429.
