nitrous or supercharger??

boxcarracer89 · Apr 15, 2010

I have a 347 stroker w tfs heads and tfs stage 1 cam and a holley intake. what do u guys would think would be the better choice to go for a street/strip car?? everythings forged, crank and pistions. can u guys give me the pros and cons about both thanks!!

tannerc91gt · Apr 15, 2010

im too lazy right now to explain the pro's and con's but ill direct you to google for that.
my vote is nitrous, ive driven/rode in quite a few sc/turbo cars but i still prefer my car on the bottle.
take a ride in a nitrous car sometime and you'll understand. its a hell of a lot of fun

boxcarracer89 · Apr 15, 2010

i will do that!! thank u!!

Mr. Rustypwnz · Apr 16, 2010

get rid of that garbage block go with a dart, then put a 300shot on it

i swear youll tell a difference!!

BigmacK192 · Apr 16, 2010

I've always been a forced induction fan. Turbo V8's can have some serious kick, but you're usually limited with how much boost you can run. Superchargers are good fun too. Never been a fan of the bottle, though cars on the bottle go like raped apes.

When I do a 347 down the road here, it'll probably be supercharged. I just think it's more practical power.

1987LXragtop · Apr 16, 2010

superchargers never need to be refilled.

tannerc91gt · Apr 16, 2010

Nitrous bottles don't need intrrcoolers and oil Feed lines
no power adder is maintenance free

Cobra912 · Apr 16, 2010

honestly after going the blower route - next time will be the bottle

1987LXragtop · Apr 16, 2010

The intercooler is part of the s/c setup..like lines and jets and brackets and the oil is (hopefully) always there and you have to change your oil anyway.
nitrous is cheaper in the short term and it is bang for the buck but for the long term i'd have to say s/c or turbo.
Of course Ive been thinking of ading nitrous first myself - but I keep leaning towards saving that $ to do a turbo set up. My plans change 1,000 x's before I pull the trigger on anything.

NIKwoaC · Apr 16, 2010

Lets say you race and beat a guy in a Camaro, but only by a couple tenths in the 1/4, and you had to spray to do it. It sucks to know, that once that bottle is empty, the guy in the other lane would own your ass every time. With a supercharger or turbo, you get to play all day long, knowing that your car isn't relying on the contents of a 10lb container to be fast. Once that bottle is dry, you have to tuck your tail between your legs and go home.

I'm not saying that nitrous cars aren't fun or cool, but IMHO, a force-fed car is much more impressive than a bottle-fed car.

85_SS_302_Coupe · Apr 16, 2010

The easy answer is, how much compression does your stroker make? If it's too high, your only option might be nitrous.

Codye3m · Apr 16, 2010

turbo, this an't the fast and the furious, but i would do the one where they shot the guy out of the seat with nitrous that might be fun

1987LXragtop · Apr 16, 2010

Codye3m said:
turbo, this ain't the fast and the furious

ut oh, are you comparing turbo mustang guys to ricers?

krazedstang · Apr 16, 2010

IMO Supercharger, ive always been a all throttle no bottle kinda guy, or bottles are for babies real men get blown, but it doesn't really matter because i haven't owned a car with either... but ive also done more research on Superchargers then nitrous, because they sound cooler, and i agree with nikwoac, force-fed is more impressive in my book.

MY 85 GT · Apr 16, 2010

One thing people forget about Nitrous is the bottle has to be at a desired PSI when spraying...like in the area of 950-1000 to have the best hit once the PSI goes down so does the Hit...I have ran alot of nitrous cars there fast dont get me wrong..but you need a bottle warmer..a gauge to make sure its at the right temp...need to get it constantly refilled...it only last maybe 10 full runs at best....My vote is for a supercharger or Turbo....

jj89fox · Apr 16, 2010

I have run a 250 shot on a jeep cj7 and a125 shot on a 90lx and loved it the down side is filling the bottle and when you run out the fun is over

NIKwoaC · Apr 16, 2010

jj89fox said:
I have run a 250 shot on a jeep cj7

thethirdeye88 · Apr 17, 2010

id say nitrous, thats what im going to run, im very happy with my engine even though its still in boxes, but im just going to run nitrous, just to have it...i'll might spray every now and then...

SScott · Apr 17, 2010

Really, it's about how you want to use it and what is your budget? Nitrous if the best hp per dollar option period. I have had turbo, SC and nitrous and I prefer nitrous. I can't afford dyno time, and tuners. I also got sick of changing head gaskets but I never tried the MLS gaskets tho, I will be looking into those next time. So really for me it about the green, about $500 will make you go just as fast or faster as about a $5000 setup and tune. My 2 cents =)

njoliver · Apr 18, 2010

get a turbo.

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