Z28 engine rebuild turbo?

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Old 03-07-2011, 08:03 PM
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Enough HP is defind by "being able to to leave 2 black strips all the way till you have to put on the brake." At that point you have enough.

Just doing a good soild rebuild can cost 3-4K. Even most guys with much bigger budget figure out pretty quick boosting a LT1 is not worth it. A 383 stroker kit is a better way to spend your money.

When setup right Turbos will always win over super chargers except in drag racing. You want to see what can be done with a Turbo head over to Youtube and search Shelby Code Red. I am not a Ford man in any way shape or form but you got to give props to a 1400 hp street car that could be a daily driver. If your super rich
 
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Old 03-08-2011, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Gorn

When setup right Turbos will always win over super chargers except in drag racing.
uh oh

you'll need to expand upon that with respect to which class of vehicles. Top fuel and funny, absolutely. But, on 1/4 mile tracks (not 1/8) running top sportsman or outlaw and even 10.5 and drag radial, you can at times see turbos run down S/C's and nitrous vehicles at the top end.

But, I do prefer a big ole blower sitting on top of a big block and watching a door slammer run a flat 6. That's just crazy. I love the outlaw cars.
 
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