Nitrous versus a S/C
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Nitrous versus a S/C
hey everyone,
been rolling a question in my head lately about putting some power into my daily driver. the truck is a 95 f-150 2wd, shortbox regular cab. i'm making it into a lightning in sheeps clothing... sort of. the truck will have no visual cues to tell its a lighning, (no bumpers, stickers, wheels, i'm even keeping the silver color) and i am running the mazda stick with a (soon to be swapped in) 3.08 limited slip rearend.
Anyways, i'm gonna build a 351W fror it, making the bottom end bulletproof, and going with the usual gt40 heads and intake and the bit there. however, to keep my goals of being a daily driver and putting a respectable number at the dragstrip, i decided to not go overboard on the engine itself and add a power adder. i know nitrous is a good bang fro the buck, but while the s/c is a big investment, it's a one time deal, unlike refilling a nitrous bottle. compression ratios and such are going to vary, which is why i want to decide before i build the motor. cost aside, which do u guys think is better for my situation?
Lee
been rolling a question in my head lately about putting some power into my daily driver. the truck is a 95 f-150 2wd, shortbox regular cab. i'm making it into a lightning in sheeps clothing... sort of. the truck will have no visual cues to tell its a lighning, (no bumpers, stickers, wheels, i'm even keeping the silver color) and i am running the mazda stick with a (soon to be swapped in) 3.08 limited slip rearend.
Anyways, i'm gonna build a 351W fror it, making the bottom end bulletproof, and going with the usual gt40 heads and intake and the bit there. however, to keep my goals of being a daily driver and putting a respectable number at the dragstrip, i decided to not go overboard on the engine itself and add a power adder. i know nitrous is a good bang fro the buck, but while the s/c is a big investment, it's a one time deal, unlike refilling a nitrous bottle. compression ratios and such are going to vary, which is why i want to decide before i build the motor. cost aside, which do u guys think is better for my situation?
Lee
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If I understand you correctly, 3.08 gears are what you will be using. Both nitrous and blowers love more gearing than your planning on running.
The " hit" with nitrous, especially at slow speeds is going to make it tough for you to do anything but spin the tires. The 3.08 may help alleviate some of the spinning though.
Depending on the style of blower you choose, launching will be much easier with this option as boost won't come in until the upper rpms.
What type of suspension mods if any are you planning on doing?
The " hit" with nitrous, especially at slow speeds is going to make it tough for you to do anything but spin the tires. The 3.08 may help alleviate some of the spinning though.
Depending on the style of blower you choose, launching will be much easier with this option as boost won't come in until the upper rpms.
What type of suspension mods if any are you planning on doing?
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well,
the reason i'm going with that gearing is because the rearend is free, and i drive it on the highway a lot. hopefully 3.27s will be in the future.
as for suspension mods, i did add a rear swaybar, which helped a little. i'm also planning of ditching the factory 2 1/2" wide rear leafs for a set of 3" wide leaves, and i'm thinking of doing one of two things... traction bars that bolt on, or try to replicate the factory lightning setup with the leaf sring type of traction bar. what do u suggest for any other mods? remember, this thing sees almost 30k a year in driving...
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the reason i'm going with that gearing is because the rearend is free, and i drive it on the highway a lot. hopefully 3.27s will be in the future.
as for suspension mods, i did add a rear swaybar, which helped a little. i'm also planning of ditching the factory 2 1/2" wide rear leafs for a set of 3" wide leaves, and i'm thinking of doing one of two things... traction bars that bolt on, or try to replicate the factory lightning setup with the leaf sring type of traction bar. what do u suggest for any other mods? remember, this thing sees almost 30k a year in driving...
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I guess the first thing I should have ask was, what power goals or track times are you hoping to achieve? This would certainly make it easier to determine what would work best, both power adder and suspension wise.
I'll be honest, I'm certainly not the best person to be giving suspension mods advise for a truck, but I'll certainly do what I can to suggest a good combination for you.
The slicks will certainly help at the track, but if you intend to do any "spirted" driving on the street, a set of drag radials would work best. Do you know how wide a tire you can or are going to run?
I'll be honest, I'm certainly not the best person to be giving suspension mods advise for a truck, but I'll certainly do what I can to suggest a good combination for you.
The slicks will certainly help at the track, but if you intend to do any "spirted" driving on the street, a set of drag radials would work best. Do you know how wide a tire you can or are going to run?
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i would think that nos would be your best bet as it only causes wear on engine parts when you use it. but that also depends how often you go to the track. if you only go 2 maybe 3 times a year then nos would prob be better but if you go every weekend then it can get expensive. in that case a blower would be a lot cheaper. also if you want a true sleeper you can "hide" the nos so someone could even look under the hood and not see what you have. but like turbo said it all depends on what your looking for. just my 2 cents
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