If you have your choice...

It all depends on what you want to do with the car. Forced indiction is not
generally ideal for a road racing car because of heat soak and the
additional weight over the nose. But a drag car is a whole different
story...

MC

"RichA" > wrote in message
...
> What method of horsepower increase would you choose?
> -Supercharger.
> -Nitrous
> -More cubic inches
> -A more refined (upped compression, etc) motor?
>
> Personally, I think more cubes is the sensible path, owing to
> it's simplicity, but then bolting on a supercharger or nox bottle
> is perhaps easier.
> -Rich

There are allot of cars that have forced induction in road racing, and were
talking an extra 20-30 lbs
"Mark Conklin" > wrote in message
...
> It all depends on what you want to do with the car. Forced indiction is
not
> generally ideal for a road racing car because of heat soak and the
> additional weight over the nose. But a drag car is a whole different
> story...
>
> MC
>
> "RichA" > wrote in message
> ...
> > What method of horsepower increase would you choose?
> > -Supercharger.
> > -Nitrous
> > -More cubic inches
> > -A more refined (upped compression, etc) motor?
> >
> > Personally, I think more cubes is the sensible path, owing to
> > it's simplicity, but then bolting on a supercharger or nox bottle
> > is perhaps easier.
> > -Rich
>
>

True, but look at how many Mustangs there are in road racing that have
forced induction.


"razz" > wrote in message
...
> There are allot of cars that have forced induction in road racing, and
> were
> talking an extra 20-30 lbs
> "Mark Conklin" > wrote in message
> ...
>> It all depends on what you want to do with the car. Forced indiction is
> not
>> generally ideal for a road racing car because of heat soak and the
>> additional weight over the nose. But a drag car is a whole different
>> story...
>>
>> MC
>>
>> "RichA" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > What method of horsepower increase would you choose?
>> > -Supercharger.
>> > -Nitrous
>> > -More cubic inches
>> > -A more refined (upped compression, etc) motor?
>> >
>> > Personally, I think more cubes is the sensible path, owing to
>> > it's simplicity, but then bolting on a supercharger or nox bottle
>> > is perhaps easier.
>> > -Rich
>>
>>
>
>

Ok, perhaps I missed something. Why not use a centrifugal S/C? Is it
less reliable than a roots?

-----Original Message-----
From: RichA ]
Posted At: Friday, July 08, 2005 1:49 PM
Posted To: rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
Conversation: If you have your choice...
Subject: If you have your choice...


What method of horsepower increase would you choose? -Supercharger.
-Nitrous -More cubic inches -A more refined (upped compression, etc)
motor?

Personally, I think more cubes is the sensible path, owing to
it's simplicity, but then bolting on a supercharger or nox bottle is
perhaps easier. -Rich

In a word.... TORQUE!!!!!! If you like the performance of a BB then a
centrifugal just won't scratch the itch.

Alias wrote:
> Ok, perhaps I missed something. Why not use a centrifugal S/C? Is it
> less reliable than a roots?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RichA ]
> Posted At: Friday, July 08, 2005 1:49 PM
> Posted To: rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
> Conversation: If you have your choice...
> Subject: If you have your choice...
>
>
> What method of horsepower increase would you choose? -Supercharger.
> -Nitrous -More cubic inches -A more refined (upped compression, etc) motor?
>
> Personally, I think more cubes is the sensible path, owing to
> it's simplicity, but then bolting on a supercharger or nox bottle is
> perhaps easier. -Rich
>

RichA wrote:
> What method of horsepower increase would you choose?
> -Supercharger.
> -Nitrous
> -More cubic inches
> -A more refined (upped compression, etc) motor?
>
> Personally, I think more cubes is the sensible path, owing to
> it's simplicity, but then bolting on a supercharger or nox bottle
> is perhaps easier.
> -Rich

Procharger power baby! I have all the torque I need for the street and
top end pulls like wild horses. With the big intercooler up front
there's no need to keep filling a damn water/alcohol bottle, run race
fuel or pull timing too much.

--
Tropic Green Y2k GT Coupe
http://tinyurl.com/avta4

Gill wrote:
> RichA wrote:
>
>> What method of horsepower increase would you choose?
>> -Supercharger.
>> -Nitrous
>> -More cubic inches
>> -A more refined (upped compression, etc) motor?
>>
>> Personally, I think more cubes is the sensible path, owing to it's
>> simplicity, but then bolting on a supercharger or nox bottle
>> is perhaps easier.
>> -Rich
>
>
> Procharger power baby! I have all the torque I need for the street and
> top end pulls like wild horses. With the big intercooler up front
> there's no need to keep filling a damn water/alcohol bottle, run race
> fuel or pull timing too much.

With the new generation of Kenne Bell blowers for the 4.6L Mustangs you
can have massive low-end torque and great peak hp numbers. Best of both
worlds short of twin turbos.

"Scott Van Nest" > wrote in message
news:_bIze.70998$oK.13350@okepread02...
> >You can rub the damned valve covers clean and get 10 hp out of
>>those things due to improved heat dissipation. ;^)
>
> I like your style. The more BB posts I read, the more I want to drop a
> 460
> in the '71.

Hell yeah!! Go for it. BB is an Attitude. Come to the dark side, it's a
lot of fun.

--
Wound Up
ThunderSnake #65

"wabbitslayer" > wrote in message
.. .
> Bennett Racing in AL has a windsor based 427 stroker supposedly good for
> 600hp naturally aspirated on 91 octane.
> I'm thinking one of those with a KB Blowzilla stuck on top.

Now, we're getting somewhere.

>
>
>
> Wabbitslayer
> 01 GT vert
>
>
>
>
>

"Chris Shea" > wrote in message
...
> hello all - good discussion...
>
> is it not true that a positive displacement supercharger effectively
> "adds"
> cubic inches?

It is absolutely true that it effectively quote-unquote adds displacement.
So does high RPM in terms of CFM. But it is forced induction creating this
contrived (and subjective) mathematical equivalent of displacement, not
actual swept volume. You're absolutely correct, and many opt for this
route. But there is nothing like actual cubes there, all the time, not
measured as boost pressure on top of what you actually have... JMI...