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Old 01-22-2007, 11:38 PM
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That is where I was headed. All the reading I have done while lurking here, it looks like long term bang for the buck is a turbo or supercharger.
nitrous kit=$400 90 bottles of nitrous $3600..ill tell you what..thats alot of fun for 4 grand where you havent even gotten started on a supercharger or turbo kit.. by the way if you was to run a turboed or supercharger truck as much as i have and as hard i i did..that 5.3 would have blown up too.. my 5.3 with 224 cam 4.10s and 150 shot beet a sts turbo'd 5.3..my buddy's EXTENDED CAB truck with a puney 4.8 with comp 212 218 cam and 100 shot with stock converter and 3.42 gears walked away from a single cab radix 5.3 with 3.73 gears..so far whats the fastes LSX style truck??
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Originally Posted by dirt_track_racer_81
nitrous kit=$400 90 bottles of nitrous $3600..ill tell you what..thats alot of fun for 4 grand where you havent even gotten started on a supercharger or turbo kit.. by the way if you was to run a turboed or supercharger truck as much as i have and as hard i i did..that 5.3 would have blown up too.. my 5.3 with 224 cam 4.10s and 150 shot beet a sts turbo'd 5.3..my buddy's EXTENDED CAB truck with a puney 4.8 with comp 212 218 cam and 100 shot with stock converter and 3.42 gears walked away from a single cab radix 5.3 with 3.73 gears..so far whats the fastes LSX style truck??
Nitrous can be a great mod, but personally I would rather have an STS. Those turboed trucks can put down some crazy power...
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Nitrous can be a great mod, but personally I would rather have an STS. Those turboed trucks can put down some crazy power...
you got that right!! but put out the dough$$$$$

another thing about nitrous is that you have different trucks in 1..you can run with or with out nitrous.. but you can do the same thing with a a boost contoller...yes if i had the money to fork out I'd definantly go twin turbo'd
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if u want the rims find the lowest gear you can and install that or drop the rims
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Originally Posted by dirt_track_racer_81
you got that right!! but put out the dough$$$$$

another thing about nitrous is that you have different trucks in 1..you can run with or with out nitrous.. but you can do the same thing with a a boost contoller...yes if i had the money to fork out I'd definantly go twin turbo'd
My bank account wouldn't appreciate that...
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Originally Posted by thiems
My bank account wouldn't appreciate that...
ok then thats why us poor basterds have nitrous..
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Originally Posted by dirt_track_racer_81
ok then thats why us poor basterds have nitrous..
Haha...I shouldn't talk down on it, I have a complete kit in my backseat...
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Originally Posted by thiems
Haha...I shouldn't talk down on it, I have a complete kit in my backseat...
and just think how much faster you can be with 150 shot..just hook it up and see how you like it..just take a few hours to hook up...if you dont like it. take it off
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Originally Posted by dirt_track_racer_81
nitrous kit=$400 90 bottles of nitrous $3600..ill tell you what..thats alot of fun for 4 grand where you havent even gotten started on a supercharger or turbo kit.. by the way if you was to run a turboed or supercharger truck as much as i have and as hard i i did..that 5.3 would have blown up too.. my 5.3 with 224 cam 4.10s and 150 shot beet a sts turbo'd 5.3..my buddy's EXTENDED CAB truck with a puney 4.8 with comp 212 218 cam and 100 shot with stock converter and 3.42 gears walked away from a single cab radix 5.3 with 3.73 gears..so far whats the fastes LSX style truck??

Sorry, I disagree with you...

400 + 3600 = 4000 bucks, you can find a nice used supercharger system or even a used STS for that matter and make the same power or more, and keep on going after the 90 bottles are empty. I read about alot of trucks making good power with FI, Nitrous is just not my bag baby.
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Originally Posted by Member82,817
Sorry, I disagree with you...

400 + 3600 = 4000 bucks, you can find a nice used supercharger system or even a used STS for that matter and make the same power or more, and keep on going after the 90 bottles are empty. I read about alot of trucks making good power with FI, Nitrous is just not my bag baby.
what ever floats your boat baby..by the time i got to 4000 bucks i already had a blast and walked away from supercharged and turbo trucks, ls1 camaros and firebirds, nitrous mustangs in a big as ****** truck..there was guy a just a week ago that blew up his supercharged 6.0 ask him how many miles he had on his seto up and ask him how his daily drivin was..like i said if i had the money id go twin turbo'd, for me its a lot easier for the money i make buying a bottle a time..instead of saving up for a year for 5-6 grand for a decent turbo kit and the accessories...and by the way where i work at i get nitrous half off..really not to tell any one..so cut that 3600 in half..i was just saying what it would be for every one else.. here i should just say it in another way for the cheepest horsepower in nitrous..nitrous you can add an extra 100 horse for 400 bucks with a nitrous kit..in another way your spending several thousand bucks..


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