twin turbo or supa charger?????

[benno_]

hey guys im confused,
i wonna twin turbo my 99' vt s s pack or supa charge it im not sure what to do, heaps of ppl are saying they r both good but i dont know? i just wanted to see what ppl think on here???
cheers

[broderikb]

All depends on how much you want to spend.....

[benno_]

ill prolly have atlest 8 to 9 grand to spend!!!!

[minux]

screw both, just drop an LS1 into the bay...then work on that

[JD]

twin turbo's would be different but very expensive
supercharger's i think is easier than a tt setup and is cheaper

but i like minux's advice drop a ls1 in the beast

[daron]

why drop ls1 in he wants to go faster hehehe

[EXCESSV]

sell it and buy a ls1....
gains from mods are greater and more stuff around for them.

i went down your path with my vt v6...was planning supercharging and all....no one could convince me otherwise....
now i sit here as a new owner of a vxII clubby r8 at the age of 22......no regrets and gald i didnt spend one more $ on the old car

there will be here that will tell you go the LS1 as i have above...others will come along with go and supercharge or turbo the six dude...it will be fully sic
its personal preference at the end of the day...but have a good think...

[minux]

why drop ls1 in he wants to go faster hehehe

Exactly my point, how many 11 second NA ecocrap or alloycrap motors are out there? In fact how many 10 second NA ones are out there?

Think i've provided my point.

[ProphetVX]

drop in an LS1 for sure.

Supercharging or turboing an ecotech comes with alot of problems. Its not just a bolt on job, alot of things need to be replaced to handle it.

You can get an LS1 engine for around $4k or so? You've still got another $4k to supercharge it...

Twin Turbo would be impossible on your budget for an ecotec.

[Brumbies 5L]

At the end of the day it is your choice, but whats wrong with an bent 8?
Don't go putting twin milk bottles on it, trade it in and get the 8 and you wont regret it... Plus you can do so much more for less...

[klaw81]

You could just sell your current car and get a V8 version. That would cost you around $4-5k and give you the potential for 300kW+ with a couple grand spent carefully. You'll also get some bling bits and better suspension into the bargain. You should get reasonable resale on your new car, since it's not heavily modified.

Alternatively, you can modify your current engine. A single-turbo or supercharger setup shouldn't cost any more than $6-7k, depending on how you go about it and how much power you want. You could get some pretty serious power from it, but you will also be putting some serious extra loading on your motor and ancilliaries and they may need replacing. The other downsides are that your car will be extensively modified, which means your resale market is limited, you're without your car for quite a while, and you will never get much of your modification money back. However, you will have a unique and interesting car at the end.

The last option is to actually fit a V8 to your current car. In my opinion, the amount of inconvenience, money and time required is not worth it. If you want a V8, buy a car with a V8.

[benno_]

You could just sell your current car and get a V8 version. That would cost you around $4-5k and give you the potential for 300kW+ with a couple grand spent carefully. You'll also get some bling bits and better suspension into the bargain. You should get reasonable resale on your new car, since it's not heavily modified.

Alternatively, you can modify your current engine. A single-turbo or supercharger setup shouldn't cost any more than $6-7k, depending on how you go about it and how much power you want. You could get some pretty serious power from it, but you will also be putting some serious extra loading on your motor and ancilliaries and they may need replacing. The other downsides are that your car will be extensively modified, which means your resale market is limited, you're without your car for quite a while, and you will never get much of your modification money back. However, you will have a unique and interesting car at the end.

The last option is to actually fit a V8 to your current car. In my opinion, the amount of inconvenience, money and time required is not worth it. If you want a V8, buy a car with a V8.

thats what i want something diff!!!!! i no illl have to change the drive lines and diff in the end but its worth it i really want to do one of these but cant make my mine up....

ls1 is good but by the time i put that in and then i wont have much to spend on it ( buying the engine then putting in and tunning!!!) i wont have much left to play round with!!.... that y i wonna mod mi engine now caz i got the cash to do it im going all out like pistons, bored out, turbo or supa chrger, cams, exhast, computer, injectors, fuel pump, shit like that
well anywayz cheers boy thanx for the advice !!!!
hope to hear more

cheers,,,,,,,,,

[MaN|aC]

im on the same boat as you benno, im getting a 4.2 stroker long motor from COMEracing and i'll be putting a supercharger on it later on. When im finished with it im expecting around 220rwkw from it. It will be differently unique and thats what I want.

[minux]

im on the same boat as you benno, im getting a 4.2 stroker long motor from COMEracing and i'll be putting a supercharger on it later on. When im finished with it im expecting around 220rwkw from it. It will be differently unique and thats what I want.

So you are spending how much to make the same power as a tuned LS1?

Sorry but for the piss poor power figures you get from a 6, i wouldnt waste my time. Spend 4k on an LS1 engine, $1500 on a new box, few hundred on diff, $800 on tune, $2k on custom zorst, you will have 230 rwkw. Spend another 6-8k on cam and heads you are looking at 310rwkw easily...sorry but the LS1 plan is a no brainer comapred to the 6.