haha yeah i have thought pro charger, but i just can't steer away from a classic charger for a classic car, have had a look into a low profile option they offer which is what i'd probably go for, streetable wise they do make all of their engines really streetable for what the are, duno if you've ever watched any NRE clips but even there 1500+ bbc TT engines when installed are extremely well mannered until they stick the boot into it
i'm only looking to have it for a weekend cruiser, so i'll see what i end up goin with, more focused on the house being my money pit for the moment
yeah it is hey mate, what project you got running? and trust me i'm sure i will pick your brains as much as I can
Yeah fair points. A massive contributing factor to those twin turbo engines being street able though is given their massive size they don't kick in till 3000 or so rpm, below that it's just the same as the standard block whatever it may be... You don't get that with a supercharger. Also, I'll just use NRE's F-Bomb car as an example (fast and furious feature), the engine in it put out 1500 or so horsepower on the Dyno, in the car they wound it down to 800 odd horsepower to ensure it didn't obliterate the diff n gearbox etc. they have a video where they tested it out at the drags and even when they ran race gas they still only did a conservative tune to ensure reliability. More ridiculous is that 2000hp camaro they have, same thing, the engine rated 2000hp on the Dyno, but only runs 1000 on the street. The torque generated from a twin turbo big block like that when it's fed by mirror image 84mm turbos is ridiculous. Spiking from 600 to 1600ft pounds of torque so suddenly is a massive burden, he made a 632 cu twin turbo that broke his Dyno, so imagine that load going through a gearbox haha.
Anyways, like i said earlier... Cause the turbos he uses are on the large side, they don't spool till high rpm... This gives it that street ability. Where as with a blower, cause it effectively starts spooling as soon as you touch the pedal, peak torque comes on extremely early in the rev range and it holds torque for like forever (really good torque curve). Id assume that's why dragsters won't go near turbos purely because of the spool time. The blown combo might lack a little in the top end compare to the twin turbo combo, but it reaches it's peak much faster and a lot smoother, rather than going from relatively normal to ridiculous in a split second.
Lastly, the 572ci supercharged engine is a brutal engine, but to put it into perspective... A stock ve ss makes 550nm of torque at 6300rpm or close to that, you drop the clutch in 1st at 3000rpm even (so no where near peak torque) and the tyres light up. The blown 572ci makes. 900nm or so torque at 3000rpm, so unless your running drag slicks, you'll have to drive pretty damn careful to keep it under wraps haha.
I'm not intending to shatter your dreams or anything like that haha, just sharing what I've looked into more in the effort of helping where I can. I personally sussed out the 632ci engine NRE offers and after chatting to Tom a bit I decided that a built up 427 would probly suit me better. As the 632ci engine will struggle to get more than 10mpg (roughly 37litres per 100km) on a good day and the 427's sound ridiculously good.
My project at the moment by the way is a 69 camaro 396 SS. It's still in the states at the moment getting some custom bodywork done, flaring the guards a tiny bit much like josh kalis's custom camaro (google image it, it's insane). Getting as much done over there as I can before I ship it over, works out a lot cheaper believe it or not.
Wall of text for yah haha, hope it helps.
