Nitrous vs. Blowers rant - Northern California Ford Owners

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Posted by Ryan... (Member # 7089) on :

Which one do you like better and why?
I like em both

[ July 27, 2010, 01:25 AM: Message edited by: Ryan... ]

Posted by 68dustin (Member # 5388) on :

i got boost! always there and never run out

Posted by Nastysvt (Member # 6431) on :

ive been a user of both. nitrous was always fun. when the bottle is filled and you have full pressure with the bottle heater, it would hit hard. never a dull moment except when you have an empty bottle and get rolled to a car you couldve beat with some nitrous, which is why i went s/c. boost whenever i want it and sounds bad ass!

Posted by 03SVTPower (Member # 518) on :

blowers dont have to be refilled or kept at 1100psi...lol

Nitrous is fun though

Posted by LETHL 03 (Member # 5401) on :

i have both [Wink]

Posted by primed351 (Member # 8613) on :

blower ftw i love mine

Posted by SLPR93 (Member # 8769) on :

BOOST BUT NITROUS HITS HARD THO . I WOULD LIKE TO FEEL TURBO BOOST [burnout]

Posted by SHOalex (Member # 7720) on :

I like both I useto hate on nitrous just to talk shit but to be honest I started using it cause it was a cheaper way to go fast at the moment but once those bottles start to get low the refills will sneak up on your wallet

Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on :

quote:
Originally posted by LETHL 03:
i have both

I have both...on the same car. [Big Grin]

Posted by 2TONE (Member # 4216) on :

GO JUICE FTW

Posted by Team SOLO (Member # 722) on :

Turbo [Smile]

Posted by FireVert03 (Member # 9807) on :

quote:
Originally posted by JohnB:

quote:
Originally posted by LETHL 03:
i have both
I have both...on the same car.

I'm going with the same thing [Razz]

Oh Plus

BOOST GETS YOU LAID LOL

Posted by strokingmyfords (Member # 8952) on :

i love nitrous hits hard but the bottle runs out if i could do it all over i would have bought a blower and the cost to fill a bottle [Mad]

not cheap

Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :

The only way to do it is to use the Nitrous as an aftercooler for the boost

Posted by nitrous_bob (Member # 77) on :

all about the smack

everyone wants to say how you'll pay for a blower in the long run by using nitrous, but they also forget that the blower is mechanical and DOES have some upkeep.

back when nitrous was $2/lb it was waaay worth it

now that it's up to about $4.50 it does makes a diff, but how much does it cost to rebuild a head unit ?

do you DD your car 20k miles a year ? you'll be rebuilding that head unit quite often at that rate

do you really want increased chamber pressure on your motor 100% of the time it's running ? or just 11 seconds at a time ?

theres more to it then some think.......

$500 right now to run 12's

$3500 right now to run 12's

no brainer for me, the extra $3k is worth 100 nitrous fills. thats 1000 trips down the 1/4 mile

Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on :

quote:
Originally posted by nitrous_bob:
all about the smack

everyone wants to say how you'll pay for a blower in the long run by using nitrous, but they also forget that the blower is mechanical and DOES have some upkeep.

back when nitrous was $2/lb it was waaay worth it

now that it's up to about $4.50 it does makes a diff, but how much does it cost to rebuild a head unit ?

do you DD your car 20k miles a year ? you'll be rebuilding that head unit quite often at that rate

do you really want increased chamber pressure on your motor 100% of the time it's running ? or just 11 seconds at a time ?

theres more to it then some think.......

$500 right now to run 12's

$3500 right now to run 12's

no brainer for me, the extra $3k is worth 100 nitrous fills. thats 1000 trips down the 1/4 mile

Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on :

quote:
Originally posted by nitrous_bob:
do you DD your car 20k miles a year ? you'll be rebuilding that head unit quite often at that rate

do you really want increased chamber pressure on your motor 100% of the time it's running ? or just 11 seconds at a time ?

theres more to it then some think.......

$500 right now to run 12's

$3500 right now to run 12's

If you're rebuilding a head unit yearly, you may want to figure out what the problem is. Boost isn't on the engine 100% of the time, it's on it as much as your foot is on it. That's what bypass valves are for.

Nitrous is great as a cheap alternative the first go-around. If someone spends $3500 for a blower and only runs 12's...I'd figure out what was going wrong. My first combo didn't cost $3500 total...and I ran 11.0's with it. (Used SQ trim complete, Edelbrock heads, TFS1 cam, Performer intake, 3.55's...stock 93 shortblock).

Posted by 87droptop50 (Member # 7185) on :

BOOST FTMFW!!!!

Posted by 96mysticman (Member # 8327) on :

the only upside to nitrous is that i can use 500 shot jets [Big Grin]

Posted by 510cpskid (Member # 8277) on :

nitrous [worship]

Posted by j0eyabs (Member # 1026) on :

I like a turbo myself. My turbo has been on the car since 1985 and has over 100,000 miles on it and still works perfect never rebuilt.

Posted by 306Coupe (Member # 4988) on :

quote:
Originally posted by nitrous_bob:
all about the smack

everyone wants to say how you'll pay for a blower in the long run by using nitrous, but they also forget that the blower is mechanical and DOES have some upkeep.

back when nitrous was $2/lb it was waaay worth it

now that it's up to about $4.50 it does makes a diff, but how much does it cost to rebuild a head unit ?

do you DD your car 20k miles a year ? you'll be rebuilding that head unit quite often at that rate

do you really want increased chamber pressure on your motor 100% of the time it's running ? or just 11 seconds at a time ?

theres more to it then some think.......

$500 right now to run 12's

$3500 right now to run 12's

no brainer for me, the extra $3k is worth 100 nitrous fills. thats 1000 trips down the 1/4 mile

If you are rebuilding your SC that often your motor has issues.

Supercharger or Turbos.. or go home [patriot]

Posted by Cstang50 (Member # 4925) on :

nitrous [patriot]

Posted by 166 Merlot (Member # 1549) on :

i vote N/A. high compression winds and crackles. WAP WAAAP! no bottles to open make sure your at 1100 psi. No belt to worry about trowing. 15#s of vacuum at idle, that's whats up...

yea yea i kno it's inches.

Posted by 87droptop50 (Member # 7185) on :

whats better than being blown...

being stroked and blown at the same time!!!!

Posted by Yellow94GT (Member # 431) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Team SOLO:
Turbo

LOL that you of all people are the one to have this response. [Wink]

Posted by Team SOLO (Member # 722) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Yellow94GT:

quote:
Originally posted by Team SOLO:
Turbo
LOL that you of all people are the one to have this response.

My apologies...let me correct it.

Twin Turbos [Smile]

Posted by Yellow94GT (Member # 431) on :

[Big Grin]

Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Yellow94GT:

Hey Drew,

didnt you guys build a twin turbo/nitrous 04 cobra (It was a black one, on CCW rims) that got finsihed last year?

Dont remember if that was your shop or not.

Posted by Yellow94GT (Member # 431) on :

quote:
Originally posted by cagedblackgt:

quote:
Originally posted by Yellow94GT:

Hey Drew,

didnt you guys build a twin turbo/nitrous 04 cobra (It was a black one, on CCW rims) that got finsihed last year?

Dont remember if that was your shop or not.

Nope. Only twin turbo 03 Cobra we did was a blue one years ago.

For black Cobras we have a 03 3.4L Whipple car and a flat black single 70mm turbo 04.

Nothing on CCW's though.

Posted by wilit (Member # 3367) on :

I just picked this up the other day. Is this too big for my basically stock 5.0?

Posted by Yellow94GT (Member # 431) on :

DO IT!

Posted by kennebellgt (Member # 8395) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 87droptop50:
whats better than being blown...

being stroked and blown at the same time!!!!

damn thats so old i heard back when i fell off my dinosaur. [Big Grin]

Posted by 94 N.C.F. GT (Member # 3946) on :

quote:
Originally posted by wilit:
I just picked this up the other day. Is this too big for my basically stock 5.0?

WTH did that come off of [Eek!]

Posted by 68dustin (Member # 5388) on :

my little blower!

Posted by Nastysvt (Member # 6431) on :

^^^that cant be real..lol..anyways we should jus settle this rant at the track. nitrous cars in one lane, blower cars in the other! I guess Turbo cars can have the winners [Big Grin]

Posted by 94 N.C.F. GT (Member # 3946) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Nastysvt:
^^^that cant be real..lol..anyways we should jus settle this rant at the track. nitrous cars in one lane, blower cars in the other! I guess Turbo cars can have the winners

Its is. dude started it up and blew both head gaskets

Posted by SPTVENM (Member # 7080) on :

really i'd prefer N/A, but second choice is blower....its always there unlike nitrous its just temporary

Posted by Ryan... (Member # 7089) on :

Which ever one you like they all make you go fast [Smile]

Oh and I've never ridden in a turbo car before, how different does it feel say 10 psi turbo boost vs 10 psi super charged (centrifucal) boost?

Posted by Slowback67 (Member # 6348) on :

quote:
Originally posted by wilit:

^ I'd put that in a man cave and call it a piece of art.

Posted by SantaClara_Lx (Member # 9488) on :

quote:
Originally posted by wilit:
I just picked this up the other day. Is this too big for my basically stock 5.0?

anyone ever tell you that you look like rick moranis

[ July 28, 2010, 11:03 PM: Message edited by: SantaClara_Lx ]

Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on :

Big blocks are the way to go.

Posted by Cstang50 (Member # 4925) on :

its all on how deep your pockets are im broke so nitrous is working for me [burnout]

[ July 29, 2010, 12:00 AM: Message edited by: Cstang50 ]

Posted by FOURPOINTSIX (Member # 8302) on :

I WAS ONE OF THOSE THAT SAID BOTTLES ARE FOR BABYS BUT I SEE NOW WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT SO FILL ME UP.

Posted by SHOalex (Member # 7720) on :

quote:
Originally posted by FOURPOINTSIX:
I WAS ONE OF THOSE THAT SAID BOTTLES ARE FOR BABYS BUT I SEE NOW WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT SO FILL ME UP.

And your still trying to figure out how to beat my for Taurus!

Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 87droptop50:
whats better than being blown...

being stroked and blown at the same time!!!!

what he said [Smile]

Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on :

if it's just a straight line car running a 1/4 mile at a time, nitrous all the way.

love superchargers on a daily driver.

whoever said you have to rebuild them all the time is retarded, don't even have to change the oil on a stock eaton until 100k miles...

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

Got them both but if I had to pick one then it would have to be blower cuz there leagal and always there when you need it and I love the whine and blow off sound pssssss!

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