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Old 03-03-2008, 04:48 PM   #311 (permalink)
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power is power.

you can't deny this. if the blower car vs the turbo car make 300 hp both ways. it's not going to change anything.

hence why this "rated" hp is crap.
NO, there is more horsepower lost from parasitic loses on the supercharged vehicle, thus it would actually be making more power.
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Old 03-03-2008, 04:56 PM   #312 (permalink)
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now you're just getting technical
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now you're just getting technical
I'm just trying to say that there are plenty of factors that make life on a supercharged 300 bhp engine (piston) tougher than on a 300 bhp turbocharged engine.
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to a degree.

then explain why a bone stock lsj would shit itself?
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Old 03-03-2008, 05:10 PM   #315 (permalink)
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to a degree.

then explain why a bone stock lsj would shit itself?
Quality control? I dunno man. I've beat the shit out of my car and it's one of the oldest LSJ equipped cars on the road.
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there isn't a definate answer. hell mine is more sound then just throwing sporks in the ceiling and seeing if they stick
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Old 03-03-2008, 05:43 PM   #317 (permalink)
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there isn't a definate answer. hell mine is more sound then just throwing sporks in the ceiling and seeing if they stick
That reminds me, I'm all out of foons.
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Quality control? I dunno man. I've beat the shit out of my car and it's one of the oldest LSJ equipped cars on the road.
I'd agree on QC. My car cracked the head at under 10k miles pre Stage II
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ya know. im just arguing to argue. there is no valid point to anything i posted i the last two pages

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uh huh

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