[dcook_14]

Originally Posted by Get the Black Chicken How about a one twenty five shot and wait till it blows and build up the FI the right way?

A 125 shot isn't going to blow the motor. You'd need more like a 250 shot to break something. You will need to tune for a 125 shot though.

Originally Posted by Pittbull Mhm. Been savin for chrome saleens and new tires for two months now. By this time next week they'll b on their way to my doorstep

Nice Pitt! Saleens fit the looks of our new edges perfectly

[Get the Black Chicken]

Just trying to make them think... I just see either way getting expensive I'd rather just build a block Forged and them make the decision based on what I would build..

[dcook_14]

You need to know which way you're going before you build your shortblock though. If you want to stay NA you need to get some high compression pistons and you can probably go with hypereutectic rods and pistons. If youre going FI you'll want forged and somewhere between 8.5-9.5 compression

[Get the Black Chicken]

I agree

[Scott2001GT]

DONT GO FI! STAY N/A! You will make so much more power n/a then FI could ever.

[SCREWd2V]

Originally Posted by Pittbull tru^^ if i were to find a killer deal on a KB i would pick it up right now but $2k+ is tough. i hate saving money haha. and my car is my hobby so i dont neccesarily want to go fast "right now" i wanna build it and make it something THEN top it all off with a KB. i dont wanna come off as "anti FI" bc i am most definatly NOT anti FI!!

GL with that. I doubt you would find a complete KB kit for under $3500.
kenne bell's are expensive, but the good thing is they hold their value.

[number1gt]

Originally Posted by ajm yeaaaaa...Lets spend $1500+ on heads plus another 150-200 on gaskets/bolts to get another 50-70 rwhp that you could have done by just buying a smaller $70 pulley.

you can get more power out of a supercharger with new heads! then you can get a smaller pulley.... a boosted car with better heads will run healthy..... so thats what i would do if your looking for major power but i guess you arent lol

[shelton gt 500]

all in all for the money spent.....supercharger outways the cam and head for dollar for dollar hp.

[dcook_14]

Originally Posted by number1gt you can get more power out of a supercharger with new heads! then you can get a smaller pulley.... a boosted car with better heads will run healthy..... so thats what i would do if your looking for major power but i guess you arent lol

If you are looking for major power, I'd be looking for a new shortblock. A supercharger alone will give the stock shortblock all it can handle. No need to do anything to the heads or cams. Once you get a built bottom end then you can start looking at heads and cams, but that's only after the supercharger.

Why spend $2k for a little power now and $2k for a lot of power later when you can spend $2k for a lot of power now and then spend $2k to squeeze a little more out later?

[number1gt]

Originally Posted by dcook_14 If you are looking for major power, I'd be looking for a new shortblock. A supercharger alone will give the stock shortblock all it can handle. No need to do anything to the heads or cams. Once you get a built bottom end then you can start looking at heads and cams, but that's only after the supercharger. Why spend $2k for a little power now and $2k for a lot of power later when you can spend $2k for a lot of power now and then spend $2k to squeeze a little more out later?

all im saying is with heads, cams, and a supercharger you'd be running healthy, and if your going to build a short block i would stroke it to a 302

[shelton gt 500]

would you buy 40-50 hp for 2,000.00 or buy a 100hp for 2,000.00?

[number1gt]

Originally Posted by shelton gt 500 would you buy 40-50 hp for 2,000.00 or buy a 100hp for 2,000.00?

i would buy all of it...... i would like to squeeze every last hp out as possibly and to me its worth the money

[Pittbull]

Originally Posted by SCREWd2V GL with that. I doubt you would find a complete KB kit for under $3500. kenne bell's are expensive, but the good thing is they hold their value.

Oh believe me I kno. The point I was trying to get accross was "it'll b a while"

[casper gt]

Originally Posted by F8L GT Im a person staying N/A but I wont tell anyone else to stay N/A lol

I'll be staying N/A as well, most bracket racers will tell you the same. if you don't spend much time at the track though, just get a blower.

[03_StangGuy]

Originally Posted by number1gt all im saying is with heads, cams, and a supercharger you'd be running healthy, and if your going to build a short block i would stroke it to a 302

Originally Posted by number1gt i would buy all of it...... i would like to squeeze every last hp out as possibly and to me its worth the money

Only problem with this is your gonna need at least another 3 grand for a forged shortblock. You do all that work and youll be way beyond the capabilities of the stock block.

[saxmanJJ]

I'm not saying N/A is better than blown.

However, there are some good reasons to stay N/A and maximize your N/A power (speaking as a drag racer now):

1) Simpler is better than complicated
2) Lighter is better than heavier
3) Consistent is better than inconsistent
4) N/A builds have less of a chance of blowing up the shortblock

[dcook_14]

Originally Posted by number1gt i would buy all of it...... i would like to squeeze every last hp out as possibly and to me its worth the money

Well i'm pretty sure most peple around here would like to have a built bottom end, good heads and cams, and a blower. But we aren't all loaded with cash. If you're doing it in steps I'd go with blower, then built bottom, then top end work