Supercharger or Nitrous?

94' Cobra 351 · December 31st, 2006, 07:28 PM

I just bought a 1994 cobra that had the 5.0 engine swapped with a 351 that was bored .30 over. I am debating about either putting a supercharger on it or nitrous. I'm not sure which direction to take. Some advice would be great. Thanks

Ryan U.S.A.F.

ChrisJ · January 1st, 2007, 12:25 AM

Nitrous is fun...

What your compression looking like in the motor? That will determine alot...

94' Cobra 351 · January 1st, 2007, 01:26 AM

I want to say it's around 10:1

Vabeachmustang · January 1st, 2007, 01:28 AM

Supercharge ftw!

the misfit wolfie · January 1st, 2007, 01:39 AM

i would go with a supercharger. nos could be fun and all. but you will end up paying more money for something you can use sometimes instead of paying the 5000 or so you something that will give you the power all the time. >)

ChrisJ · January 1st, 2007, 02:02 AM

Nitrous is alot of fun...

They both have their pluses...

With that compression ratio a supercharger could make past of the internals...

High Compression + Boost = Internals being Puked Out Of Your Block

the misfit wolfie · January 1st, 2007, 03:14 AM

same thing can be said about the nos = ) you dont have to have the boost set high with the supercharger. but if you are wanting something like nos there is an electric supercharger that can be put on the engine and it acts like nos. when i say "acts like nos" you can choose to make it go by a press of a button. (just like nos) instead of buying tanks you just charge up a battery that you can put in the trunk. or where ever you want.

ChrisJ · January 1st, 2007, 04:31 AM

The electris supercharger is a effin joke...It makes no hp...It does nothing if not impede the flow of air...

I hope you were joking...

And its Nitrous not NOS...

the misfit wolfie · January 1st, 2007, 05:21 AM

i still wouldent go with "Nitrous" it's a big waist of money. i think the reason with me saying go with the supercharger is i am a big fan of it and wouldent even play around with the idea of putting nitrous in the car. a lot of money for quick power. no way. and no i wasnt joking with the electric supercharger. you are probably right about it. i just found out about it the other day and only read stuff on a few sites (which all said it was good.) so sorry for that one.

ChrisJ · January 1st, 2007, 05:50 AM

Nitrous is not a waste of money...Seriously get your facts straight...

I can tell you Nitrous is alot of fun...For someone who is on a budget it is the perfect poweradder...

Superchargers are expensive...And are awesome...But On a low budget Nitrous is the way to go...

HMUSN · January 1st, 2007, 09:02 AM

both are good power adders and both need a good tune to run right.
if you have the cash go with the s/c
if not go with the nitrous.

oh yea..

Thanks for your service.

-USN AD

sleepinggt · January 26th, 2007, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by the misfit wolfie

i still wouldent go with "Nitrous" it's a big waist of money. i think the reason with me saying go with the supercharger is i am a big fan of it and wouldent even play around with the idea of putting nitrous in the car. a lot of money for quick power. no way. and no i wasnt joking with the electric supercharger. you are probably right about it. i just found out about it the other day and only read stuff on a few sites (which all said it was good.) so sorry for that one.

you sir are retarted.

sleepinggt · January 26th, 2007, 08:10 PM

and with 10.0 CR boost is not friendly, your best bet is nitrous it's friendly to all CR's...just not to alot of timing and that is easier to adjust than your CR lol

StangAddiction · January 26th, 2007, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by the misfit wolfie

i still wouldent go with "Nitrous" it's a big waist of money. i think the reason with me saying go with the supercharger is i am a big fan of it and wouldent even play around with the idea of putting nitrous in the car. a lot of money for quick power. no way. and no i wasnt joking with the electric supercharger. you are probably right about it. i just found out about it the other day and only read stuff on a few sites (which all said it was good.) so sorry for that one.

sorry, but you sir are "WAAAAAAAAAAAY" off. The myth about nitrous blowing up your motor is false. Under a controlled setting nitrous does no damage to the engine whatsoever. Those guys who blow thier motors with nitrous, they're the guys who run bigger shots thatn their motors can handle, or one that's too big for their setting, cuasing thier engine to run lean and produce detonation (an engine's worst enemy).

Drgnracin72 · January 27th, 2007, 12:14 AM

or simply dont tune for it

94' Cobra 351 · January 27th, 2007, 09:56 AM

someone was saying i dont have the cam for a s/c or turbo, and i really dont want to get a different cam b/c this one is a custom one that was fairly expensive so for now i am probably going to stroke it to a 408. any advice with going that way? anyone have any idea what kind of power i would get from that? i knew a guy who stroke his 4.3 s10 to a 4.7 and he said he got about 50HP maybe but more impressive was the torque gain.

and if i change my mind and end up s/c or turbo, would it be alright if i just ran around 5lbs p.s.i. with the compression?

the misfit wolfie · January 28th, 2007, 01:35 AM

no. i was stating my opinion. and i know the nitrous doesn't blow your engine. but neither does a supercharger with the right amount of boost. chris was saying supercharger blows your engine and i said nitrous could too. you people said it your self nitrous could blow your engine if the shot is too high. same thing with superchargers. if you have the boost to high then boom. that includes you stupid nitrous. so i don't want to here it or you people calling me "retarded". so you sleepinggt, are the retarded one not me.

the misfit wolfie · January 28th, 2007, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by 94' Cobra 351

someone was saying i dont have the cam for a s/c or turbo, and i really dont want to get a different cam b/c this one is a custom one that was fairly expensive so for now i am probably going to stroke it to a 408. any advice with going that way? anyone have any idea what kind of power i would get from that? i knew a guy who stroke his 4.3 s10 to a 4.7 and he said he got about 50HP maybe but more impressive was the torque gain.

and if i change my mind and end up s/c or turbo, would it be alright if i just ran around 5lbs p.s.i. with the compression?

i would say yes but these people up there would chew my head off and say "superchargers suck. get nitrous" just watch. two days there will be more people quoting me saying i am "retarded or waaaaaaaaaaaay off." and before you quote me. he says "if i change my mind." which means not going to stroke it to a 408. if going supercharger or turbocharger.

1slo5.0 · January 28th, 2007, 09:02 AM

All power adders have pros and cons. You just have to pick the right one that suits your needs.

GTsetGO · January 28th, 2007, 02:09 PM

i have nitrous and have never had a problem with it.

December 31st, 2006, 07:28 PM	#1
94' Cobra 351 Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 480 iTrader: 0 reviews	Supercharger or Nitrous? I just bought a 1994 cobra that had the 5.0 engine swapped with a 351 that was bored .30 over. I am debating about either putting a supercharger on it or nitrous. I'm not sure which direction to take. Some advice would be great. Thanks Ryan U.S.A.F.

January 1st, 2007, 12:25 AM	#2
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	Nitrous is fun... What your compression looking like in the motor? That will determine alot... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

January 1st, 2007, 01:28 AM	#4
Vabeachmustang Enthusiast 2012 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 560 iTrader: 0 reviews	Supercharge ftw! __________________ 2012 Mustang GT - JLT CAI, BBK L/T Headers, BBK X-Pipe, Borla S-Type axle backs, 3.73's more coming soon Latest Dyno: 406 rwhp 377 rwtq need more! MILITARY CREW HMC(SW/AW)

January 1st, 2007, 02:02 AM	#6
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	Nitrous is alot of fun... They both have their pluses... With that compression ratio a supercharger could make past of the internals... High Compression + Boost = Internals being Puked Out Of Your Block __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

January 1st, 2007, 03:14 AM	#7
the misfit wolfie Regular 1996 Mustang GT faster than the stealth Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: illinois Posts: 405 iTrader: 0 reviews	same thing can be said about the nos = ) you dont have to have the boost set high with the supercharger. but if you are wanting something like nos there is an electric supercharger that can be put on the engine and it acts like nos. when i say "acts like nos" you can choose to make it go by a press of a button. (just like nos) instead of buying tanks you just charge up a battery that you can put in the trunk. or where ever you want. __________________ 1996 Mustang GT 5-speed sold.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VuRDQGk4k8 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3340297

January 1st, 2007, 01:26 AM	#3
94' Cobra 351 Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 480 iTrader: 0 reviews	I want to say it's around 10:1

January 1st, 2007, 01:39 AM	#5
the misfit wolfie Regular 1996 Mustang GT faster than the stealth Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: illinois Posts: 405 iTrader: 0 reviews	i would go with a supercharger. nos could be fun and all. but you will end up paying more money for something you can use sometimes instead of paying the 5000 or so you something that will give you the power all the time. >)

January 1st, 2007, 04:31 AM	#8
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	The electris supercharger is a effin joke...It makes no hp...It does nothing if not impede the flow of air... I hope you were joking... And its Nitrous not NOS... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

January 1st, 2007, 05:21 AM	#9
the misfit wolfie Regular 1996 Mustang GT faster than the stealth Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: illinois Posts: 405 iTrader: 0 reviews	i still wouldent go with "Nitrous" it's a big waist of money. i think the reason with me saying go with the supercharger is i am a big fan of it and wouldent even play around with the idea of putting nitrous in the car. a lot of money for quick power. no way. and no i wasnt joking with the electric supercharger. you are probably right about it. i just found out about it the other day and only read stuff on a few sites (which all said it was good.) so sorry for that one. __________________ 1996 Mustang GT 5-speed sold.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VuRDQGk4k8 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3340297

January 1st, 2007, 05:50 AM	#10
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	Nitrous is not a waste of money...Seriously get your facts straight... I can tell you Nitrous is alot of fun...For someone who is on a budget it is the perfect poweradder... Superchargers are expensive...And are awesome...But On a low budget Nitrous is the way to go... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

January 1st, 2007, 09:02 AM	#11
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	both are good power adders and both need a good tune to run right. if you have the cash go with the s/c if not go with the nitrous. oh yea.. Thanks for your service. -USN AD __________________

January 26th, 2007, 08:10 PM	#13
sleepinggt Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 95 iTrader: 0 reviews	and with 10.0 CR boost is not friendly, your best bet is nitrous it's friendly to all CR's...just not to alot of timing and that is easier to adjust than your CR lol

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January 27th, 2007, 09:56 AM	#16
94' Cobra 351 Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 480 iTrader: 0 reviews	someone was saying i dont have the cam for a s/c or turbo, and i really dont want to get a different cam b/c this one is a custom one that was fairly expensive so for now i am probably going to stroke it to a 408. any advice with going that way? anyone have any idea what kind of power i would get from that? i knew a guy who stroke his 4.3 s10 to a 4.7 and he said he got about 50HP maybe but more impressive was the torque gain. and if i change my mind and end up s/c or turbo, would it be alright if i just ran around 5lbs p.s.i. with the compression?

January 28th, 2007, 01:35 AM	#17
the misfit wolfie Regular 1996 Mustang GT faster than the stealth Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: illinois Posts: 405 iTrader: 0 reviews	no. i was stating my opinion. and i know the nitrous doesn't blow your engine. but neither does a supercharger with the right amount of boost. chris was saying supercharger blows your engine and i said nitrous could too. you people said it your self nitrous could blow your engine if the shot is too high. same thing with superchargers. if you have the boost to high then boom. that includes you stupid nitrous. so i don't want to here it or you people calling me "retarded". so you sleepinggt, are the retarded one not me. __________________ 1996 Mustang GT 5-speed sold.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VuRDQGk4k8 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3340297

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