Anytime you've made mods to your engine to squeeze an extra 100+ HP you're
taking a chance something will break. Most of the time OEM parts are
engineered to withstand the factory level of output. If you're lucky you'll
get some "off the shelf" part that was engineered for a higher output
application.
If CC made a 2nd version of the R/T with a blower for $6000 over the N/A
version you can bet I will buy it. $6k can buy a lot of aftermarket parts so
why not save the money by buying the N/A version and make the mods yourself?
Because I would feel better knowing that they've put enough testing and
engineering into the package to protect their asses from warranty claims and
such.
caveat - when you're thinking about dropping $$$ into your vehicle and
blowing the door off that "new off the showroom floor" brand X.
alan
'98 Dakota R/T (Headers, FABM & gave up on Shift kit)
'89 Mustang GT (347, Griggs GR-40 , Vortech S-trim...)
Ducati 996 (someday)
-----Original Message-----
From: WillTier@aol.com [mailto:WillTier@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 3:17 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Vortech Group Buy... was:
Vorteched R/T
In a message dated 12/2/98 8:04:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mdubose@vt.edu
writes:
<< Well you gotta think that the force that NOS gives out is
alot greater than
that
of a SC. I have seen cars with SC on them go 100,000+
miles with alot tender
loveing care...I have also seen cars on NOS blow holes in
the pistons on the
first try...there are alot a variables with NOS as compared
to a SC. Yes
there
are alot of variables with a SC but most of them if you
make a mistake it
will
not damage your engine but with NOS just a little too much
and you can blow
up
your engine. >>
Up where we drag race on Wed evenings in the summer there is
a gentleman who
has a Vortec SC and a few other things done to a 94 Dak RC
auto. I don't think
he has cranked up the boost but he has been through a pile
of head gaskets.
Best run was a 13.4 if I remember right where as Knock on
wood I've been
running the Nitrous going on 4th season without a problem
and best run of
12.88. I really don't think the NOS is as hard on them as
the SC's ????
Also factory installed SC will go for a long time if left
alone at factory
settings but aftermarket SC's, from what I've seen and
heard, are lots of
problems and lots of expense. NOS kits, at least from NOS,
are a quality kit
and well tested and if you install and use per their
directions you should
have no problems. It alos appears to me that mod for mod nos
vs SC that the
NOS has better gains.
To each their own but my personal opinion is that I'd take a
NOS set up for
$600 vs a SC for $4000 + (by the time your get everything to
make it work
anywhere near right) any day . I will add one note to that,
I don't race on
the street only the track so the NOS works very well for me.
Bill
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 12:11:22 EDT