The Real Price of Forced Induction - Page 7

ms38w · 10-11-2009, 08:20 PM

Nice write up. I've sunk over $40K into mine, not including what I paid for the truck. I thought of all the possible issues and problems I might have down the road. I didn't want to build a 6000# hand granade. Many people build a strong motor but the vehicle can't handle the power. I have $20K in the motor, $10K in the turbo related stuff and over $10k in beefing up the driveline. There are still issues even when looking this far into the future. Turbos generate a lot of heat, so ceramic coating and wrapping the exhaust and wrapping all wires is a must. Much of the electronics associated with todays cars will need to be relocated, away from the turbos and exhaust. Heat shield everything. These all add up to more money...none of which was included in my prices I've listed here.

LS1Silverado05 · 10-16-2009, 02:22 AM

**FLAMESUIT ON**

First off... I am not taking anything away from the thought out listing of parts and advice in this thread....BUT, I dont think that the entire car bumper to bumper should be considered the "cost of forced induction"....I mean come on...We might as well start a "Cost of this hobby" thread and REALLY scare people off...

I UNDERSTAND why the rest of the car needs to be up to the power etc, and its worth noting for those that don't realize that, but that applies to all sorts of set-ups not just FI. I mean, one could easily argue that the "real cost of nitrous" can include the Forged Bottoms, Trannys and Clutches, Rear Ends, Chassis Mods, Fuel Systems, Electronic Controls Etc Etc Etc.... Its not just an FI concern when it comes to all those parts.... (I mean, its not like people can walk away going..wow, Im glad I read that, I guess Ill just spray my car and all those parts will be fine)

Carry on....

d69chris · 11-10-2009, 06:02 PM

Wow, that's a lot of information, thanks guys!

I am going with a Vortech supercharger.

Any suggestions?

adsfdhfh · 11-20-2009, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by d69chris

Wow, that's a lot of information, thanks guys!

I am going with a Vortech supercharger.

Any suggestions?

I agree and I'm actually getting a rear end within the next couple weeks lol...I've just never launched the car hard..hence the 11.8's at 122ish with 1.9 60's lol...I'm hoping to break into the 10's with a 9in