Forced Induction question

[cotomoto00]

Hey guys, I am new to this fourm and the american cars in general. i just bought a 2001 camaro v6 3800, I love the car to death, however I need more power and need your opinions on this. I was think about an LS1 swap or forced induction, what would you guys recommend? and If I go forced induction, what would be better, a supercharger, or a turbo and how much power to the wheel would they give me at stock boost. I have searched the fourm , however I did not find a straight answer, your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[UDLOSE98]

Re: Forced Induction question

Hey guys, I am new to this fourm and the american cars in general. i just bought a 2001 camaro v6 3800, I love the car to death, however I need more power and need your opinions on this. I was think about an LS1 swap or forced induction, what would you guys recommend? and If I go forced induction, what would be better, a supercharger, or a turbo and how much power to the wheel would they give me at stock boost. I have searched the fourm , however I did not find a straight answer, your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hey cotomoto00, these are all great questions, lets field them one at a time

first of all great car!!!!!

I was think about an LS1 swap

The Ls1 swap is exteremly involved, you are much better off just buying an Ls1 powered car.

or forced induction

persoanlly I would go forced induction, hope you have done your savings. : )

If I go forced induction, what would be better, a supercharger, or a turbo

Turbo chargers are far more effecient that super chargers. I am building my turbo motor right now.....

how much power to the wheel would they give me at stock boost

well there is no stock boost level, and it depends on all of your other modifications.


Now parts you will need and there approx costs.....
Turbo - $500- $1800
wasteate - $200- $500
Blow off valve - $150- $300
Turbo piping - $1,800
Inner Cooler - $350-$700
Fuel Pump - $140
Fuel management unit - $250
OR
bigger fuel injectors - $200-$450
boost gauge - $80
HP tuners - $500
boost controller - $100-$350
Wideband 02 - $390

that should be good for your basic turbo setup, enjoy the boost!

[ReodDai]

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The reason you didnt find a straight answer is because there isn't one. This topic is too indepth for someone on a forum to give you the answer your going to want. Choose which one you want and enjoy it. There is no better one at the moment.

v8, nitrous, supercharger, or turbo: Choose your poison and read up on it.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

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turbo > all

but i kinda lean to that side alot :banana:

[F-Body_SS-Man]

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Hey cotomoto00, these are all great questions, lets field them one at a time

first of all great car!!!!!



The Ls1 swap is exteremly involved, you are much better off just buying an Ls1 powered car.



persoanlly I would go forced induction, hope you have done your savings. : )



Turbo chargers are far more effecient that super chargers. I am building my turbo motor right now.....



well there is no stock boost level, and it depends on all of your other modifications.


Now parts you will need and there approx costs.....
Turbo - $500- $1800
wasteate - $200- $500
Blow off valve - $150- $300
Turbo piping - $1,800
Inner Cooler - $350-$700
Fuel Pump - $140
Fuel management unit - $250
OR
bigger fuel injectors - $200-$450
boost gauge - $80
HP tuners - $500
boost controller - $100-$350
Wideband 02 - $390

that should be good for your basic turbo setup, enjoy the boost!

Isnt a wastegate and a blow-off valve the same thing?

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

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Isnt a wastegate and a blow-off valve the same thing?

www.turbov6camaro.com/guide.htm

[UDLOSE98]

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Isnt a wastegate and a blow-off valve the same thing?

if they were the same thing it would be called a waste-off

[Shane]

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Dont either one till you do A LOT more research.

[Shirl]

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turbo > all

Ummm, wrong...

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

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Ummm, wrong...

take the nos away and enjoy low 13's

[Shirl]

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take the nos away and enjoy low 13's

Take your FULLY RE-BUILT MOTOR away and enjoy 14's ! :p :burn:

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

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Take your FULLY RE-BUILT MOTOR away and enjoy 14's ! :p :burn:

accualy shane ran 12.5's

my heads barly flowed better then stock when abbott flowed them and pistons dont add HP

next excuse

only thing that did was the cam

[UDLOSE98]

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acutaually if you were running 8.5:1 compression pistons you were loosing power.

[Green Machine]

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hey viper04af... i checked out your website and i think it is pretty awsome what you did to the v6. I would like to do something similar to mine. just letting you know i admire the time/effort you put into it to make a beast like that.

[Shirl]

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accualy shane ran 12.5's

my heads barly flowed better then stock when abbott flowed them and pistons dont add HP

next excuse

only thing that did was the cam

1. Shane DID NOT HAVE an FFF kit.
2. The best ET's the FFF kit have produced on a stock or lightly modified V6 fody have been 14 second ET's. (Your car is neither.)
3. A cam IS a major modification.
4. and...If the "only thing you did was the cam", why do you have an extensive list of supporting modifications on your site? http://www.turbov6camaro.com/mod.htm

Most Importantly, however:
5. The Powerdyne is mass-produced and ready to buy, unlike the FFF kit where people have waited up to a year or even longer to get a kit built and then end up selling them because pieces (ie piping) don't fit correctly. (Check the For Sale section). There's one in there almost every week and they even list what the problems were.
6. The record is held by a "supercharged"/nitroused car. ;) And now almost everyone with a turbo (who badmouthed the car and the driver) is looking to add N2O to "try" and duplicate the setup. Ironic... so the original statement you made holds no merit. :D