my friend said it best
"Bottles are for Babies...Real Men get BLOWN!"
IMO
There is no good reason NOT to go forced induction unless you dont have/ or want to spend the $$$..If you want to be "different" than most guys at car shows with 450 rwhp+, then by all means spend thousands on cams and heads and an intake to get maby 380 rwhp..You will find just as many cars lightly modded(CAI,tune, exaust, etc.) at a car show than those with forced induction..$$ for $$ you cant beat it unless you get a bottle and pick and choose when you want the power, I happen to like my power on tap all the time with a flip of the throttle..
Not to be an ass, but have you driven a supercharged mustang/ car? If you havent, then grab a buddy who has it, and take it for a rip...You will spend just a little bit more $$ for a full s/c kit than you would after spending $$ on CAI, custom tune, UDP, full exaust, cmcp's, throttle body, etc..just my .02..
Not to piss anyone off this is just my opinion...
When it come to bottels vs. blowers, i feel that you are taking the easy way out with a bottle. Yes yout car will be fast when you hit the button ect. but 99% of the time is isn't really that fast maybe when your at the track or something when you can use it.
with a blower you are always fast just pressing the throttle. You can "have it on tap" for when ever you want it. Now $$ for $$ there is no comparrison.
It also seems like the easier way out, people hook up the bottle cheap and easily on all sorts of cars. But with the blower you are putting in some time and energy and engineering to make it work...Definably not the easy way.
We could all go to wal mart and but some "HID's" but most of us are going to go online research them and buy the best ones.
Shot guns are powerful in one shot, but you have to reload, a Fullautomatic mahcine gun has constant destructive force.
Shot guns are powerful in one shot, but you have to reload, a Fullautomatic mahcine gun has constant destructive force.
I remember what Gale Banks said about using nitrous in an interview on Horsepower TV. For those that don't know who he is if you have seen any turbo system on the market made in the last 40+ years his knowledge and expertise has been a part of it. His land speed records are too numerous to count. He said basically nitrous guys need to get a better job. Save up some money and step up in the world and build a FAST and RELIABLE vehicle. Turbos don't run out of boost and leave your vunerable after 4-5 quarter mile passes. Now remember I didn't say it he did. I don't have either yet but when it's time I will deffinitely be going the blown route and not the bottle route.