Well at first I was going to turbo or supercharge teh engine. Then I decided lets just keep the car the way it is because it is already insanely fast and if I increase the power too much then I would start to break things more often then I already do as it is a race car and not a production car. So then I had some extra money around and figured I would get the Individual throttle bodies to get a decent increase in power. Well that seems to be quite complex and not cheap. Probablly $2k US by the time evrything is said and done if not a little more. So then I figured if I'm going to spend that much on an add-on why not just try to find an already built engine, but that doesn't exist either. And to get anwhere near 500hp out of this engine woudl definietly not be very streetable. The car is a street car that gets used on the track occasionaly, but I guess I really want to make it more of a street car then a race car and give it that realiability factor that it needs to be driven on a some what regular basis. That is why I didn't want to go for the forced induction because I didn't want so much power on a stock engine that it would be too unreliable. But I guess if I went for a FI setup and ran low boost I would still get the power wanted and make it streetable. It would cost a pretty penny but not too much anyway if you do it yourself.
The current problem is I have been working on teh car non-stop for about 3 months now and I am close to completing the upgrades (fuel system, add surge tank, re-engineered shift system, re-engineered coolant system, new radiators, pain, re-engineered door mounts/hinges, etc etc) so I really want to get it done. If I would have started the project with the intent to make it FI then I would be much further along as that is a pretty big project. So I think I will just finish my car the way it is and then go to FI later if I feel it is easy and cheap enough. I like the supercharger setup as it seems very easy. All I would need is a manifold, supercharger, and bigger injectors I think. As I already have the ECU and fuel system support. But I like the idea of the turbos as it is more efficient, would make more power, etc. But it seems to be much more complex as I woudl need new headers and woudl have to create many more exhaust pipes etc etc. Fitment for both would be an issue but I think both woudl work as if you can fit a supercharger under the hood of your LS or GS then I would most likely be able to fit it under teh bonnet of my car. I think I will just finish it the way it is and make sure that it runs reliably. ( I had several oil leaks from teh tranmission and engine, which is one of the reasons why I don't want to go turbo as they seem to be more complex with the oil system plumbing as opposed to the supercharger.) Once the reliability is there then I may go for FI, but most likely I will already be building my next project by that time. (Actually I plan to build a complete carbon fiber, chassis and body, 67-68 camaro with fuel injected engine and 6 speed tranmission, but that will take several years I'm sure) Anyway, I think that is what I will do unless someone comes along and say, I have an engine built with X horsepower and I am selling it for Y dollars, then it would be a relatively easy swap into my car. [Hell maybe I will just start looking for a supercharger for cheap and buy one if I find it at teh right price, then I coudl just get a manifold and injectors. But I think I really need to make up my mind first. ha ha ha ha]
Thanks,
Adam
