What are you gonna do???

 

NA all the way.

Boomer

 

probably get the most out of the NA engine as possible. Gonna be hard.

 

All motor or supercharger.

Michael.

 

N/A all the way!!!

I've got big plans for the engine!

 

Do what you can to the motor first, then if it's still not fast enough (which it never is) supercharge it.

 

Yea but if you go with higher compression pistons you can't just supercharge it... you'll have to lower the compression to enable higher safer boost.

 

No lag for me - NA baby

 

Wow, with the 300ZXTT I would have expected more people to lean towards tubos. I would go for NA or Supercharger as well. Factory built turbo engines rock for pushing tons of power at little cost/work but switching an NA to turbo has it's own share of ups and downs. Don't get me wrong, I know they work and seen many done on all types of cars but it usualy takes twice the work and 10x the money. Plus I don't plan to push much more than a well tuned NA engine can put out.

 

IMO, more care and attention is required when turbos are involved. Superchargers seem more consistent with power output and reliability; not as much constant tuning is required for a reliable setup.

Also consider the VQ block is aluminum so I wouldn't expect it to last very long w/ turbos and high boost. Power-wise, my 300 will blow the doors off my 350 so bad, it's not even funny. But, I didn't buy a 350 for its power and the increase that a supercharger, cams, and/or ecu would provide suffices for me.

Michael.

 

What is the difference between a turbo and a supercharger? Are they not both forced induction?

 

They are both forced induction. If you don't know thedifference then do a search and you will find everything you need. I don't feel like explaining, my hands have done enough typing today.

 

Turbocharger uses engine exhaust to drive a turbine which drives the compressor, hence the lag in power. A supercharger is geared to the engine or uses a belt to drive the compressor and delivers power sooner.

BZ

 

Give me FI .

 

once you've had boost, you cant go back..

 

FI as long as its not crpa and dont cost a ton

 

Keep the car as stock as possible and NA. As I like to say: buy the performance want with the car, don't try to add it afterward.

I would like to get a project car though, to wrench on it to my heart's desire, without worrying about practicality. 1000hp and a power band from 7,000 to 8,000? I'll take it!