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Positive Displacement Blower,S/C
30.95%
Centrifugal S/C
10.71%
Turbo (front mount or butt)
60.71%
other
4.76%
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Do you like the sound of a Blower or a Turbo better?

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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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The vette on the STS web site sounds pretty mean to say the least. Check out the website.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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I have been arougn centrifical blowers for awhile. My brother has a 347ci YS-i Vortech blown mustang and the thing sounds sick. But the wound of my truck is out of this world. I would definitally have to say a turbo
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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I like the turbo just a little bit more plus it is more quite at idle. Here is a vid of a Chevy with a STS turbo: http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1473169/f/Video/scotts1142.mpg
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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big twin turbos with dual 3" exhaust and X pipe. love to hear that spooling in stereo.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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on modern vehicles I love the Turbo whistle, But on an old Muscle car I love A 6-71 suckin air! BUT bieng a FI junkie, they all get my blood pumping!!
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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a loud turbo is just scary sounding. i love it. watched a twin turbo first gen camaro blow something big last night. it was sad
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by TXsilverado
a loud turbo is just scary sounding. i love it. watched a twin turbo first gen camaro blow something big last night. it was sad
Yeah he left oil down the last 1/8th mile of the track but it was hauling *** earlier in the night
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
Yeah he left oil down the last 1/8th mile of the track but it was hauling *** earlier in the night
Yea i saw that. He was dragging a white cloud the rest of the way down the track! Looked cool but that really sux!!!
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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I gotta go with the turbo.

Here's my baseline dyno (shut down WAY early)

Turbo Hemi
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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Turbo powah..
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