Haha, got a nice crisp 10 dollar bill waiting for you to show me the pics and numbers

 

consider it done, I like em crisp.

 

Z06 Ted,

I took my truck to the track in Sealy Tx. several months back. Nice cool night...truck felt strong on the way over. I heated up the 285 50/17's and power braked at about 1750 rpm. At the go light, I released the brake and applied about half throttle. Wheel spin.....I tried to get out of the throttle, let the tires hook up, and get back into it. I floored it again at prolly 25mph and more tire smoke. I tried to stay in it hoping that it would hook up soon. It didn't. I had to get out of it because I was going from one wall to the other. I didn't hit anything, but I didn't like the way the truck handled. I've since added Hotchkis sway bars.

The bottom line is that it just isn't a drag race truck. The sway bars make it handle much better, but it won't hook up without some sticky fat skins on the back. More traction would = broken parts. If I had to race someone, and my life dependended on it, it would be from a 25mph stomp. I've been around long enough that I don't feel the burning need to prove how fast my toy is. I won't take it to the track again unless I hit the lottery and I can afford to throw a bunch of $ at the drivetrain

 

I'm not by any means anti turbo. I've heard STS is coming out with a rear mount turbo kit for LT1 powered C4 vettes. I'll be all over that for the wife's vette. I'm already schemeing on how I can appropriate the money, get the vette out of her custody for the install, and explain how it's suddenly acquired an additional 150 hp. I think that if I can quiet the exhasut down a bit, she might not notice. SHHHHH.

 

what is the world comin to, BlownChevy gettin a turbo and 1slow01z71 gettin a radix

 

great thread. i am impressed with the maturity of our site. very little bashing going on from the fans of either set up.

i had a whipple with isn't all the different than the radix but no inter cooler. i could build boost by just revving it up. the whipple on a 6.0 took yanks 3000rpm stall and pushed it up to more like 4300rpm and it did rip off the line and this is just by slamming the pedal to the floor. i got that heavy truck into the mid 12's or so on boost only so it was working pretty good.

since then i have ran several different turbo set ups. the whole lack of low end is a little misleading. yes you do not have the power instantly off the line if you punch it from an idle. however you will have boost from a very low rpm if there is a load. even with my twin 70's i will see a few psi at 1800rpm if i am towing and go up a decent hill. for drag racing you can build boost with a little brake stalling and rip off the line just fine.

the one impression i got from the very first time out with the turbo was the way it just kept on pulling and pulling and pulling. 100+mph and it just keeps pulling. this was a t76 on a 6.0 and the kit was similar to tricks kit.

i love to tinker, never happy, always upgrading. to me a turbo is better for that, easy to up the boost. i also blow things up every now and then and a radix isn't likely to give you that headache.

 

Well now I think I am going to have to wait for BlownChevy to get his turbo on there. If he likes it more and he sells radix's....we might have a winner. Plus he has pretty much the same truck that I have, so it will be good to hear from him.

It is my daily driver, like Parish said he loves to tinker....maybe not so much on a daily driver. I love to tinker too, but when I can't get to work it can be a little rough.

 

You read my mind!

 

...it gets better every day. It's kinda like buying a computer. They keep getting better every minute. You have to just draw a line and dive in at some point. It's a win/win situation. If you buy a good product and intall (or have it installed) right, you're in for a really fine time. It sucks to go slow when you have the resources dedicated to haul ***. Quit f'n around!

 

I'll definately agree with Parish. The turbo is definately for the tinkerer. On the other hand it can be more tinkering when tinkering isn't wanted. That is kinda why I got rid of the turbo; issues when my work/personal life wasn't conducive for them. Basically i'm working too many hours right now to deal with them. BUT, if you don't F@&$ with a turbo like a STS, Trick or Livernois, it will be just as reliable as a radix, procharger, vortech, whipple or Kennybell.

Bottom line boost is linear with rpm with a supercharger and linear with load on a turbo. Instant torque is cool but holding the throttle for moderate acceleration and it gaining more and more speed with power without changing throttle position is also cool. They are both great but just different.