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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:01 PM
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moregrip are you running headers with your radix or stock manifolds.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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1 vote for the d1sc kit going in the classifieds right now... no doubt the radix is worthy out of the box......but if out of the box was the case....we'd all be driveing around some slow *** out of the box GM trucks
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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moregrip are you running headers with your radix or stock manifolds.
stock manifolds, but LT's would be a very good upgrade
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by lm7
1 vote for the d1sc kit going in the classifieds right now... no doubt the radix is worthy out of the box......but if out of the box was the case....we'd all be driveing around some slow *** out of the box GM trucks
you sir, get the gong
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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Just thought this would help you guys. We install pritty much all of them and what we have personally seen is that the Procharger will out produce the radix without a doubt on top end. But, it is like everyone else is saying. It is all in what you are going to use it for. If you are going to use it to tow and overall around town a Radix is probably the way to go.

Usually the guys with prochargers will run a stall to compensate the low end loss. However i do agree that the radix is the best all around kit. Between the fuel and computer tunning it is by far the best well put together kit on the market.

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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 09:05 AM
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Sorry guys, I dont know the specs to the engine yet. I am having a local speed shop build the motor. Nothing to radical and it will mostly see the street and not the track.
Black Blown you recommended the radix but you have an ATI. Are you not satisfied with the ati.
The ATI needs a stall to run fast. I got a 3000 and that wasn't quite enough. I now have a 3800, and it runs well, but it takes alot of the fun out of driving. The stall is kind of annoying around town. I also tow a small 1300lb tent trailer. I HATE towing with this big of a stall.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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Apples to Oranges. If you were to overlay the power graphs of a radix VS a procharger on the same trucks they would look totally different. Power from the Radix will be much higher in the low-mid rpms. The procharger will have a steep increase and have more peak power than the radix, but it will be underpowered below that. The ATI kit has the potiential for more boost and has an upgradeable head unit.

For a street truck, Radix is the best choice. Daily driving, towing, or just plain messing around is great with the Radix. For a drag truck, a procharger with a big torque converter would do it. That doesn't mean the ATI can't be used on the street, just that the radix will deliver more power throughout the rpm band.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BigTex
Apples to Oranges. If you were to overlay the power graphs of a radix VS a procharger on the same trucks they would look totally different. Power from the Radix will be much higher in the low-mid rpms. The procharger will have a steep increase and have more peak power than the radix, but it will be underpowered below that. The ATI kit has the potiential for more boost and has an upgradeable head unit.

For a street truck, Radix is the best choice. Daily driving, towing, or just plain messing around is great with the Radix. For a drag truck, a procharger with a big torque converter would do it. That doesn't mean the ATI can't be used on the street, just that the radix will deliver more power throughout the rpm band.
agreed.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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I appreciate all the input guys.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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STS Ever thought about that????
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