Turbo dakota thoughts?!?!
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RE: Turbo vs Super
I had always heard that a super charger was better and more reliable than turbo chargers. I just saw an episode of that show Trucks on the spike channel and they installed a super charger on a ford f-150. The base line dyno run was something like 200 hp and after exhaust air intake kit, super charger, and programming the hp improved to over 300hp. The truck had the 5.4 L V8. If I was going to do it I would go with the super charger but I don't think I'm going to go that far with my dakota I'd rather shoe horn a hemi under the hood and then add a super charger. Now that would be one fast dakota.
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RE: Turbo vs Super
www.krcperformance.com already has a kit for the 05 and up daks. over 300 at the rear wheels but for a price.
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RE: Turbo vs Super
Well, with the way I am turboing the truck, I dont need an FMIC... I will use a turbo timer though, because I dont have time to sit and wait 10-15 minutes to properly cool my trucks turbocharger. The way I am designing my setup is based off my grandfathers STS kit on his camaro. I am trying to use the same size turbo and piping, to estimate my performance gain. it not even to the point of a project yet though... waiting for more money and the stuff I have ordered thus far to show up... I might not try to do it untill fall... maybe sooner if I come across a few bucks.
RE: Turbo vs Super
God that would be awesome... as far as a Super vs a Turbo... aren't Turbo's cheaper.... I mean Turbos are usually under 1K right? and Supers are more like 3K and up right?
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RE: Turbo vs Super
But like I said, you're going to generate a hell of a lot more heat under the hood. Super Chargers don't need that much HP to move it, this is why they use them in Dragsters, and really cool hot rods. As far as I've seen, the only vehicles that use Turbo are rice burners and the diesle powered trucks.
Hell, Nissan uses S/C on their V6s for their Frontiers. Pontiac uses them all of them time. On top of that, you just have to change out the pulley for higher PSIs. What do you have to do to turbos to get the samething?
I think I'd stay with the S/C myself, even though it'd cost me more money, in which, BTW would cost about $4500 and a decent turbo will cost more thanunder 2G's for a kit. You still have to change out a bunch of stuff to make either one work to it's potential.
Hell, Nissan uses S/C on their V6s for their Frontiers. Pontiac uses them all of them time. On top of that, you just have to change out the pulley for higher PSIs. What do you have to do to turbos to get the samething?
I think I'd stay with the S/C myself, even though it'd cost me more money, in which, BTW would cost about $4500 and a decent turbo will cost more thanunder 2G's for a kit. You still have to change out a bunch of stuff to make either one work to it's potential.
