Turbo or Whipple? HELP!

[Zack]

Im torn guys.
I cant decide if I want a Whipple or Hellion Single 76mm Turbo.
I like to go to the track, but Im not a die hard drag racer by any means.
The car would be primarily a street toy and a D/D in the nice months.

Ive always wanted a turbo car, but now im not sure if it is the correct route, cause the power takes a while to come on.

This is for the Mach 1 I bought. It will have a built motor, ported heads and GT supercar cams.

Any pros/cons & input is much appreciated.

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[Bigturbonotch]

go with a turbo, a 76mm will hit full spool by about 3500. A 76mm should be good to about 900 horsepower.

 

[PearlBlue L]

turbo!!!

 

[Tom]

If you can swing it...

T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-Turbo :burnout:

 

[SONICobra]

if you got the cash, turbo

 

[F8LSNK]

TS, Turbo is WAY to much troble for a street car. You'll have a lot of manitence and problems down the road with the trubo. TS is good to go.

 

[batman]

turbo

 

[forbanger]

Turbo for sure.......But the cost factor is huge! Not to mention the time factor to put the thing in.

 

[fastfocus]

TURBO THAT BITCH! :dancenana:

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Get the hellraiser... get a whipple and two turbos!

 

[Slow99x]

Get the hellraiser... get a whipple and two turbos!

No, it makes less power than just turbos on their own at the same boost. It does move the power band down in RPMs though

 

[Zack]

You guys got me more confused now!
Whats the best setup for street light to street light fun?

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Street fun I'd say just get a twin-screw and call it a day.

 

[blck10th]

trubos kick ass. but they cost a bucket full of cash

 

[skyhighsd]

You guys got me more confused now!
Whats the best setup for street light to street light fun?

TS! You are going to have a lot more money into a turbo set but if YOU dont mind spending the money than go for it.:headbang:

 

[Wiked03]

Whipple seems like a better choice for a street car to me.

 

[Mr. Unknown]

My vote would go for a whipple.

Turbo just seems like a lot of problems.

 

[Slow99x]

It always depends are where you want to end up. Even a single turbo car gives you room to grow. You can adjust boost on an electronic boost controller from inside the car instead of switching pulleys. Twin turbos give you even more room once you have the right supporting mods. Twin screw cars need mods too. You can't just slap on a Whipple 3.4 or KB 2.8 without having enough fuel either. I'm comparing these larger blowers to the turbos because they all make close to the same power.

 

[Bigturbonotch]

I agree, good post. every power adder has its pro's and con's.

 

[doodad]

i say whipple. Turbos are expensive, not as relaible. get whipple and tune it to 650-700rwhp and turbo cars will have a hard time!

 

[Zack]

What about turbos are unreliable?
Please fill me in!

 

[Bigturbonotch]

nothing is unreliable, if you do it right there shouldnt be any issues. Dont skimp out and buy something cheap, do it right the first time and you will have nothing but a smile on your face.

 

[Zack]

nothing is unreliable, if you do it right there shouldnt be any issues. Dont skimp out and buy something cheap, do it right the first time and you will have nothing but a smile on your face.

Thats what I thought.

I just sold one of my Marauders and have CASH to buy a Hellion kit.
The fuel system Ill just put on the credit card.


...it might come down to flipping a coin between the two

Honestly, the Whipple is not appealing because I have to add the air/water setup and lines etc.
Turbo is A/A and less can go wrong.
By the time I bought all the stuff to put a Whipple on, Id probably be out more $$$ than the turbo kit whoch comes with EVERYTHING.

 

[Bigturbonotch]

get the complete kit from hellion, you will be MORE than happy!

 

[FuelSlut]

You guys got me more confused now!
Whats the best setup for street light to street light fun?

Zack if you can swing it get the turbo, but the Mach is 200-250 lighter than a termi you throw a whipple on it that thing is gonna haul. IMHO a TS car is a perfect street car and less maintinance.