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Is that where the fill hole for your gas tank is Randall?? LOL
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soldier of fortune
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blazeracer said:
no that is where it is for ford powered boats
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spd500 said:
Let me rephrase. Once you've gotten all you can our of you cam and heads, it's ANOTHER 100 hp. And it's there all the time with no bottle to fill. Plus, that link I posted was for a new system. Used ones can be had all the time for $1,500.
Here's a Procharger dyno thread with numbers down at the bottom. 230hp gain after tuning. I'll take it.
http://www.blackls1ta.com/tech_files.htm
I guess 100 is being modest. I read an article one time fairly recently where a crappy ole Powerdyne made 110 on an otherwise stock Tahoe. That's the bottom of the barrel charger there. ALL the others are better.
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Don't get me wrong, turbo is the ultimate power adder. I just think the complexity and heat generated would be too much for my cramped engine bay. I think KONA is the only, one here with a tighter engine bay than mine. If I do an LS on my Enforcer down the road, it will definitely go turbo, especially after seeing what Hass did with his boat at Tawakoni.
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For Clarification, HAAS is the guy that builds Ford heads, ie P-51's and designed my SCJ heads. HASS is the guy that was at Tawakoni with the really fast twin turbo boat.
No way a junk yard 5.3 is going after that motor. I should go after that guy with the skull head on his scoop. Anyone know that dude?? LOL
Even a small car with a turbo has the luxury of air moving freely from under the car. A boat has NONE. I am completely limited to the bilge vents for all ventilation, and no, I'm not making more holes in my classic hull. Of the few turbo boats I've seen out there I have never seen one with an engine cover. Seen a few blowers under the hood though. Cliff probably remembers that dude at Rockwall last summer with the big block lake cruiser that had a supercharged 505 and a wicked ass stereo system. His engine bay was the width of the boat. More room for air to move.
While heat wrap will reduce the heat that escapes it will not eliminate it and the under hood temps will get damn hot. My engine compartment has side walls that are about 2 inches from the manifolds, plus maybe 10" in front and a foot and a half behind the motor. On top, my cover hit the air cleaner with a nitrous plate on it. I don't need a 1,000hp day cruiser. 500 would be cool, and a centrifugal charger can easily achieve that, plus be very dependale and driveable and heat will never be an issue.
No way a junk yard 5.3 is going after that motor. I should go after that guy with the skull head on his scoop. Anyone know that dude?? LOL
Even a small car with a turbo has the luxury of air moving freely from under the car. A boat has NONE. I am completely limited to the bilge vents for all ventilation, and no, I'm not making more holes in my classic hull. Of the few turbo boats I've seen out there I have never seen one with an engine cover. Seen a few blowers under the hood though. Cliff probably remembers that dude at Rockwall last summer with the big block lake cruiser that had a supercharged 505 and a wicked ass stereo system. His engine bay was the width of the boat. More room for air to move.
While heat wrap will reduce the heat that escapes it will not eliminate it and the under hood temps will get damn hot. My engine compartment has side walls that are about 2 inches from the manifolds, plus maybe 10" in front and a foot and a half behind the motor. On top, my cover hit the air cleaner with a nitrous plate on it. I don't need a 1,000hp day cruiser. 500 would be cool, and a centrifugal charger can easily achieve that, plus be very dependale and driveable and heat will never be an issue.
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Even in the open air Hass's boat has heat shield on the exhaust and turbos. I'll bet that carb alone ran $3k!! It got TWO turbos blowing through it.
I'm not hatin...i like the idea of you guys puttin ls's in your cruisers...just sayin to compare apples to apples .Hass's rocket pulls like nothin i've seen! Carry on ... :grin: