Not really, there are NOS systems that activate according to the throttle position. Of cos you'll have to top up every now n then just like fuel.
Alo taikor.. you also know how to say lor. activate according to throttle position in some setups. That's kinda advanced modding already don't you think? And newbies shouldn't be playing with NOS... LOL (Dummies guide mah)
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Nice article. However, some corrections needed for supercharger part. Only roots and twin-screw chargers will give you low end torque w/o any lag. If you are using a centrifugal supercharger, you will still get the lag like turbo.
Thanks for that! Always good to know someone's reading my stuff!
And I acknowledge your information! Haven't really had a chance to play with a centrifugal SC. Where did you manage to get one?
if i don boost often a turbo car.. would it cost the same as an NA to maintenance? mind tell me what the differences in maintenance between a turbo and NA?
Aiya.. both type of cars have oil filters, both cars use engine oil, both cars have seals, the only main difference is Turbos tend to run
much hotter than a NA car so you'd have to be really careful on the cooling bits of your TC car.
And more importantly - how can you
not boost often if you have a big turbo setup?
to izso, i want to ask u, any car with any engine can be mod like u wrote those articles? what i mean is, can svt engine be installed with supercharged or turbo?? besides, can i do all the step u put in other articles to silvertop engine?? in case, i had this one engine and really want to follow up your advices regarding modification of car so i can feel the fun of mod itself. if not i need to buy another stock car la. sorry for nooby question.
To be honest, I'm not sure about the SVT engine. But as long as the engine has cylinders, pistons and basically work on the same concept as internal combustion engines (non-rotary), most of the time they can be modded the same way as I've suggested. The only thing is different engines have different characteristics so it's just a matter of whether it's worthwhile doing it that way.
Take a VTEC engine for example, in particular the K-series engines. These VTEC monsters work so well in the high rev ranges with the enormous amounts of torque once the VTEC opens up. Since high rev is already so good, why would you want to throw in a turbo to further pump the higher revs? You'd probably want a supercharger to compensate for the weaker low range. If i'm not mistaken the 4AGE engine series are all high rev monsters too with the race versions being VVTL-less allowing them to rev incredibly high. All their power is in the high revs too so again - why turbo? Supercharger and paired with a good cam, you'd compensate for the weak low end and feed the higher end.
