[Chris_32212]

the way i see it, initrous is the only way to get to the HP level i am looking for. i cant afford to spend 30 grand for a 415cid conversion to get me up past 600hp. plus MPG goes down the shitter when you do that anyway. so the extra cost of filling a bottle would probably be offset (atleast to some degree) by the extra fuel cost of driving a 415cid over a stock LT5 anyway. i know bottles are for babies and i traditionally shy away from it also. all im saying is that getting the power up to and above the 600hp mark with out it is prohibitively expensive by any other means. i thought about a centrifugal supercharger system but the motor has such a high compression ratio that i wouldn't dare run more than 5psi of boost which probably wouldn't be worth it HP wise. has anybody successfully tried to lower the compression? is it possible to increase the combustion chamber of the heads? are there thicker head gaskets out there? im guessing that the head gaskets are pretty limited. i have no idea what the laws are here about nitrous, that is something to consider and something that i would need to look into. i also think that the car would respond well to the nitrous up here at 5,000feet because the air is so thin and there is less oxygen up here. so i have a hunch that even a mild shot of nitrous would do wonders for the motor.

Chris