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Originally Posted by 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.
Chris
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You would be quite surprised with your fuel mileage on a stroker car. Dwight still gets in the upper 20's with his 415 and 3:73 gears. I'll float around 30 with my 368 when I'm cruising the highway.
For changing the compression ratio, it can be done, but if you are doing that most people will upgrade to a 4 inch piston and go the 368. and Randy Woods does have a small blower he is putting the final touches on. Last time I talked to him he was in the final stages of the intercooler.
No thicker head gaskets, factory gaskets are getting limited, but are still out there.