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Old 03-25-2008, 02:25 PM   #36
Aries
 
Drives: GTS VIPER, GS400,
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Maryland
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Originally Posted by SilverTurtle View Post
the new blower design on the LS9 is almost as efficient as a turbo setup at providing boost all the way through the powerband... while not technically better, I've always preferred supercharging over turbo charging because I am not a fan of the way turbos a) heat up and b) have to be placed somewhere on the exhaust... I'd rather lose a few ponys at the flywheel and be able to create boost on demand.
Definatley agree with that! When I'd run the RX7 hard, I'd have to wait a good 5 minutes before shutting it down just to try and cool the turbo's. Even then, the underhood temps were very high.
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