Supercharger, turbo, or nitrous

[jacthesnake]

I have a 91 firebird with a 3.1 in it and i was looking for something like a supercharger, turbo, etc....for it. I just want something that can give me between 10 and 30 or so more horsepower, please i need info on this. It's mostly just a weekly driver. thanks :cool: Jacthesnake@yahoo.com

[Chris84SC]

You could put a 50 hp shot of nos on. Maybe a 75 shot, I'm not sure.

[jacthesnake]

I thaught of putting a 50 hp shot of nitrous but didn't know if the made a kit for a 3.1 do you know if they do?

[SillyWabbit]

I wouldn't do any of the above before rebuilding the bottom end with some stronger parts. The 60* V6's were built for economy, not necessarily performance, so the pistons are weak, especially towards the edges. Thusly, a turbo or blower with too much PSI or too large a nitrous shot, and half of your piston get blown off. On a stock engine, I'd say that maybe 8lbs or less of boost or a 50HP shot of nitrous would be a somewhat safe level, as long as the car wasn't beaten on too often. And no, there aren't really any people who offer 60* V6 setups for any of the options you're researching, so custom fabrication would be necessary. Nitrous would be the easiest.

[jacthesnake]

thanks i'm going to rebuild the bottom end the first time i have any problems internally( the engine of coarse) but for now i just want a little more performance, thanks for the info

[unknown_host]

hehe superchargers add a little more than 30 horsepower depending on boost. my bro is rice and he can get a bolt on supercharger that adds 90 hp for his civic, so i am sure a 3.1 liter can do at least that properly built. later

[Chris84SC]

I saw a supercharger kit that adds about 50hp. It's not worth $2-3k for a gain like that.

[Fire_RS]

1) Go with the super Charger or the Turbo.
2) ok now a school leason


A. Nitrous Oxide is N2O.
B. Nitrous Oxide Systems is NOS
C. That means get a shot of Nitrous Oxide (N2O) not a shot of Nitrous Oxide Systems(NOS)

I blame this on the movie the Fast and the Furious.

" I NEED NOS, LOTS OF IT "

[jacthesnake]

that was the first post i ever made on this site. how in the hell can you blame that on f&f, i made the post before it came out, dumb ass. :finger:

[Fire_RS]

Originally posted by jacthesnake
that was the first post i ever made on this site. how in the hell can you blame that on f&f, i made the post before it came out, dumb ass. :finger:

Yet what I wrote was not about you. You called it Nitrous Oxide not NOS. You posted three times and called it Nitrous oxide not NOS. So now you can go and fell like an ass cause I wasn't talking about you.

:finger: thanks much :finger:

[jacthesnake]

Yet what I wrote was not about you. You called it Nitrous Oxide not NOS. You posted three times and called it Nitrous oxide not NOS. So now you can go and fell like an ass cause I wasn't talking about you. NOS used nitrous oxide, i'm not some ignorant punk kid(caugh, caugh)

[Fire_RS]

:finger: NO moron NOS is company Nitrous oxide is what they sell.

Ignorant Dumbass huh cough cough moron

I may be a kid but im not stupid. :finger:

[jacthesnake]

I'm not stupid either, NOS stands for nitrous oxide systems, nitrous oxide is what there products use, i'm sorry if i didn't make my self clear, i do know what i'm talking about, do you have a life or do you just try to make other ppl look stupid on the internet all day.

[Camaro_hunter_d]

If you can do any fab work yourself you are better off buying a bad turbo. Just make sure the shaft DOES SPIN FREELY and that the INTAKE side is fine. If the exhaust side is wasted, do like me and fab a system to adapt it to a Centrifugal supercharger. with intercooler. My costs todate 112. Thats the cost of the turbo and intercooler. The Import timing and water pump pullies I got for free.

[Fire_RS]

Originally posted by jacthesnake
I'm not stupid either, NOS stands for nitrous oxide systems, nitrous oxide is what there products use, i'm sorry if i didn't make my self clear, i do know what i'm talking about, do you have a life or do you just try to make other ppl look stupid on the internet all day.


Yeah I do I put out fires that ignorant idiots start.

[Camaro_hunter_d]

Fire_rs, Finally someone that is close to me. I am near C'Dale.


And topic reply.
Personally I do not trust NOS. i have eseen it cause alot of probs, yes some of it was user ignorance, but I just want the power always there, not just at a push of a button, unless that button is controlling a boost controller. :D