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On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 01:49:45 -0800, Andrew M. Radin <fourfa@pcweb.net> wrote:
>Joel Garry wrote:
>
>> Don't worry, he won't be doing it for long if it is.  A couple of blown
>> engines, it gets old real fast.  I was talking to a guy with a '64 Vette
>> with Nitrous, he said the first time he pushed the red button with his
>> newly built engine, it cost $6500.  That is, to build it again.
>> jg
>
>Hello 20th century...you CAN set up a nitrous kit so it doesn't wreck your
>engine.  Silly (but cheaper) not to.

If you've never seen people do silly things... check out your local high 
school.

Depends on the app.  This person originally was seriously drag racing, but
by the time I talked to him had decided to show.  We autocrossed (closed
road course) the next day, he didn't need to bother with the Nox.  He won his 
class, I won mine.  I also flattened my cam lobes, that was when I put in a 
hotter cam.  A couple years later, when it came down to "do I supercharge, spend
15-20K on a Traco 383, or just buy a ZR1?"... Well, what would you do?  
(especially considering many autocross/club events put non-stock charging or
numerous engine part upgrades into full-race classes requiring full roll
cages and such).  In retrospect, I'd be better off financially if I had
just bought a supercharger, but then I never would have had one of the fastest
cars ever built on a production line.  Can't complain, and there is something
to be said for buying an entire well-engineered package.  On the other hand,
the older chassis _felt_ faster and more surefooted.

jg
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