Performance Questions 225 vs. 360

How's a turbo /6 car driving around town I mean just in normal driving would you basically be driving a stock powered /6 you would only have power when you kick it down. Where a 360 would have tons of bottom end right from idle and a 5.9 magnum with 4bbl intake and headers makes 320hp@4500 and 424tq@3700 not a high end screamer would work well with a 8.25 and highway gears and that's with a stock cam and add a mild cam and make 360+hp around 5000rpm and add a150hp shot of Nos if wanted to drag race. Not knocking your turbo /6 that's an impressive engine but 5.9 would be more fun in day to day driving and at the drag track where your engine shines would be as fast and cost a lot less.


I am not so sure that having those tons of low-end torque would be a blesssing (traction issues) from a 360 (I have a supercharged 360 in my '72 Valiant) and I am here to tell you, yes, it feels like a big block, right off idle. Hooking it up is a problem that is torque-related, and a turbo MIGHT be easier to get effective traction with on the street.

I've never had a turbocharged "anything" so, can't answer your question about street driveability, but with a cam that is very close to stock in duration, and no boost to deal with at low throttle settings, it is my opinion that, yes, it really would be a lot like driving a stock-engined vehicle until you stepped on the "loud pedal."

Sort of a Dr. Jeckyll/Mr. Hyde deal...

Buying bottle after bottle of N20 might make that option less attractive, as time wore on. You only have to buy an intercooler once...