^^^ Vortech SC kits can be found at Summit for $1800, and some smaller retailers have been known to drop them down to $1500. There are people who run those kits as they come on stock engines and have no problems, but you can always upgrade for better performance (and upgrades are needed to fuel system and ignition if other engine mods are performed...). It's mostly the same as an S-trim, but the impeller is a little different so it has a higher RPM rating, and needs to be spun ever so slightly more to make the same boost (but has the same max boost as an S, and power is essentially the same ...). There are people running into the 9's with that blower, and it is a solid 10 second performer on head/cam/intake combos with traction. Do some research into those kits because after it is all said and done a properly setup nitrous kit can be knocking on the same price bracket's window.
There are pro/cons to both. Nitrous makes a different kind of powerband, and is awesome, but can start to get pricey when setup with all the goodies. Research research research.
Personally I love both, and it just comes down to what you want. I get a hardon for 408's with high compression and nitrous running on race gas, but a supercharger setup is sick also. Turbos are neat, but they have so much stuff you have to worry about, and the headers seem to be prone to developing cracks after a couple of years.
Like I said, there are pros/cons to it all, so just research research research!
No matter what you do, as long as you do it 'safely' you will have a faster car that is still reliable.... ish
. Also, don't forget to retard the timing (I think 2* every 50 shot??? maybe someone can chime in to confirm this??)
), so keep that in mind if you wanted more room to grow into.
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