Drivability blower vs turbos
My 526 is making 736 hp 711 tq at the flywheels which is equivalent to 660-670 hp to the rear tires and in a 2800 pound street car that is in the 9.4 9.3 range and o ya 2800 is with 15x15 rear steel wheels and 15x4 steel fronts
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To be honest with you, you're making 625RWHP at best with an estimated 15% drivetrain loss. Even less considering your twisting massive meats'. Big inches, big power is great and all, but making 700+HP N/A (i'm guessing 526 'big dollar' Hemi on an engine dyno with no accessories) in comparison to a mild 400 with Eddy' heads, 'tiny' solid lifter camshaft, and a BW S475/S480 turbo are two animals entirely. That lil' 400 has the capability to make 900-1,000HP at the crank on Methanol Injection and the right (A/W) intercooler setup... Do we also need to get to the fact that pulling 6,500-7,000RPM with a big stroked wedge or Hemi, 4.30-4.56 gearing, .700 lift solid roller cams, and 5,000 stalls are not needed to run low nines with the powerplant above? A simple 2.76-3.23 gear (depending on tire size), 3,200-3,400 stall converter, off the shelf street solid camshaft, and pulling mediocre RPM while crossing the traps at 140+MPH with ease (if it was even making 800HP at the crank) in a 2,800# car will get you their.
I love big Hemi's, but most people in the Chrysler world are still stuck in the dark age. For the 1% that have a Hemi that's great, you have the potential to build big power for big dollars.. For the other 99% stuck with small blocks and mediocre big blocks, turbocharging is the best solution to make reasonably big power on a budget. It just isn't well documented as us Mopar guys tend to be ten to twenty years behind the latest trends..