# turbos **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 26, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbos/190786 "2007-06-26T19:18:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![69camaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/69camaro/32/6046_2.png) [@69camaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/69camaro)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbos/190786/18 "2007-07-02T11:21:04Z")
> [@Black and White weekend](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/black-and-white-weekend/31064/9): > > hell, it sounds like you have a healthy engine as it is. i’d spray it and get your 10 second slip. be a hell of a lot cheaper, less down time. what compression are you at now? i’m assuming like 10.5 or 11-1? > > im not a fan of turbos and carbs. blowers and carbs–yeah–because shit is linear. but turbos and carbs imo is not a good mix. i know it has been done–but too much stuff is controled mechanically leaving the user out of the mix. figure you need a msd btm box at minimum to pull timing, plus all the stuff you need for the carb to take boost. may be cheaper to get efi off the bat. the car can do high 10s now with some traction, my best 60’ was 2.0. i want turbos over nitrous mainly for the cool factor. there arent many turbo big blocks around. my comp now is 10.2 . also i was planing to run only 3-5 lbs of boost until i fuel inject it i just want the turbos first --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbos/190786)._