Turbo kits for F-bodies are popping up more and more now, but they're still rare and quite expensive. Although some of the twin-intercooled Prochargers aren't exactly cheap, they'd still cost less than a turbo and put out as much boost as you'd like.
Turbocharging is no doubt a more efficient means of generating boost but by no means is it twice as good or effective. So the crank is being taxed on a SC - big deal, you're losing what? 25, 35, 45 HP?? Its not like an 8psi turbo would give you an extra 100 HP over an 8psi blower.
Forget efficiency for a moment, and ask yourself how much boost you want to run. Considering you're looking at intercooled (I presume) Prochargers, you are probably looking for at least 9 psi of boost - thats about what you could run safely on a stock motor without risking detonation. If you're planning on rebuilding the motor with forged low-compression pistons, etc... then there are some Procharger twin-intercooled packages that will get you up to 20psi if you want.
And by the way, most people tend to forget the other big thing turbo's do better than blowers..... and that is generate extreme heat. No better way to prevent detonation than packing a 5000 degree mini-oven under the hood next to the motor. But this is just my
, means as little to me as the few horses a blower loses at the crank.
Bottom line - any kind of forced induction on an LS1 is downright scarey!
