Most opinions set the "safe" level at 450rwhp, not 400 or 425. There are a couple dozen guys I know of running between 425-450rwhp (many of them for several months now) without any issues. It's all about the tune. Keep some timing out of it and you don't have to worry as much about "bad gas" causing you problems.

 

no wories

I am the installer

 

hpp in lewssville tx call manny 972-395-9844

 

saleen has some set ups well over 500 hp - I am in the know!

don't believe the uninformed.

 

Thank you for snuffing the naysaying out now. I thought this thread was gonna get hijacked with people giving you the same ole' "motor's gonna blow" line.

 

I never said 500+hp was not achievable... I just was noting that 400 or 425 hp was well below the generally recognized "safe" number. Anyone running 500 or more (and expecting it to last) had better have a dam good tune, and good fuel available at all times. That is not an area where amatuers should venture.

 

yep right on all about the tune/gas

 

Hi Don, I agree on all your points but the"safe" number or even having a number. The number can go very high will everything working correctly or can't get past the stock 300 if has bad gas,tune,or other problems. I have guys running 700+ hp NA cast piston,rods & 2 bolt crank every season with no problems (not a mustang). the parts will hold up very well under the right conditions for a fairly long time. Check out the book on Street Supercharging & Richard Holdners books with his dyno pulls.

 

Yup, I tune the Vortech kits with stock pump and plugs to around 450rwhp, larger pump-llines and plugs upto 480-500rwhp. I beleive 500rwhp is the number with the stock setup for long life but that's just me.

Funny I made dang near the same numbers but the dyno graph from the Vortech are greatly different. I love the way your torque numbers are so very high at the start of the run where as with the Vortech the lines are weird as they both follow the same curve, HP and TQ. THe TQ though goes very high just before it starts dropping off but the HP never goes down, even at 6500 rpm's.

Thanks, Doug.

 

Well, I am glad you love how I did that because I did it just for you...
How could more than one person miss it? Probably the same way that more than one person missed the fact that all the info is in his signature file. But who's to say.

Actually, I wasn't even going to comment back, but figured I would at least let you know that I appreciate how much you like the way I do things since it is so important that I care that you care.

 

Those are great numbers....congrats! You're gonna have some fun!!

 

 

That made feel all squishy inside

 

I hate you..... I had just basically convinced myself that I do NOT have the money for a blower (Saleen was top of the list) and won't till at least halfway through 2007...........

And now the VIRUS is planted again.......


AAARRRGHRGHHH!!!! :bang:



Nice numbers and way to go man - and I love how it still looks stock. Is the blower fairly quiet?

 

yes indeed, how loud is the classic belt whine of the twin screw?

 

I would say that the guy either did not know hot to drive his Viper or was'nt really giving it all he had..... and from a strart line... no way.
Stats on the Viper by the way
Engine - 505 c.i.
HP - 500
Tourque - 525
Weight - 3410
Top speed - 190
0-60 mph - 4.0
(thats what most magazines have it at, there may be some variance)
They have us dominated in every category.
Don't get me wrong though, you have a sweet set up that I envy.

 

Where do you purchase the book?

 

hey royb, what kind of dyno was it? a Mustang Dyno ?

-Bryan

 

i am fixing to run the saleen blower, with all my other mods listed below, except the underdrives, obviously i will not be running it with the saleen tune, but it will be tuned by the installer. now if i run it with the stock pulley, i should have no durability/reliability issues correct? i use this baby as my daily driver, and no drive-no work-no money. this is why i dont wanna go nuts with the blower. am i gonna need sub-frames or anything like that? just need a little power to help squirt thru that nyc traffic.

 

Yep its almost too quite - i want people to know I did put some small supercharged emblems right under the GT.