What do you think???

I am thinking Supercharger like many...But, can not stop thinking what our limit is. I would hate to blow an engine.

I see many with supercharges and have not seen one engine problem yet...That is a good thing.

Anyone with a Supercharger please give us some input...Any problems at all and how much HP are you pulling???

Thank you...

 

I'm about to order a non-intercooled vortech and colder plug's, 380rwhp....... I think I will safe.

 

How much $$$ and what is the difference with the non-intercooled and intercooled??

 

I can get the non-intercooled for 3,200 and the intercooled kit for 4,300

 

Basically the difference between the two kit's is you can run higher boost levels with the intercooled kit. There's like a 40hp difference between the two. I got quotes for instalation for both kit's and it was 300-400 for the non-intercooled kit and 800 for the intercooled kit. I will most likely upgrade to the intercooler later on but for now I think the non-intercooled kit will be great.

 

Intercooling cools the compressed air (it heats up as it is compressed). Hot air is less dense than cooler air, so a cooler air / fuel mixture delivers even more HP as a result. A cooler air fuel charge mixture is less susceptable to detonation as well. So even for a milder blower or supercharger setup (less boost), intercooling is a good and benifical thing. A good intercooler set up can yield 10 to 15% or more additional increase in HP.

For the same boost, an intercooled set up will produce more HP.

There are two type of intercoolers. Air to air. And Air to Water.

 

Thank you 2005sonicBOOST...Keep us updated when you get...

 

Thanks RadBOSS for the information....

 

I'm as far as I want to go... Probably to far most would say...JDM can do some almost magical tuning that is for sure.

 

You have to be kidding me...Supercharger and nitrous???? I thought it is one or the other...Did you do anything with the pistons? I can not see anything in your post. Anything on the bottom end?..I can not believe what you have...

I do not know what else you could do except add wings....Thanks for the info...

 

My bottom end is stock...I started with the nitrous system then latter added the S/C'er. I don't spray now that it's S/C'ed. I will wait until I get my bottom end forged untill I start spraying again . My numbers are just supercharged...

 

Justin, lots of real good info here on the limitations of the 4.3
http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featur...s_ecu_exhaust/

 

I read that about a year ago...I'm not the one wondering what the limits are. I am one of the one's pushing the envelope for everyone else. I don't expect my motor to go 100,000 miles, I am curious to what it will take. Thanks for the link though...

 

 

The Saleen is claimed to be safe up to 415-420rwhp. Erik

 

I hear the weak link is the auto trans before you would have engine problems?????

 

ok from what i heard from the head tech of the Whipple is that the auto trans is only made to handle 400RWHP and any higher then that will slowly break down, the engine however is around the 450-550RWHP range (but the Saleen S281E is reporting more then this) the drive shaft too can only handle around 400-450RWHP

 

The TR-3650 is rated for 360 ft-lb of torque. This is the 5-speed manual.

 

I believe everyone is in general agreement that 450 rwhp is the upper limit on the engine and much less on the auto trans. I know ...I know ... This guy and that guy is running much more but for how long. Lets not forget that these cars are just a little over 2 years old. To me that is not a long haul yet.
Scott

 

the auto trans is the 5R55S and lentech sells a stronger trans i think is rated around 600-700RWHP