pmcarlino, I have the Saleen as well and my highway mileage was just over 23mpg a few weeks ago when I took a 500 mile trip.

 

So a centrifical supercharger will put less stress on the engine? I like the new vortech kit, do centrifical and twin screw have the same amount of whiny noise? Centrifical is closer to a twin turbo? Are there any twin turbo kits for the mustang?

 

ultimate turbo is working on a TT setup but it is not avail yet.A centrifugal kit (I have the vortech) will put less stress on the motor than a twin screw because you are not under any boost pressure until you get up into the RPM range,whereas a twin screw is under boost pressure basically at all rpm ranges.I prefer the centrifugal style better in my situation because I spend alot of time on the freeway

 

Yea i like the vortech, will the autmatic trans handle the vortech supercharger? How does it feel when its daily driven? More detail the better!

 

My buddy's shop has installed 2 vortech kits on the auto and has no issues with the tranny whatsoever.The car is as docile as stock with the blower on the car when you are just cruising around town or on the hwy.The blower itself is very quiet compared to a couple of the others I've heard,so if you are looking to retain the stock drivability of the car in day to day use I highly recommend this kit.If you decide to pull the trigger on the kit and get one ordered,let me know first as I can probably get you a better price than anyone else would give,because of my connections with Vortech

 

THanks alot subzero, is this the kit you got in the pic below? My questions are toward that tank on the top left for the ice, do u have taht and if yes do you fill it up and when?

 

Here's a cool video of two '05 GTs running Vortechs.

http://www.cprace.com/videos/05%20Mustang%20.wmv

 

Hahahaha, when that second one sprayed I couldnt help but laugh out loud. I bet that guy is having some crazy fun, at least until something breaks.

 

Yeah, and with 523 RWHP on - I'm guessing - stock internals, it won't last long.

 

Check my sig for the latest "dyno" numbers. I'm at 437rwhp. This is on the stock 9psi Paxton kit (same as Vortech) with no intercooler. The only change so far is that I'm not using the Predator Tune and have switched to the SCT. The retail on this kit is $3899 I believe. I'm going back to dyno further on Tuesday since we couldn't figure out all the new perameters.

As far as driveability, the car drives like stock. The only way you can tell it's not stock is by the 4.10's winding up and/or running through the gears quicker (oh, and that little bit of blower whine!).

I'm not sure what others are seeing with their blowers. Anyone out there have dyno numbers on a Saleen kit or anything else?

 

I have the non intercooled vortech kit.That one in the pic is the I/c with and additional ice chill system that as far as I know vortech does not offer.I will be upgrading ot the I/c system within the month however.

 

Give Lidio at Alternative Auto a call and ask him what he thinks about going with the Intercooler. I spoke with him at length about getting the IC for my car and he has several very valid reason why not to spend your money that way. One of them is "heat soak". The car will be tuned for the IC, then when the heat kicks in (like sitting in traffic or waiting in the 1/4 mile line) then Tune won't be correct. I'm no guru on it so if you have questions, he's the man for sure!

 

I could see how that could be a factor weedo, but Vortech is helping me out on a deal for the I/C upgrade since they use my car for show displays etc..So I would never want to pass that up =)

 

I have the Saleen S/C running 4.5lbs of boost and I have 380hp and 360tq. I have been waiting to run a smaller pulley to see about reliability but 8lbs seems safe so that is in my future.

 

SO the kit u have is the same exact thing but iwhtout the ice tank in the bank and the air to water cooler in the front?

 

Are u suppose to fill up the ice tank every time u go out driving or what??

 

So it looks like you're right about where I was at with the crappy base Predator Tune. Has yours been tuned or are you still using the "base tune"? So far I'm at about an extra 60rwhp just changing the Tune and TB. More tweaks to come tomorrow, but I'm keeping this "safe" on 91 Octane.

subzero05 - Good point, if it was free I'd take it too! Let us know how it turns out for you. Inquiring minds want to know...

 

I think I will go ahead and get a new TB and add it onto the car with the I/c upgrade at the same time and re-tune to see where I am at.I'll post some updated pics once it is all finished

 

Yep, the TB is definitely worth it on a blown car (since we've come this far anyway!). I'm not sure if this is the TB or not but I've noticed my car seems to be "on the gas" even when I'm off the throttle. In other words, it coasts more than it should when I'm off the gas. I think it did this with the stock TB but not this much. Hopefully with the Tune tomorrow I can figure that one out too. Not a big deal, but noticeable.

 

Do you have an Auto or Manual? Which intake are you using? Thanks