n/a or supercharged?

toke said:

I can certainly appreciate the hard work that goes into building a fast n/a car but to say that just slapping on a supercharger is easy is a little far fetched and kind of a blind statement.

As someone else has said already, take a quick spin in a blown car and you might think twice. Hopefully the people that say being blown is "the easy way" aren't just saying it because they can't afford it (not saying anyone is btw). That would be sad.

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GT2000JAY said:

There is a big difference between taking a spin in a supercharged 4.6 and building a supercharged 4.6. Face the facts: If you want N/A power there is a great deal more preparation, thought and work that goes into developing power than there is with a blower. 300 N/A RWHP will take a lot more dedication and effort than 350 F/I RWHP.

You are right that you don't "slap a blower on". It all takes some level of expertise and work. However, building a strong N/A mustang is a lot more time and resource intensive than adding forced induction. Look at it this way: You can do all of the N/A modifications, including shortblock, and make 300-320 RWHP. What will those same modifications with a supercharger make? 400-450, maybe 500??? That right there should tell you something.

Nothing is simple when looking at serious modifications, but tapping the oil pan, improving the fuel system, and adding forced induction is NOT as complex as swapping heads, cams or shortblock.

Again, just my humble opinion.

Jay

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Huskerpower05 said:

Hey everyone, i'm new to this site but i was wondering what be the best choice for some extra hp for a 95 GT. Not much done so far, upper/lower saleen intake, 70mm throttle body, intake, dumped flowmaster exhaust system. at around 240rwhp, im looking to hit 285-290 by next year, any ideas?

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01mgvert said:

T & J Performance offers the Mongoose kit (Vortech SQ-Trim by Steeda, with all the accessoriers) for $3950. I got an e-mail from them and they can do the installation for $550, but I would need to make a pilgrimage to Georgia. They are also able to calibrate for my 4.10s. The total cost would be $4500, including a dyno tune. On the bulletin board of Modular Ford Powerhouse (the website for T & J Performance), they have a thread listing the horsepower gains from the Mongoose kit. With my mods, I would be looking at 400-420 rwhp. For about the same price, I could have the heads polished and ported (new valves, springs, locks, retainers) and custom cams installed and be around 300 rwhp. What should I do?

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