pros and cons of a sc vs. turbo

[88_GT_5_oh]

shop around online for piping.... i ended up getting my best price from summit racing. they sell u bends, 90* 45* everything you can name

 

[grey5.0beast]

k thanks

 

[91ghp5.0]

does anybody here have any experience with ponydown? i'd like to piece together a 5 or 6 psi (low boost on stock block) turbo kit eventually. i'd probably buy hot side, maybe have the cold side made, and pick a turbo later. or is B&G really worth the money?

 

[92GreenGT]

92GreenGT, ms93gt any pics of your setups?

Yeah old pics, lol. Sorry but ive always got something going on so I never get a "good" pic of it. Here are two pics, one is awhile back with the stock intake, and one is the most recent right after the explorer intake swap. Best I have right now.

What is a good resource for piping. the depot by me doesn't have 3+inch piping that I want to use for my supercharger. and will I have a problem with steel rusting on the inside of the pipe, I can paint the outside, but will the inside receive any moisture?

http://www.racepartssolutions.com/
Use coupon code 001 or 0001 for 10% off entire order(forgot which it is, just use one if it doesnt work use the other) Darin has the best prices that I could find, awesome customer service and does the turbomustang thing himself, so he knows what he is talking about when you need help.

does anybody here have any experience with ponydown? i'd like to piece together a 5 or 6 psi (low boost on stock block) turbo kit eventually. i'd probably buy hot side, maybe have the cold side made, and pick a turbo later. or is B&G really worth the money?

Jeff(ponydown) and Brian(B&G) both make quality stuff, Id say it would boil down to opinion/price on which to go with. I think everyone has been pleased with both companies.

 

[ninety15.0]

I'm also really considering the turbo/SC question for next fall. How much boost are you running 92greengt...and how much power do you think you are making. Im worried that a turbo setup wont be worth it b/c i couldnt realize its potential b/c of the stock block limitations.

 

[millhouse]

I do believe Jeff from ponydown purchased a the header jig from Brian (B&G) and is now making headers with his design.

 

[Marlboro_Man]

I'm also really considering the turbo/SC question for next fall. How much boost are you running 92greengt...and how much power do you think you are making. Im worried that a turbo setup wont be worth it b/c i couldnt realize its potential b/c of the stock block limitations.

Same thing i was thinking, H/C/I + Turbo = Split block and i definatly can't afford a dart block at this point in my life.

I've really been thinking about selling my nitrous setup after the heads go on and saving a little more for a S/C , but even then i'm worried about splitting the block or bending some rods. I would LOVE a turbo much more then a S/C but without a good block and some internals is it even worth it?

 

[92GreenGT]

I'm also really considering the turbo/SC question for next fall. How much boost are you running 92greengt...and how much power do you think you are making. Im worried that a turbo setup wont be worth it b/c i couldnt realize its potential b/c of the stock block limitations.

Well I was on a Bone Stock engine (stock headers even) but now I have an explorer upper/lower intake. I havent drove the car with the intake yet to see how much it helped, but I was running 6lbs of boost with 24* total timing(super rich...10's AFR) but with that super safe tune and probably a 3500lb race weight the car would trap around 108-9mph in the 1320, havent dynoed so I cant tell you how much power it was making at the time. Car is a handful on 17" nittos, so I dont want to up the boost anymore until I can get it to hook.
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Just so this is clear, we race at Bristol, TN where the DA is usually high as hell, and a 5.0 will run around 94-95mph on motor. Just to show the mph difference, we dont have the 100mph trapping 5.0's around here

 

[millhouse]

Same thing i was thinking, H/C/I + Turbo = Split block and i definatly can't afford a dart block at this point in my life.

I've really been thinking about selling my nitrous setup after the heads go on and saving a little more for a S/C , but even then i'm worried about splitting the block or bending some rods. I would LOVE a turbo much more then a S/C but without a good block and some internals is it even worth it?

There are plenty running around on the stock short block pushing 450+ h/p to the wheels…and more that have been doing it for years. Granted there is no guarantee it will hold up….you'll never know until you try. With a good and/or safe tune, bending rods wont be an issue.

 

[ms93gt]

92GreenGT, ms93gt any pics of your setups?

I dont have any pictures of it together yet as the kit is sitting in my garage lol. I only need a few little things like pulley's ect to get her running but I want them bc I wanna put everything together at once.

 

[ms93gt]

Heres my engine bay



Turbo