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pros and cons of a sc vs. turbo

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88_GT_5_oh

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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
 

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k thanks
 

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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?
 
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92GreenGT

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Curse said:
92GreenGT, ms93gt any pics of your setups?
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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.



grey5.0beast said:
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?
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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.

91ghp5.0 said:
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?
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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.
 

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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.
 

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I do believe Jeff from ponydown purchased a the header jig from Brian (B&G) and is now making headers with his design.
 
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ninety15.0 said:
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.
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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?
 
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ninety15.0 said:
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.
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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
 

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Marlboro_Man said:
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?
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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.
 
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Curse said:
92GreenGT, ms93gt any pics of your setups?
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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.
 
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Heres my engine bay



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