I am actually in the process of getting a saleen setup. I am paying payments on it and am picking it up as soon as it is paid off. The person I am getting it from has a good reputation so I trust him as far as getting it after I get it paid off. However I am not sure this is the setup that I should use. Here are the details tell me what you think. Not sure what HP numbers this would make but it would look clean under the hood.
Saleen Series IV charger (Whipple Style) off an '04 Saleen with ~30K miles. Complete kit including factory cold air intake setup and 70mm TB, 42 lb injectors, Lightning 90mm MAF (NEW), Ford GT fuel pump used for less than 1,000 miles, MoSaleen idler (NEW), and Pulley Boys 2.9 pulley (NEW), as well as the original Saleen pulley. Has been gone through and checked and has new gaskets installed. I also have a BRAND NEW set of braided intercooler lines from 21st Century Performance. Comes with lower intercooler, overflow tank, tank bracket, working pump, working fans, etc. Basically this will come with everything but a belt. Just needs one of those and a new owner. Will also throw in a NEW steering column single gauge pod with NEW boost gauge $3,500 obo.
I will have it paid for by November. I am planning on upgrading my exhaust and switching to 4.10 gears as well. any idea on what kind of rwhp numbers I should be looking at?
All depends on your goals. You want to be running consistand mid to low 12's easy then jump for the blower if you got the cash. You will most likely do the bolt ons at some point anyway so it doesn't really matter.
I think 4.10 would be hard to hook up with a blower unless running slicks, but then I would just upgrade the axles as well.
In my case I still can't make up my mind so I do bolt ons while thinking about it. Kinda shying aways since I already have 4.10s and its my daily driver and no spare car at the moment other than wifey's.
I say leave your gears right where they are. I made 410hp with my Eaton blower in an auto equipped Mercury Cougar that tipped the scales at well over 4,000lbs with driver and still managed mid-12's with the stock 3.27's and 27" tires out back.
Don't get so eager to swap gears when you're planning on making that much bottom end torque. You don't need them.
I actually swapped out to 3.73's for a while, but ended us switching back to my stock 3.27's. The car was just as fast with the stock gears and was nicer to drive on the street, while retaining better fuel mileage to boot.
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