Fox supercharger on OEM fox

Wait,you gonna spend 2 g's for 50 hp?Get some nice entry level alum. Heads,a cheap explorer intake and your there

I guess that's how you know you're getting older. Used to be $1,500 for a basic blower kit.

Yes, you'll get to your goals. A modest 50 hp can be done without an intercooler with less about 5 psi. Find a used S-trim.

I want blower one of these days. I’m still searching for that ever possible used Flowzilla unit to pop up, but I’m also really leaning towards the newer D1X from pro charger.

Reliable power is expensive. I gained 200 hp on a stock engine. Cost over $3k, 25 years ago. Centrifugal superchargers are easier on the power train, since power builds slower than other types.

The cheapest bang for the buck is Nitrous. For under $600 you can gain an easy 75rwhp on a stock motor with only a fuel pump and spark plug change. The cost comes in when you have to keep filling the bottle. Back in the early 90's we all ran Nitrous until putting supercharges on. I last used Nitrous about 20 years ago when it was $3 a pound. Now I hear it is is tough to get filled in certain areas.

I've put Vortech's on 4 of my Fox body cars over the years. The first was a basic A trim back in the early 90's on an otherwise stock motor. The problem is you will soon grow tired of just 50-75 more rwhp and want to swap pulleys, etc. Even if you find a good used S trim, you will want to ship it out to Vortech to have it gone through which costs if I remember about $500. I would never buy a used Vortech sight unseen unless you know the person. You will also need to decide if you want to use an FMU- which is nothing more than a bandaid that increased the fuel pressure to compensate for not swapping to larger injectors. Once you start going past the base 5-6# of boost you will want to ditch the FMU and then get at least 42# injectors, an adjustable FPR, a 255in tank fuel pump, Fuel pressure, AFR and boost gauges, and you will need a tune. Then factor in a better cooling system- radiator, E fan. Then you will need to address the PCV system with either a check valve, breathers,catch cans to address back pressure. You will want to open up the exhaust with headers, H pipe, cat back. Your stock clutch and flywheel will need to be upgraded, and so on, and so on..

$2k may get you a used S trim, injectors, MAF, but expect to invest at least another $1k to get it dialed in and running properly. I bought my current SC HO trim for $2500 4 years ago with off a guy who had less than 1000 miles on it with SCT80MM MAF, Deka 60# Injectors.Spent another $300 on an Anderson Powerpipe, $500 on dyno tuning, and another $500 on fuel, Boost, AFR gauges, cowl pod and pillar pod holders, SS lines, and another $200 misc crap like fluids, filters. PCV stuff. So probably around $4k buying mostly used parts.

As the old saying goes, how fast do you want to go/spend?

Noobz347 said:

I would talk you out of the Kenne Bell... Maybe. I dunno; It depends a lot on the conversation about what you want it to do.

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Hmm now you have me curious as to why??? Is it just bc it’s an outdated product? So I was browsing the FB fox body forums and cam across a couple of guys who also bought the KB setup from TPS. Lo and behold they each have their Flowzilla kits in from tps and I’m kinda drooling bc I like them. What do I want do? Idk on my current set up now it would make the car even more fun. Now eventually I want to pull this 302 out and toss in a stroker motor which I was headed towards a dart block 363, but have came across a buddy who has a 351 roller block that I’m tempted to buy, just need to find time to drive south 6 hours and get it if that’s what I decide. Now there is all this talk about those blocks being prone to cracks where the cam bearings sit and it has me kinda on edge about it. Now I know there is some ppl that have tossed these blowers on stroker motors and been fine, but is it kinda like a set of heads where it will run out of gas if the motor is to big? Would I be better off going centri at that point if I’m looking to go with a bigger displacement engine? I don’t see turbo in my future, even though the price for an on3 is so reasonable. I like the pro charger set ups, but seeing that the flowzilla is actually available from this company makes me interested once again. The bad thing about the KB is tps is charging 4K, plus 500 for the flowzilla inlet.