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supercharger or turbocharger for v6?

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mustangmat99

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this is my first thread so bare with me, i know i know about the pro's and con's of both, my question is which would be better on the engine? i dont want to get something that is to much for my 3.8 and mess something up, also if i go turbo, where i can get complete kits for cheap? if not cheaper then the rest? any info will help, thanx
 
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Neither is inherently more or less harmful than the other.

A turbo at 20psi will be harder on the engine than a supercharger at 7. Conversely, a supercharger at 20psi will be harder than a turbo at 7.

Both at 7psi, a turbo with an inadequate fuel delivery system will hurt way more than a supercharger. Conversely, again, both at 7psi, a supercharger with a poor fuel delivery system will hurt more than a turbo with a good one.

What I'm saying is that neither is inherently harder than the other. If you keep the boost reasonable, make sure you have proper fueling and a good tune, then you'll be okay.

Try to boost too much, or start to detonate or run lean, and it won't matter which you're using, they'll both hurt.
 

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well a properly tuned turbo will make the more power than a proberly tuned super at the same psi. however, there is no manufacturer of turbo kits, so u will have to get a cutom built one. there are some people at 3.8 mustang doin that. dont ever talk about cheap for either of these, cuz neither one ever is
 
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I know of a couple of people who did complete DIY/JY turbo setups for ~$1,000. It definitely can be done cheap, you just have to do your homework and make sure you know what you are doing and what you need.
 
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at the same PSI the turbo is far superiror than the supercharger, but the supercharger is far more tested on the v6 mustang. on a 99 up you are looking at numbers around 300rwhp and 300rwtq with 11psi on a procharger supercharger kit, i would run 7psi daily and 11-12 at the track the KEY to any forced induction set up is THE TUNE TUNE TUNE TUNE and by this i mean DYNO tune at a GOOD GOOD shop and then youwill be fine.
 
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