Tossing around some expensive ideas.

JymboSlice

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Hey, so lately i've been really wanting a turbo V8 car. Especially when i saw those numbers the hellion coyote put down on 6 psi of boost... :shock: but anyways, since i dont want to turbo the coyote, because it's fairly new and its my daily driver for now and the mt-82 is fail. I would like to ditch the paxton on my 2v (which putting the belt on is a pain in the ass, and belt shred issues are killing me) and go with a 76mm turbo. Most likely im going to get the hellion "tuner" kit with the 76mm billet wheel turbo with the ball bearing option and a bassani catted y-pipe Minus the suspension stuff. So it'll be around $5090 for that, plus a set of turbo cams and new valve springs for $900, a new maf for ~$400 and then bigger injectors ~$400. So thats around $7k for a badass turbo kit creating both an excellent street car and a drag car.

The other option is to keep my paxton. Add an paxton intercooler $2000, 8 rib pulley setup ~$600, MAF ~$350, bypass valve ~$400, boost pipe ~$250, AFM 82 cams and valve springs ~$900 for around $4500 and have a kinda fun street car and a nice drag car, but with barely any torque (compared to the turbo).

My dad said he'd take all the paxton/exhaust stuff from me for his 04' mustang so i got that taken care of. Id rather not sell anything, because i wouldnt get anything for it. So, im just throwing around ideas on what to do. I would love to get an 03/04 cobra, but id rather pay for that in full so i can get the perfect one when it pops up. So most likely next summer. Hopefully, if my job goes well.

My goal for the 04' is to run a high/mid/low 10 sec run on the 18" saleens and then drive home with zero drive ability issues.


I just want some ideas and thoughts from you guys.. and please dont flame me for anything :rolleyes: The 5.0 is just probably going to get longtubes and some suspension stuff (future mods in sig) so it's nothing ridiculous. I dont want to screw around with that and its delicate trans.