What to do with $6k

[parchisi]

Well, i'm getting my Cadet Career starter loan of $30,000 in about a month or so, and I figure i'd drop about $6,000 of it on my car. I'm not happy with the power it has right now. So what would you do?

Right now I got two options: Get some AFR 225's and a more aggressive roller camshaft. Right now I just got the 185's and a mild solid flat tappet cam.

or....

Splurge on an intercooled Procharger setup and crank up that boost.

I like the idea of putting out over 400 hp with a good solid NA combo, but with the supercharger i'm pretty sure I'd get more power.

If you have any other ideas of what I should do with 6 or 7 grand on my car, give'em to me.

 

[bimmertech]

31 spline rear end, better suspension/brakes.

you don't build a house by starting on the roof then pouring the foundation.

 

[parchisi]

Yeah, i'll work on the suspension and brakes. Already got a 31 spline rear and axles though. Thanks.

 

[The Green GT]

For $6k you can do ALOT. If I were you Id do brakes, suspension, used Vortech, and a mild H/C/I

$6k should actually be enough especially if you do it yourself.

 

[mustang6tee8]

76mm Turbo system + 408 with built h/c/i=

 

[1slow95]

For $6k you can do ALOT. If I were you Id do brakes, suspension, used Vortech, and a mild H/C/I

$6k should actually be enough especially if you do it yourself.

He's already got a mild H/C/I.....On a 408

 

[The Green GT]

He's already got a mild H/C/I.....On a 408

Well in that case..... super charger or twin turbo.

 

[trav_19]

lol wow i didn't know the 408 either lol...well looks like you got a pretty stout stang....i would go with a supercharger and nos

 

[1slow95]

What CR are you running on that 408? I wouldn't run a blower with anything over 10:1, and even that would be pushing it....With that said, here's some numbers you might expect with boost.

That's the dyno sheet from my friends 94 GT. He has a Dart block 347 with AFR 185 heads, a somewhat mild custom cam, Systemax II intake, and a S-Trim pushing close to 15#. Oh yeah, that's with meth injection too, which added around 50-60 rwhp/rwtq.

 

[trav_19]

oh no!!!! looks what happens at his numbers at 6200 rpms...

lol

 

[turbogt]

Buy apple stock 3 days ago....lol

 

[parchisi]

What CR are you running on that 408? I wouldn't run a blower with anything over 10:1, and even that would be pushing it....With that said, here's some numbers you might expect with boost.

That's the dyno sheet from my friends 94 GT. He has a Dart block 347 with AFR 185 heads, a somewhat mild custom cam, Systemax II intake, and a S-Trim pushing close to 15#. Oh yeah, that's with meth injection too, which added around 50-60 rwhp/rwtq.

Holy cow Batman! So what do you think? A vortech or a procharger P1SC? Is the procharger with an intercooler worth all the extra money?

About the CR, I ashamedly say that I do not know, I'd have to ask the guy who put my combo together. I do know that its probably not too high since the pistons are dished, though.

 

[parchisi]

also, if anybody knows right off hand, how does the systemax II intake compare to the Trick Flow R intake?

 

[1slow95]

Oh yeah, I just remembered that he has to run a mix of 93 and 100+ octane otherwise he gets detonation. He tried to fix it in the tune with no luck, and I think he came up with maybe he's using the wrong thickness head gaskets?(something about the quench area??) Definitely talk to your engine builder before you do anything....This is with 8.5:1 compression ratio BTW

Also, just because you have dished pistons doesn't mean you'll have a low compression ratio. Mine are dished and I should have somewhere around 10.8:1 CR. If you know your bore, stroke, piston dish size, and combustion area size you can find calculators online to tell you your CR.

 

[Bosko5.0]

get a MM suspension kit and procharge it!

 

[Engel]

power adder!

 

[Hef5.0weisen]

I'd get one of the MM boxes, nitrous and a beater for DD.

Little off topic, but what are you planning to do in the AF assuming you stay in after graduating the academy? I'm a FE on 130's...FUN job.

 

[ProKiller]

i would start off with a bigger fuel system. Your still running 30#ers and a 190lph pump
i like the suspension ideas, maybe a GR-40 kit from griggs
the procharger is going to give you a lot more power than the better heads. that would be my vote, after the fuel and suspension upgrades of course

 

[parchisi]

Suspension wise, I was just gonna do springs, CC plates, O3 cobra arms. I dont' want to do a K member cuz I really don't feel like pulling the engine again. Plus I'm gonna do the cobra brake swap ASAP.

Hef, I hoping to fly either C-130s or C-17s. What's the 130 life like right now? I know the C-17 guys are flying their asses off right now.

 

[final5-0]

I love NA for sure

I will have a power adder ... some day

My first choice is turbo

My second choice is KB

My last choice would be a centri blower

Actually ... I'd most likely go NA stroked Windsor
before
Centri blower on a 302-306

I know how you feel

So many choices

Grady