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Old 04-30-2009   #1 (permalink)
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i was thinking of adding a charger to my 68 302 what would i need to do to the engine to get it to handle the power increase and what charger set up would you suggest
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What all have you done to the engine so far? It would be pointless to put a 3 grand paxton supercharger on an engine with stock heads you know what i mean?
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To get the most out of the charger, you need aftermarket heads like World Products, AFR, Edelbrock, Canfield, etc. You should also beef up your bottom end with ARP fasteners minimum. Also, you do not want more than 9:1 compression. A good fuel pump and carb are needed to make sure you get enough fuel to mix with the increased air charge. Paxton has recommended carburetors and other system requirements.
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i havent started on it yet im getting a shopping list together and going to do it bit by bit
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What kind of numbers are you looking for? We all know you can bolt a small charger on a stock motor without issue if you are going to be satisfied with 350hp. The first thing I would do is make sure your compression is no higher than 9:1 or even a bit lower ideally. That can be achieved by adding a set of lower compression forged pistons. The fasteners someone mentioned are a good idea. You can do some work to your existing heads to get them to flow better, but aluminum heads stay cooler and also disapate heat better which will become an issue. I am assuming you already have a 4barrel intake and carb. If not, you are not quite ready for this mod. Definately fuel flow upgrade, ignition upgrade and cooler plugs. Now, if you are looking for big power, then you need to do all the typical things ie: forged rods, crank, cooling system, full exhaust. All the major mfg's make units suitable for your application. You really just need the blow-through adapter that lets you hook the piping up to a carb and a pully that matches your belt system. You might have to convert your pullies to a better belt system. Call any mfg and tell them what you are trying to do, they have folks that get paid to do all the figuring for you.
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thanks for the info hpmcgee im not look for huge hp this is my everyday driver
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