[dodgestang]

You have to define your goals. Sure a super charger is nice, but that will require a lot of fabrication to make work.

Here is a 1970 with a standard stroke 351 and an accessory mount blower with a carb hat. We currently have similar power levels (he says all he has to do is turn up the boost with a pulley change but then the motor would probably blow up ) He had to get all the brackets made custom because there weren't any for the application.

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500HP isn't really a goal...it is a number that may or may not be required to meet your goals.

Is this a street car? Daily driver? weekend toy? part time track car (what kinda of track), all time track car (what kind of track)?
What is the performance mark you want to hit? (500hp again is a number, are you looking to cruise to work and romp the skinny pedal and not land in a ditch? are you looking for the 11.5 1/4 street car so you don't need a roll bar? are you looking to run 1.12 laps and pull high g's on the skid pad?)
What is the budget?

My car's goal where something I could drive to work anytime I wanted (but not a daily driver), run 11s in the 1/4 (it run 11.5 pretty consistently now enough so that if I keep nudging under it like I have a couple times at 11.45 they will stop letting me run because you need a 6 point roll bar and harnesses below 11.5), and be capable enough to take around the twisties (it would be faster in the 1/4 if I didn't race it down the straight line with a full road course suspension setup on it).

I've spent a lot of money between 3 motor builds, 4 AOD transmission builds, broken 9 inch rear end, broken leaf springs, darn near totalling it and killing myself because I took it out in bad weather (black ice) and the summer performance tires are just that....summer performance tires, etc... So it is important to get your 3 goals in alignment.

[dolleyson18]

I am well aware of the fact that what I am thinking about is crazy. This is something that I have thought about for almost ten years now. It is not impossible for something like this to happen.

A number works for me. I do not plan on running it on a track. It is a street car. I have seen street cars with 800 to 1000hp runnin. It is stupid to do, but it is done. This car is only run during the summer. It is basically a weekend warrior.

This car has been a 10 year restoration, and my dream is to have it perfect. Now for me perfection would be runnin nines down the track, but in the real world that just wont happin. Now you are runnin a good low 11 and I like that number.

My hole point in this is not to sound childish. I am from the Detroit area, and people around here will cruise their nine second car around town. They are nuts for doing it. I want to show them that it might be a Mustang but it can keep up with you.

So ideally I want 4 to 500 horse. With a supercharger or turbo. Then that would be fine with me.

[silver69]

This is starting to sound like a purpose built engine making it a purpose built car. Keep in mind if you use a SC you will want ot keep your comp. ratio much lower that a hot street normally aspirated engine, plan ahead.