I have wanted a Supercharged Mustang sense my freshman year of high school (1990), I am finally getting a supercharger for my 95 Cobra and now I have a tuff decision to make on what kit to get. I have narrowed it down to either a Paxton Novi 2000 or a Vortech S-Trim. I know that the Novi 2000 is comparable to the Vortech T, YS trim, and both of these blowers can make enough power to bust the stock block in half. Normally this would be an easy one, go for the Novi but I can get a Vortech S-trim for $2342 shipped to me. I have enough to get the Vortech and almost all the other stuff needed (MAS,injectors,gages, dyno tune) or I can get the Novi and have to wait on the extras.
Anyone run either of these superchargers & how do you like it?
Yes, Paxton is owned by Vortech, but they are still different companies with seperate engineering and manufacturing departments. Kind of like how Ford owns Volvo, but the two companies are still basically separate.
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The Vortech is the one I'm leaning towards at this time. With the difference in price I will be able to get the AFR's I've been looking at sooner. 500 RWHP is about as far as I should push this motor.
The Vortech is the one I'm leaning towards at this time. With the difference in price I will be able to get the AFR's I've been looking at sooner. 500 RWHP is about as far as I should push this motor.
The block won't be able to handle that kinda power. You'll break it at about 450 hp
AFR's .... what kind of cam and intake pkg are you going with?
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I'd try and find a Mexican block, and you can get main caps to convert the bottom end over to 4-bolt mains with a little machining work. That'd be a good, inexpensive place to start. I'd run that setup until something happens to the block, then you know it's time to move up to something like a Dart block.
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"If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live." - Martin Luther King Jr.
I'd try and find a Mexican block, and you can get main caps to convert the bottom end over to 4-bolt mains with a little machining work. That'd be a good, inexpensive place to start. I'd run that setup until something happens to the block, then you know it's time to move up to something like a Dart block.
i dont think the block will break at 500hp, unless your planning on abusing it on a regular basis.
i spoke to a well known tuner about SC my car about a year ago, according to him 500 was the max they would tune a 5.0 block to. said it was on borrowed time beyond that but that it would be ok at 500 as long as it wasnt abused and had a good tune of course.
I will be taking it easy and not beating on this motor all the time. One of my friends had a 500+Hp Stock short block 5.0 and it lived for awhile. At leats until he got greedy and up the boost to 18lbs, that was fun for about 3 weeks I alredy have a 68 302 short block waiting for me to do something with, How much can these old blocks take power wise?? Time to sart building the back up, I don't want to waste money on parts that will be over kill. I will be going with AFR 185 heads and I haven't decided on what manifold to run yet, It's down to the Holly System Max, TFS, or the new Ebrock.
Supercharger Dilemma 
500 RWHP is about as far as I should push this motor.
