[02stangbanginGT]

hey guys, just bought an 04 last week, and looking into what i'm gonna do with it. I know i am going to do pulleys, intake, etc. I want to do the port, but my question was, does it eliminate the s/c from heating up so bad? I know the eatons heat up like crazy, so i was wondering if the port will help that out, or is it smart to still buy a heat exchanger, or do i even need a heat exchanger at all? Also, how much does the best port usually cost, because i know there are a few stages. thanks.

[BlueStreak03]

A port job on the heads won't do anything for the heat situation. Heat in a forced induction setup comes from friction in the supercharger itself and also from the mechanical act of compressing air. It's just the laws of physics, compressing air causes it to heat up. The best way to remove that heat is with an intercooler or aftercooler.

[tripleblack]

Blue is right. Porting the heads (I'd do that intake at the same time) will help the motor breath better, and make more power, but heat is another problem. There are some good kits for your cobra that will help cool down the charge, including larger intercooler tanks that allow you to even drop in some ice for a run down the track (won't help much in everyday driving, though the larger capacity helps keep things cooler in general). They also make add-on intercoolers for the Cobra.

Your ProCharger rig may already have an intercooler, but ATI makes several sizes, so see which one you have. The bigger the intercooler (ATI uses an air-to-air rig) the cooler the charge.

If you want to help things stay cool in general, use a wetting agent in your engine coolant. Redline makes a good one I have been happy with.

[02stangbanginGT]

sorry guys, i meant porting the supercharger not the heads, sorry for the confusion.

[tripleblack]

Originally Posted by 02stangbanginGT

sorry guys, i meant porting the supercharger not the heads, sorry for the confusion.

Oddly enough, I think the advice given above still stands. Port-matching the intake helps power and increases flow - but won't in and of itself decrease charge temps.

Flowing more coolant through the intercooler will (assuming we're talking about the cobra and not the GT you have for sale). A CAI will also help a little bit.

[nigel]

Porting the superchager will not reduce the heat. There is a guy that all he deals with are those SC's. Type in Thunderbird SC in your search engine and his site will pop up. He does mustangs also. Plus if you port the SC don't forget about the pleum and the throttle body.

[Stangster88]

Your best bet to help with the charge temp is a good intercooler and possibly some methanol injection. I know it sounds hokey but it works. Alone the methanol will add power but in sync with the supercharger you see a bigger benefit. The methanol kits can be purchased from jegs and summit. Not the cheapest thing around but for what it does its worth its money.

Now as far as porting goes it really depends on who you have do it. What stage you get and what performance gain you want to see. Now if your only going to drag the cobra a stage 3 porting would help out a lot but if you just want to see some more power stage 1 or 2 are plenty. Also you can have things polished but if your not racing all the time its pointless as the carbon will build up and make the polishing have no more effect. Also when you know what type of porting you want get everything done at once. Porting an intake and not the heads does no real good because even though the intake will now flow better the heads wont so you wont notice it as much. Have the heads, intake, runners, everything you can have ported. Have it ported also make sure the match the porting either by gasket matching or other means as the best porting wont help if the ports arent properly matched.
Also a side note before you port this beast consider everything. One mod usually involves others. Once you have the ability to flow that air you still need to supply enough fuel. You might need to do fuel mods as well as either buy a tuning system or have a chip custom made for your car. These things all cost money and other mods might make more sense in the end.

Forced induction is cool by all means but N/A isnt bad either.

I hope that helps.

[Asheron2]

Hey you could also do water injection, what works real well is a nozzle from a windsheiled washer and a pump from a washer.Just tap a spot in your intake somewhere before the supercharger and turn it, you could also run the windsheild washer fluid .........same thing right?? Remember, only a little, and i mean LITTLE amount of water needs to go in!! This would be a good starting point as you can get this stuff cheap before laying down your hard earned cash for the kits from jegs.