What modifications come with installing a supercharger?
Most places sell suprchargers in a kit including the actual unit, injectors, spark plugs, an intake to fit, and a tuner. The full kit will work by itself but it is hard on the car w/o supporting mods. Problem area are generally the strength of the frame, the strength of the rear end, torque rating on the clutch, ect. First you make the car able to handle the power then you make the power.
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"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so" -Ronald Reagan
when you said make the car able to handle the power like what kind of mods are you talking about and are they expensive?
Most of the mods you will need I have on my car which you can see in my sig. Problems usually consist of the frame and drivetrain for the frame you will want subframe connectors and strut tower brace for the drivetrain you will need a t-lok and rear end girdle. Since you have and auto I am not quite sure what modification you might need for that? KScoyote is the v6 guru around here and he would know. Thing is he hasn't been on in quite a while
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214 RWHP, 215 RWTQ
"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so" -Ronald Reagan
turbo = slightly lower cost, slighty better HP, much more complicated, and shorter life expectancy
supercharger = pretty much flip flop the turbo.
A higher percentage a mustangs use superchargers over turbos.
there's no shorter or extended life expectancy from one over the other. I don't get where people get this information and I'm not going to argue about it.
Basically it all boils down to what you want to spend and how much work you want to do. If you want to do a turbo, DO YOUR RESEARCH!! I cannot stress this enough. Since turbo kits are not really made for mustangs, that means YOU have to go out and find a turbo to match YOUR application (that's probably why people get this idea that turbos are worse for a motor; from not doing things properly, then they blame the turbo instead of their lack of homework). With supercharger kits, the company has already done that work for you.
Turbo setups basically need to be built from scratch. You'll need to find the proper size turbo for your application, fabricate and weld all the tubing etc etc.
SCs are already in kits so they're basically plug and play. If you get a kit from Vortech, Procharger or whoever else you decide to go to, they'll have a kit for your specific year.
There are advantages of one over the other and disadvantages as well. One is NOT more harmful than the other. it's all about the tune and the quality of parts and in the end it's all about planning. Don't think about focing 15psi on a stock motor (super or turbo) and expect it to stay in one piece. Mod up for preparations for those 15 psi.
Shine1stang had a complete motor built PRIOR to installing his turbo kit. He's planning ahead of time. With his setup I wouldn't be suprised if hes running 15+psi on a Dependable motor. Those are the things that you have to think about.
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1996 Laser Red V6
Vortech S-trim 9 psi
T-lok 3.73, Steeda Tri-ax shifter, Eibach springs, KYB shocks/struts, Steeda bumpsteer kit with X2 balljoints, Steeda clutch quadrant with adjuster, Steeda rear lower control arms (uppers coming soon) 2.5in dual exhaust with H-pipe, Borla mufflers, 3in tips.
there's no shorter or extended life expectancy from one over the other. I don't get where people get this information and I'm not going to argue about it.
Basically it all boils down to what you want to spend and how much work you want to do. If you want to do a turbo, DO YOUR RESEARCH!! I cannot stress this enough. Since turbo kits are not really made for mustangs, that means YOU have to go out and find a turbo to match YOUR application (that's probably why people get this idea that turbos are worse for a motor; from not doing things properly, then they blame the turbo instead of their lack of homework). With supercharger kits, the company has already done that work for you.
Turbo setups basically need to be built from scratch. You'll need to find the proper size turbo for your application, fabricate and weld all the tubing etc etc.
SCs are already in kits so they're basically plug and play. If you get a kit from Vortech, Procharger or whoever else you decide to go to, they'll have a kit for your specific year.
There are advantages of one over the other and disadvantages as well. One is NOT more harmful than the other. it's all about the tune and the quality of parts and in the end it's all about planning. Don't think about focing 15psi on a stock motor (super or turbo) and expect it to stay in one piece. Mod up for preparations for those 15 psi.
Shine1stang had a complete motor built PRIOR to installing his turbo kit. He's planning ahead of time. With his setup I wouldn't be suprised if hes running 15+psi on a Dependable motor. Those are the things that you have to think about.
I understand you man, but generally speaking the average joe has a lot better chance of ****ing up the motor with a turbo because they require so much custom fabrication. You can have a turbo kit built for you that will be very dependable but then in that senario it is no cheaper than the supercharger.
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"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so" -Ronald Reagan
I don't know much about turbos, but I do have experience (bad experience) of a supercharger failing...and taking my motor with it because they shared engine oil. For the love of all that is holy, get a self contained unit if u buy a supercharger. I know ProCharger makes self contained units. My vortech blew up and shared the love with just about all the bearings in my engine too !!
I don't know much about turbos, but I do have experience (bad experience) of a supercharger failing...and taking my motor with it because they shared engine oil. For the love of all that is holy, get a self contained unit if u buy a supercharger. I know ProCharger makes self contained units. My vortech blew up and shared the love with just about all the bearings in my engine too !!
Sorry to hear that man but I have a vortech too and it's been great to me
i don't know but I like the idea of having freshly filtered oil running through my vortech instead of the same oil cylcing over and over again in the procharger. I almost went with procharger btw.
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1996 Laser Red V6
Vortech S-trim 9 psi
T-lok 3.73, Steeda Tri-ax shifter, Eibach springs, KYB shocks/struts, Steeda bumpsteer kit with X2 balljoints, Steeda clutch quadrant with adjuster, Steeda rear lower control arms (uppers coming soon) 2.5in dual exhaust with H-pipe, Borla mufflers, 3in tips.
I understand you man, but generally speaking the average joe has a lot better chance of ****ing up the motor with a turbo because they require so much custom fabrication. You can have a turbo kit built for you that will be very dependable but then in that senario it is no cheaper than the supercharger.
That's just the problem is that people don't know what they hell they're doing with a turbo and when they try to set up a kit, it just effs them up and then they blame the turbo when they should be blaming they're own stupid a**.
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R.I.P.
1996 Laser Red V6
Vortech S-trim 9 psi
T-lok 3.73, Steeda Tri-ax shifter, Eibach springs, KYB shocks/struts, Steeda bumpsteer kit with X2 balljoints, Steeda clutch quadrant with adjuster, Steeda rear lower control arms (uppers coming soon) 2.5in dual exhaust with H-pipe, Borla mufflers, 3in tips.
turbo = slightly lower cost, slighty better HP, much more complicated, and shorter life expectancy
supercharger = pretty much flip flop the turbo.
A higher percentage a mustangs use superchargers over turbos.
Where in the hell do you people come up with this garbage....
shorter life expectancy? Someone quick, call Cummins and tell them they'll get 2 million miles with a blower, instead of the 1 million they get with a turbo
Where in the hell do you people come up with this garbage....
shorter life expectancy? Someone quick, call Cummins and tell them they'll get 2 million miles with a blower, instead of the 1 million they get with a turbo
I asked a few times and have yet to get a response (recently realized it doesn't matter anymore...) about what is harder on an engine, turbo or s/c
Figure on a good, safe, tune (or unsafe, extreme tune if you're lookin to buy or build a new engine) and go with it... or run NA like marwondi
Where in the hell do you people come up with this garbage....
shorter life expectancy? Someone quick, call Cummins and tell them they'll get 2 million miles with a blower, instead of the 1 million they get with a turbo
You crack me up.
I've known people with turbos that last well over 100k miles with constant abuse. I've known people with superchargers that last just as long. On the contrary, I've known people who have blown multiple power adders; turbo and supercharger.
Turbo or Supercharger Which Would Be The Best For A 1998 Mustang V6. 
