meatball said:Assuming you have 01 from your name; stock Vortech V2 SQ1 w/o aftercooler would be about 325rwhp+ on your mostly stock motor. I'd suggest a trans-cooler for sure, and replacing stock trans pan w/one that has a drain plug, and replacing fluid/filter considerably more often than you would w/o the S/C. Other than that, good transmissions. Guys will pop in here and start talking high stall-speed convertors - I say no for the street; run the stock torque convertor. Some shifting mods (the J-Mod) may be worth looking at. Will the car be raced? Long-term plans for car?
So s/c's will ruin engines too?I knew Nitous would,but I figured s/c'ers were better for ingines.Oh well!....What about the chip? something like 25rwhp,do you Think that's the way to go?the98stang said:I wouldn't supercharge your car even if the tranny could withstand the power. The fact is, superchargers damage engines over time even when running small amounts of boost. Nitrous is the same way. If you push your pistons to their limits, they're sure to **** up. Why do you think Ford made the 4.6L engines naturally aspirated? I have owned two turbo charged cars, and both were not worth the time or hassle. If your car is going to be your daily driver, I would stick to N/A. But if it's going to be a weekend driver and you have time to fix the thing, go for it. That's just my opinion.
Tanner
mustangman01 said:So s/c's will ruin engines too?I knew Nitous would,but I figured s/c'ers were better for ingines.Oh well!....What about the chip? something like 25rwhp,do you Think that's the way to go?
the98stang said:All power adders (S/c's, nitrous, turbo's) put more stress on the engine. These setups CAN be safe, if the proper safe guards are used. In example, window switches for nitrous. But I have heard some aweful stories about nitrous. All it takes is one user error, and the engine is screwed. In my opinion, naturally aspirated is the way to go. You may spend more money for the extra horsepower, but at least your engine will be in tact. I'm not sure what gains are available with SCT tuners.
mbhmustang1998 said:I agree with him except i think any mod u do to the car is going to adversly affect its life somewhat. Supercharging is gonna have the biggest effect on a stock motor then u have nitrous but its not as bad since its not used all the time, and when its used safe. Even N/A mods like cams, intakes, stuff liek that is going to effect the engine but not to the extinct as a supercharger. THis is a stock engine i speak of, if u rebuild the whole engine with forged internals and what not then its lifespan is gonna be alot better. As far as the auto, jmod it and add a tranny cooler, thee will cut the heat temps down on the tranny which leads to a longer life not to mention the jmod makes teh car feel much better then the stock slow soggy shifting it doess.
mustangman01 said:Kind of a stupid question,but because of a few buddies of mine,I didn't put one on a few months back,they told me to sick with the chip. I think the vortech one I was lookin at was like 500rwhp or something. Maybe they were talkin about 500HP would blow my trans, or maybe a supercharger would do it(a good one anyway).If anyone has an Automatic with a S.C.,give me your experience!,and anyone else please give me some knowledge.
mbrown3696 said:I put a kennebell, on my car (04Gt convert) at 800miles, It now has 8000miles, and zero problems, ever!
mustangman01 said:Kind of a stupid question,but because of a few buddies of mine,I didn't put one on a few months back,they told me to sick with the chip. I think the vortech one I was lookin at was like 500rwhp or something. Maybe they were talkin about 500HP would blow my trans, or maybe a supercharger would do it(a good one anyway).If anyone has an Automatic with a S.C.,give me your experience!,and anyone else please give me some knowledge.
mbrown3696 said:I put a kennebell, on my car (04Gt convert) at 800miles, It now has 8000miles, and zero problems, ever!