Blown or Crate Motor???

BraggStang · 03-14-2006, 04:54 PM

I was doing some thinking......Why spend 8,000 for a SC when you can buy a crate motor for about 4,000 with the same amount of HP/TQ?????? Anyone want to elaborate on this?????

steve-o · 03-14-2006, 04:58 PM

What SC is $8000?

BraggStang · 03-14-2006, 05:02 PM

KB 1.7 is at 6895.00 without Install and without everything else you need when up gradeing.....

steve-o · 03-14-2006, 05:07 PM

What year car do you have? I got my KB 1.7L w/big tube kit, 90MM MAF, 75 MM TB, tune and the boost-a-spark.....delivered to my door for just over $6200. I did the install, which is really rather easy. That saved some coin there. If you are going to get the KB I would really recommend you doing the install yourself. The tune they send is actually pretty good. I layed down great numbers and my A/F is right where it should be. If you are military, tell them.....you get 5% discount too.

BraggStang · 03-14-2006, 05:28 PM

That sounds pretty good, but i'm not that good of a mechanic....Yes I am in the Military. Let me know what you can do for me, Thanks

Bragg

steve-o · 03-14-2006, 05:53 PM

If you order, order by phone. See if you can talk to Lisa. She gave me the discount. In all honesty, you don't need to be some great mechanic to do a KB install. They send out an install manual with pics and everything. It took me 2 days to do the install with no help. It really is not hard at all.
I wish I was still stationed in NC, I would help with the install.

Saleen S330 · 03-15-2006, 06:38 AM

For alittle over $6000, you could get a kick ass crate motor that has tons of HP and TQ. Also the internals would be beefed up for a SC later on. Brothers performace sells a kit were you get an New 01 Cobra motor that has everyhthing on it, the tranny, exhaust and computer for under 6 grand. But like i said 6 G's for a SC or 6 G's for a motor, i would go with the motor.

MachGT · 03-15-2006, 07:00 AM

you can get a used centrifugal blower kit for around $2000-2500

To get a crate motor with similar numbers to a blower motor you would have to go high compression which would not go well with a blower later on.

If I were to get a crate motor with the plans for a blower then there wouldn't be a ton of power gain due to the lower compression that I would get.

I plan to just swap out the rotating assembly on my engine eventually

*madmatt* · 03-15-2006, 12:21 PM

Yes, unless you are talking about a 5.0 based crate motor, with pushrods and one cam, no crate motor for 4k is going to touch a blower. The 6895 you are looking at I guess is from Modular Power House? In that case, it is installed, tuned, and everything for that price. Id definately get the blower first.

03-15-2006, 02:19 PM

buy a crate motor and then blow it that way you wont have any hard decisions...

RedFirevert04GT · 03-15-2006, 04:24 PM

If you are military, tell them.....you get 5% discount too.

boy do I wish I had known that when I bought mine......damn.

mustang_gt · 07-04-2006, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve-o

What SC is $8000?

i saw on a website called www.andysautosport.com where they had a roush racing supercharger kit for over $8,000.

3V2000GT · 07-04-2006, 05:20 PM

I say KB!!!!

Blk02stang · 07-05-2006, 12:53 PM

Andys Auto sport is a joke! they are a 3 person dealer. If your going to spend the money..turbo it. It's more tunable and can make alot more power.

Teal_Beast · 07-05-2006, 01:10 PM

for gah i cant see ever spending 8g's for some boost.

brand new procharger is like what 3500$? yea

turbo > Centri blower > roots/twin screw blower

r3dn3ck · 07-05-2006, 01:36 PM

spend a lot less and just build a 4.6. They're not that expensive to build and you can have it built to whatever level you want to fund. If you want boost later, there's always room for a centri under the hood and you'll at least have a motor built for boost.

03-14-2006, 04:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
BraggStang Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 224	Blown or Crate Motor??? I was doing some thinking......Why spend 8,000 for a SC when you can buy a crate motor for about 4,000 with the same amount of HP/TQ?????? Anyone want to elaborate on this?????

03-14-2006, 04:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
steve-o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 224	What SC is $8000? __________________ 2004 Mustang GT DSG...basic bolt-ons.

03-14-2006, 05:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
steve-o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 224	What year car do you have? I got my KB 1.7L w/big tube kit, 90MM MAF, 75 MM TB, tune and the boost-a-spark.....delivered to my door for just over $6200. I did the install, which is really rather easy. That saved some coin there. If you are going to get the KB I would really recommend you doing the install yourself. The tune they send is actually pretty good. I layed down great numbers and my A/F is right where it should be. If you are military, tell them.....you get 5% discount too. __________________ 2004 Mustang GT DSG...basic bolt-ons.

03-14-2006, 05:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
steve-o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 224	If you order, order by phone. See if you can talk to Lisa. She gave me the discount. In all honesty, you don't need to be some great mechanic to do a KB install. They send out an install manual with pics and everything. It took me 2 days to do the install with no help. It really is not hard at all. I wish I was still stationed in NC, I would help with the install. __________________ 2004 Mustang GT DSG...basic bolt-ons.

03-15-2006, 12:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
madmatt Traitor...lol Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 7,936	Yes, unless you are talking about a 5.0 based crate motor, with pushrods and one cam, no crate motor for 4k is going to touch a blower. The 6895 you are looking at I guess is from Modular Power House? In that case, it is installed, tuned, and everything for that price. Id definately get the blower first. __________________ RPMPlanets

03-14-2006, 05:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
BraggStang Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 224	KB 1.7 is at 6895.00 without Install and without everything else you need when up gradeing.....

03-14-2006, 05:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
BraggStang Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 224	That sounds pretty good, but i'm not that good of a mechanic....Yes I am in the Military. Let me know what you can do for me, Thanks Bragg

03-15-2006, 06:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Saleen S330 Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 900	For alittle over $6000, you could get a kick ass crate motor that has tons of HP and TQ. Also the internals would be beefed up for a SC later on. Brothers performace sells a kit were you get an New 01 Cobra motor that has everyhthing on it, the tranny, exhaust and computer for under 6 grand. But like i said 6 G's for a SC or 6 G's for a motor, i would go with the motor.

03-15-2006, 02:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
GREG@94GT Posts: n/a	buy a crate motor and then blow it that way you wont have any hard decisions...

03-15-2006, 04:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
RedFirevert04GT Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 336	If you are military, tell them.....you get 5% discount too. boy do I wish I had known that when I bought mine......damn. __________________ '04 Red Fire vert. KB 1.7L intercooled 9lb with all the trimmin's & Big Boost kit w/ Switch Chip. Mac catted h-pipe & Mac catback. 411RWHP / 414 RWTQ.

07-04-2006, 05:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
3V2000GT 46MONSTER Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wheaton, IL Posts: 2,209	I say KB!!!! __________________ 2000 GT Black on Tan, TKO 600: 370rwhp 370rwtq NA Built 3v 2004 Honda CBR 600 F4i Black/Red 2000 SVT Lightning Silver i love jinny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! lucky is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-05-2006, 12:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
Blk02stang I 8urvtec!! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Va Posts: 815	Andys Auto sport is a joke! they are a 3 person dealer. If your going to spend the money..turbo it. It's more tunable and can make alot more power. __________________ New toys '07 F-150 black on black and completely blacked out! '96 Mitsu eclipse RS: 'jus your average 2nd gen with a small block 331c.i. and a few bolt-on goodies(175shot) and rwd...1st one to be done! SOLD 2004 GT Annv. edition. Custom Exhaust: o/r X pipe: Eibach Sportline full suspension: Clutchmasters stage 4 clutch: K&N filter: Steeda Tri-ax shifter: Mach 1 shift knob: BFG Drag radials: Compucar "nitrous-n-a-bag" 80-shot Stage I, Compucar Wet kit 125shot stage II

07-05-2006, 01:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
Teal_Beast V6 Power Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 944	for gah i cant see ever spending 8g's for some boost. brand new procharger is like what 3500$? yea turbo > Centri blower > roots/twin screw blower __________________ '94 v6 Mustang Custom twin turbo kit by Justin @ vmp Split port engine swap from a 2000 v6 mustang 388whp 435wtq Want to go fishing in the Florida Keys? http://www.rustyiv.com/

07-05-2006, 01:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
r3dn3ck Wowbagger hates me too! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Magrathea/California Posts: 7,146	spend a lot less and just build a 4.6. They're not that expensive to build and you can have it built to whatever level you want to fund. If you want boost later, there's always room for a centri under the hood and you'll at least have a motor built for boost.

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