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Old 01-12-2007, 07:26 PM
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Default Higher mileage- safe to supercharge?

I own a 99 GT with around 78,000 miles. Minor bolt ons, runs great...but I would like more power. Do you guys think that this stock engine has too many miles on it for a supercharger??? I'm thinking the Mongoose Vortech kit- 8psi.
 
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Old 01-12-2007, 08:45 PM
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If the engine is in good working order there is no reason not to.
 
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Old 01-12-2007, 09:00 PM
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And if it blows up just get a new built motor and crank up the boost
 
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Old 01-12-2007, 10:45 PM
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Get your compression cheacked out and make sure your motor is in good form. I have 91,000 miles on mine and I feed it a healthy 125 shot of nitrous here and there.
 
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Old 01-13-2007, 01:09 AM
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i put my blower on at 70k miles it now has 88k on it and works just fine.
 
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Old 01-13-2007, 07:45 AM
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if it's been whipped daily to get the miles it has...probably not. If it's been driven less than abusively every day... go for it.
 
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Old 01-13-2007, 08:52 AM
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If you want to be safer a turbo is less stress on the engine. You can still make the same amount of power or maybe even more.
 
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i drove my car like i stole it since the day i bought it. when i bought it, it had 12K miles on it.
 
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Old 01-17-2007, 10:09 AM
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bought my car at 36,000 miles. Ran bolt ons until about 60,000 when I added nitrous. Ran a zex kit for 6 months. Then put on an NX plate and ran it for about a year and a half spraying almost daily until mileage was about 110,000. Then I put on the s-trim. right now its 8psi making about 350whp 360wtq. It runs so good that im adding an intercooler and 10psi pulley looking for about 410whp at 115,000 miles. I figure itll last until at least 200,000 with 400+whp. Another engine is waiting to go in but im running this one until she blows!
 
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Old 01-17-2007, 10:41 AM
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These motors are beasts as long as you keep them maintained (oil changes, spark plugs checked, air filter) they will last for a good long while. But once in awhile people get unlucky and they pop.
 
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