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Old May 27, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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i jsut bought a 03 mustang V6 and was wondering things i could do to it, any sugestions? i dont know much about cars, i have about 5k to spend and plan to put it all in there so if u could help me out, thx .... i want speed and power
 
Old May 27, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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well i think if you have 5k to spend then pretty much everyone is going to tell you to get a supercharger or turbocharger . . . so there i was the first.:clap:
 
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Old May 28, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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well... wuts better supercharger or turbocharger??
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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well... wuts better supercharger or turbocharger??
simply put, supercharger... there are built in advantages, but one of the big ones is it is cheaper... but a turbo is more rare... and will most likly run you over 5k... but oh man... the whine of a supercharger is beautiful... from inside the car... i want to go steal my brother's KB GT and take it for a ride with the top down...
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 10:23 AM
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wuts the prices of both ?? and how much HP does each one add?
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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go to www.tmaturbo.com andy makes some powerful turbos. try vortech, and procharger for superchargers.
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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or you could put it on the bottle
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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in case you were wondering, the s/c would void most of your warranty of mechanical parts(well, engine, tranny, rear end, etc) so keep that in mind. But for under $5k you can get a s/c that would beat us GT's. I think http://www.supersixmotorsports.com has good stuff for a sixer


for a cheaper price, get gears and nitrous. You'd also whoop some GT's with that
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by dannyb785
in case you were wondering, the s/c would void most of your warranty of mechanical parts(well, engine, tranny, rear end, etc) so keep that in mind. But for under $5k you can get a s/c that would beat us GT's. I think http://www.supersixmotorsports.com has good stuff for a sixer


for a cheaper price, get gears and nitrous. You'd also whoop some GT's with that
Yes, but the bottle runs out. Supercharger is there whenever you want to push the peddle to the floor. Andy's turbo kit runs 4.4 psi on stock injectors and you will see almost a 70 hp gain. With gears and that you can run with n/a cobra guys.
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 01:56 PM
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Yes, but the bottle runs out. Supercharger is there whenever you want to push the peddle to the floor. Andy's turbo kit runs 4.4 psi on stock injectors and you will see almost a 70 hp gain. With gears and that you can run with n/a cobra guys.
dont want to much gear with a turbo setup. turbos like to be under a load.
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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just get a procharger...it will give you the most horsepower for your buck and you do not have to tap into the oil pan like you would with a vortech

s/c > turbo...just my opinion because i think turbo is for import and s/c for domestic...that is unless its a full on TT, then its ok (Teal_beast...owning lives when its done)

i think i was quoted 4200 for a procharger with install and tune i believe...but that was like a year ago i got a quote

or you could give me ur 5 grand and i could procharge my six...all i have is 1300$

good luck man...and i am really suprised non of you GT boys said buy a GT...hmm has the site changed?
 
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buy a gt lol
 
Old May 28, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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Old May 28, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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Old May 28, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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dont want to much gear with a turbo setup. turbos like to be under a load.
yea but 3.55's will be perfect.
 
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Originally Posted by TClark22
just get a procharger...it will give you the most horsepower for your buck and you do not have to tap into the oil pan like you would with a vortech

s/c > turbo...just my opinion because i think turbo is for import and s/c for domestic...that is unless its a full on TT, then its ok (Teal_beast...owning lives when its done)

i think i was quoted 4200 for a procharger with install and tune i believe...but that was like a year ago i got a quote

or you could give me ur 5 grand and i could procharge my six...all i have is 1300$

good luck man...and i am really suprised non of you GT boys said buy a GT...hmm has the site changed?
On a 3.8 turbo is the all around best setup sorry to say man. The 3.8's respond well to f/i real well, but turbo is the way to go. The grand nationals were turboed and look at those beast. There are differences between the engines, but very little. They are both 90 degree 232 ci engines.
 
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