To blow or not to blow

86gt351w · May 27th, 2011, 07:27 PM

Guys I need help deciding, I either want to stroke my 351w to a 408 or 418w, or buy a blower, I am not familiar with blowers by any means, are they good? Do you have to do anything to the motor internally,How much horse can u pick up roughly? Here's what I was looking at, I still want this car to be reliable and be driving on the street.

Supercharger USA - Ford Blower Kits - 289 302 351 390 428 429 460 Boss Superchargers

phares_b · May 27th, 2011, 07:34 PM

Stroke first then blow (no homo)

86gt351w · May 27th, 2011, 08:08 PM

Haha that's what I told her!!......happy ending!

FastStang91Lx · May 27th, 2011, 09:35 PM

Stock low compression 351, or does it have higher compression pistons in it already? If they are the low compression ones, the answer is easy!

86gt351w · May 27th, 2011, 09:57 PM

Ya know what I never did get what compression the engine is, I'll call the dude tomorrow, probably a good thing to know huh?

FastStang91Lx · May 27th, 2011, 09:58 PM

Unless you plan on changing pistons, yes, good to know.

86gt351w · May 27th, 2011, 10:41 PM

What would be a better option tho? Blower on my 351w or just stroke it to a 418w and spray nitrous? How much more ponies we talking with a blower roughly?

FastStang91Lx · May 27th, 2011, 10:55 PM

Depends on the cam, heads, intake, and of course how much boost you plan to run. What's your goal. Tell us what you would like, and we will help you get there.

kmedeiros88 · May 27th, 2011, 11:17 PM

If its for the street and track, stroke it. If its mainly drag, then blow it. That's a big ass blower. Might hinder your sight on the street. Lol. Ever think of switching to efi?

86gt351w · May 28th, 2011, 12:11 AM

I want to push 500hp reliable, still be able to drive it on the weekends and go to the track once in awhile and run consistent, found a place in nj called proformance looks like they do good work from what I've heard, might just do a 418w stroker then if that isn't enough I could always juice it or blow it, don't get me wrong the car absolutely screams now and I don't want to hack this car because it's a mint 86 so idk, might just drive it till she blows and go from there! And I kinda want to stick with carb

FastStang91Lx · May 28th, 2011, 07:47 AM

500 crank would be easy, almost an accident, with a 408/418, 500 at the wheels wouldn't take anything harder than planning out what you are going to do before you slap it together. 1.5 hp per cube takes nothing more than making sure your parts are adequate to handle the task. Must be able to breath, custom cam for your setup, and make sure the valvetrain is set up properly. Order pistons that will give you enough compression to still be able to run pump gas. As a general rule, 10 to 1 with iron heads, and 11 to 1 with aluminum.

kmedeiros88 · May 28th, 2011, 09:21 AM

+1 carbed cars are powerhouses N/A. Just use a lil N2o when you go to the track. I think a 10.5:1 CR would be perfect if your running 93 octane.

May 27th, 2011, 07:27 PM	#1
86gt351w Regular 1986 ford mustang gt 351w Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central IL Posts: 109 iTrader: 0 reviews	To blow or not to blow Guys I need help deciding, I either want to stroke my 351w to a 408 or 418w, or buy a blower, I am not familiar with blowers by any means, are they good? Do you have to do anything to the motor internally,How much horse can u pick up roughly? Here's what I was looking at, I still want this car to be reliable and be driving on the street. Supercharger USA - Ford Blower Kits - 289 302 351 390 428 429 460 Boss Superchargers

May 27th, 2011, 07:34 PM	#2
phares_b Regular 87 GT Vert Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Raleigh Posts: 213 iTrader: 0 reviews	Stroke first then blow (no homo) __________________ I love all my fans.

May 27th, 2011, 09:35 PM	#4
FastStang91Lx I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,572 iTrader: 2 reviews	Stock low compression 351, or does it have higher compression pistons in it already? If they are the low compression ones, the answer is easy! __________________ Point made in less than a few hours with minimal response. http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ml#post4465184

May 27th, 2011, 09:58 PM	#6
FastStang91Lx I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,572 iTrader: 2 reviews	Unless you plan on changing pistons, yes, good to know. __________________ Point made in less than a few hours with minimal response. http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ml#post4465184

May 27th, 2011, 10:55 PM	#8
FastStang91Lx I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,572 iTrader: 2 reviews	Depends on the cam, heads, intake, and of course how much boost you plan to run. What's your goal. Tell us what you would like, and we will help you get there. __________________ Point made in less than a few hours with minimal response. http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ml#post4465184

May 27th, 2011, 08:08 PM	#3
86gt351w Regular 1986 ford mustang gt 351w Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central IL Posts: 109 iTrader: 0 reviews	Haha that's what I told her!!......happy ending!

May 27th, 2011, 09:57 PM	#5
86gt351w Regular 1986 ford mustang gt 351w Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central IL Posts: 109 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ya know what I never did get what compression the engine is, I'll call the dude tomorrow, probably a good thing to know huh?

May 27th, 2011, 10:41 PM	#7
86gt351w Regular 1986 ford mustang gt 351w Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central IL Posts: 109 iTrader: 0 reviews	What would be a better option tho? Blower on my 351w or just stroke it to a 418w and spray nitrous? How much more ponies we talking with a blower roughly?

May 27th, 2011, 11:17 PM	#9
kmedeiros88 Regular 89 Mustang LX Hatch Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Fall River, MA Posts: 324 iTrader: 0 reviews	If its for the street and track, stroke it. If its mainly drag, then blow it. That's a big ass blower. Might hinder your sight on the street. Lol. Ever think of switching to efi?

May 28th, 2011, 12:11 AM	#10
86gt351w Regular 1986 ford mustang gt 351w Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central IL Posts: 109 iTrader: 0 reviews	I want to push 500hp reliable, still be able to drive it on the weekends and go to the track once in awhile and run consistent, found a place in nj called proformance looks like they do good work from what I've heard, might just do a 418w stroker then if that isn't enough I could always juice it or blow it, don't get me wrong the car absolutely screams now and I don't want to hack this car because it's a mint 86 so idk, might just drive it till she blows and go from there! And I kinda want to stick with carb

May 28th, 2011, 07:47 AM	#11
FastStang91Lx I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,572 iTrader: 2 reviews	500 crank would be easy, almost an accident, with a 408/418, 500 at the wheels wouldn't take anything harder than planning out what you are going to do before you slap it together. 1.5 hp per cube takes nothing more than making sure your parts are adequate to handle the task. Must be able to breath, custom cam for your setup, and make sure the valvetrain is set up properly. Order pistons that will give you enough compression to still be able to run pump gas. As a general rule, 10 to 1 with iron heads, and 11 to 1 with aluminum. __________________ Point made in less than a few hours with minimal response. http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ml#post4465184

May 28th, 2011, 09:21 AM	#12
kmedeiros88 Regular 89 Mustang LX Hatch Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Fall River, MA Posts: 324 iTrader: 0 reviews	+1 carbed cars are powerhouses N/A. Just use a lil N2o when you go to the track. I think a 10.5:1 CR would be perfect if your running 93 octane.

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