[Texas01GT]

ive been playing around with the idea of adding a power adder on the car as some people have read or responded to in some of my threads, but now the questions about a turbo has come up. If i went with a turbo kit and kept the boost low..(just enough to make 380-400hp), would that be easier on an engine with 94k miles on it than say a supercharger? Im making 300rwhp now so im thinking with like 5lbs of boost and can it my marks. lemme know ya'lls opinion on it and if you think there is a better safer route to go..thanks!

[thepizzle44]

it prolly wouldnt be easier on the engine cuz its still putting added strain on the internals of the engine....either way it will eventually give.....im not too keen on turbos myself but if ur only looking to keep it at 380 hp u might as well go with a vortech or somethin cheap like that.....keep in mind ur prolly gonna have to replace the k member if u do a turbo which is like an extra grand or so

[SilverStang03]

i would say that turbo might be a little more harsh on the engine, just because you will make more torque with turbo than a centri kit, also you make more horsepower with the same amount of boost. i think either way you go the engine should hold up just fine if you are keeping it under 400

[SilverStang03]

i have been toying with the idea of trying out that on3performance turbo kit, would be somewhere around 3500 after everything is all said and done, in my opinion i think i would rather have everything just in one package, you can buy an s trim kit for like 2800 bucks now brand new. then i would add methanol, more octane, and better cooling.

[Willy Mo]

Originally Posted by thepizzle44 it prolly wouldnt be easier on the engine cuz its still putting added strain on the internals of the engine....either way it will eventually give.....im not too keen on turbos myself but if ur only looking to keep it at 380 hp u might as well go with a vortech or somethin cheap like that.....keep in mind ur prolly gonna have to replace the k member if u do a turbo which is like an extra grand or so

you can get a full k-member kit with control arms for around $700 out of summit. and you can buy just a k-member for $250.

[thepizzle44]

well if ur doing the install urself it would be cheap.....im sayin if it were installed by a shop then it would be pretty expensive wen its all said and done

[Willy Mo]

this is true. I personally would do it all myself, not just to say "I did it" but if something went wrong and someone else installed it I would be pissed. so i do all my own installs.

[y2k02]

The turbo would be easier on the engine seeing it isn't robbing power to spin it. You will make 400+- with 8psi using the turbo(s).

[GTRACER88]

Originally Posted by SilverStang03 i would say that turbo might be a little more harsh on the engine, just because you will make more torque with turbo than a centri kit, also you make more horsepower with the same amount of boost. i think either way you go the engine should hold up just fine if you are keeping it under 400

WRONG! Turbos are more efficient. Less stress on motor since it doesnt rob power to produce power. It reuses wasted energy.

[Willy Mo]

has anyone ever heard of some kind of rear mount kit for mustangs, like the vetts and camaros? jw

[Scott2001GT]

WRONG! Turbos are more efficient. Less stress on motor since it doesnt rob power to produce power. It reuses wasted energy.

+1

[Scott2001GT]

i think the tuners came out with the rear mounts first....i want to say the 350z but don't quote me. i would the think the turbo lag would be long having such a distance

[Willy Mo]

its not that bad, theres a local that works with mainly vipers and they all have rear mount turbo set ups. making 1200hp so i think they work ok. lol jw if anyone has heard of on for mustangs.

[Scott2001GT]

i a not saying they don't make power.....it's still a turbo.. but the piping has to go undet the whole car. It is good to keep cooling for sure. but google it

[Scott2001GT]

but ya DIY makes them

[00GT5spd]

Squires Turbo Systems - Turbocharged Innovation! the rear mount turbo system i thought about doing it to mine as well the only problem is they dont make a kit for our cars YET! u have to get the UNI kit and work it but well worth it theres no lag on the system

[Scott2001GT]

rear mount turbo kit on a 2000 mustang gt - StreetFire.net - Truveo Video Search

[Willy Mo]

yeah iseen the sts kit for the 05+. I e-mailed them to see if they got anythinng in the making for the new edges.

[bobnasty]

i had a twin remote mount set up on my car, it worked pretty good, not as laggy as you would think, but i had ground clearence issues, and i work on a military installation with about a million speed bumps, so i moved the up under the front bumper

[2002 BLK GT]

Originally Posted by Texas01GT ive been playing around with the idea of adding a power adder on the car as some people have read or responded to in some of my threads, but now the questions about a turbo has come up. If i went with a turbo kit and kept the boost low..(just enough to make 380-400hp), would that be easier on an engine with 94k miles on it than say a supercharger? Im making 300rwhp now so im thinking with like 5lbs of boost and can it my marks. lemme know ya'lls opinion on it and if you think there is a better safer route to go..thanks!

On another forum I've seen a lot of stangs with superchargers with a lot of miles running just do the regular maintenance and don't put cheap oil, sparks etc.... also If you're gonna be stepping on the gas too much then It wont last... Just keep it under 450hp......