Noob first post on supercharged 4.6 project

jme5343 · March 27th, 2011, 07:10 PM

Howdy fellas,

I'm not familiar with these mustangs, my only Ford experience being an old fox body and a 1981 Ford Fiesta (my first car, lol). In the last couple years I was pretty heavy into the L32 supercharged buicks and pontiacs though.

Anywho, the project car bug has bitten again and I stumbled across this on craigslist. I haven't talked to the guy, but wondered if you had any thoughts on whether it was worth taking a chance on this car. I have a decent garage setup where I could work on it and there's no rush to get it running.

supercharged 01 mustang

nxcoupe · March 27th, 2011, 10:31 PM

With a broke auto, I am not sure if it's worth it or not. It's up to you as to how much money you want to invest into it to get it back to running/driving shape. It sounds enticing for sure. Didn't know saleen blowers were intercooled, but that would be easy enough to check out.

WickedSnake00 · March 28th, 2011, 10:14 AM

If it passes all the usual checks, I'd go for it.
If anything the auto is probably a bad rear seal, or the one part that slings the fluid forward. Nothing too big if you're mechanically inclined and willing to do yourself.

Personally I'd just drop it and throw in a manual, but that's just me.

Also yes, the Saleen SC-281's were liquid to air intercooled Eaton M90's, similar to the 03/04 Cobras. Ironically the M90 was the same used in the Grand Prix GTP's.

97S281 · March 28th, 2011, 03:57 PM

I'd go for it. Worst case is you have to replace the tranny and you can find them readily available on Criagslist. +1 on the intercoolers for the saleen blowers. It should be a series II blower. The easiest way to tell is to look at how the pulley attaches. If it has one bolt holding it on through the center it is a serties II, If it has 4 small bolts holding it on it is a series IV. The series IV is better than the series II but the series II can still put out a butt load of boost. I had one I bought and sold without using. The guy that bought it got 14lbs out of it with a smaller pulley.

jme5343 · March 28th, 2011, 05:12 PM

Thanks fellas. Emailed the guy yesterday and haven't heard back yet. Did some forum stalking and found some posts where he had some other issues, so I definitely want to go take a look before I do anything else.

In the meantime, I'll do some more searching for an old foxbody

March 27th, 2011, 07:10 PM	#1
jme5343 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 reviews	Noob first post on supercharged 4.6 project Howdy fellas, I'm not familiar with these mustangs, my only Ford experience being an old fox body and a 1981 Ford Fiesta (my first car, lol). In the last couple years I was pretty heavy into the L32 supercharged buicks and pontiacs though. Anywho, the project car bug has bitten again and I stumbled across this on craigslist. I haven't talked to the guy, but wondered if you had any thoughts on whether it was worth taking a chance on this car. I have a decent garage setup where I could work on it and there's no rush to get it running. supercharged 01 mustang

March 27th, 2011, 10:31 PM	#2
nxcoupe Regular Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 181 iTrader: 0 reviews	With a broke auto, I am not sure if it's worth it or not. It's up to you as to how much money you want to invest into it to get it back to running/driving shape. It sounds enticing for sure. Didn't know saleen blowers were intercooled, but that would be easy enough to check out. __________________ 90 GT 393 5 spd, 467 rwhp 480 rwtq 92 coupe, R/S 308 5 spd 93 coupe, 2.3 5 spd

March 28th, 2011, 10:14 AM	#3
WickedSnake00 MM's king of Neon's 404 - car not found 17.81@87 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Diesel Engine Capital of the World, Columbus, IN Posts: 7,376 iTrader: 0 reviews	If it passes all the usual checks, I'd go for it. If anything the auto is probably a bad rear seal, or the one part that slings the fluid forward. Nothing too big if you're mechanically inclined and willing to do yourself. Personally I'd just drop it and throw in a manual, but that's just me. Also yes, the Saleen SC-281's were liquid to air intercooled Eaton M90's, similar to the 03/04 Cobras. Ironically the M90 was the same used in the Grand Prix GTP's. __________________ Official Secondhand Snake Build Thread Here Looks Like a Cobra, Sounds Like a Cobra, Tastes Like a Cobra, Not a Cobra. For Sale: P71 Interceptor motor

March 28th, 2011, 03:57 PM	#4
97S281 Rollin' 18/ pushin' 2 1997 Saleen S281 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The lost highway Posts: 6,673 iTrader: 13 reviews	I'd go for it. Worst case is you have to replace the tranny and you can find them readily available on Criagslist. +1 on the intercoolers for the saleen blowers. It should be a series II blower. The easiest way to tell is to look at how the pulley attaches. If it has one bolt holding it on through the center it is a serties II, If it has 4 small bolts holding it on it is a series IV. The series IV is better than the series II but the series II can still put out a butt load of boost. I had one I bought and sold without using. The guy that bought it got 14lbs out of it with a smaller pulley. __________________ MODS IN GARAGE NCMM ORIGINAL BLOWN 96-98 CREW MEMBER # 1

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jme5343 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks fellas. Emailed the guy yesterday and haven't heard back yet. Did some forum stalking and found some posts where he had some other issues, so I definitely want to go take a look before I do anything else. In the meantime, I'll do some more searching for an old foxbody

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