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Old November 9th, 2006, 10:34 AM   #1
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Forced Induction


if i wanted to supercharge a 98 3.8, what are some of the things i should do to "prepare" my enigine...
i was thinking
UD pulleys
Ignition coil
new plugs
8.5 msd wires
24# injectors
SCT Xcal2
headers and exhaust
CAI
TB
P&P the heads
and new cam

anything else?
 
Old November 9th, 2006, 11:04 AM   #2
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would i have to rebuild and P&P the heads?
or is it unneeded?
 
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You do not want to run underdrive pulley's with a vortech or procharger, as that will cut down on the boost you get. The Vortech and Procharger run off the serpentine belt system on your vehicle. I am not sure on other makes of Superchargers though...
 
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only thing you need is an oil feed for most superchargers, fuel pump, fuel injectors, tune.

a cai is not able to be used with a s.c
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Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99
only thing you need is an oil feed for most superchargers, fuel pump, fuel injectors, tune.

a cai is not able to be used with a s.c
umm please check out ssajdowitz's car

http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ehicle&CID=496

you do use a CAI with the Eaton M90
 
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Originally Posted by CyberPrey
You do not want to run underdrive pulley's with a vortech or procharger, as that will cut down on the boost you get. The Vortech and Procharger run off the serpentine belt system on your vehicle. I am not sure on other makes of Superchargers though...
thx...
should i just get my existing pulleys refinished....
 
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Originally Posted by JBake
Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99
only thing you need is an oil feed for most superchargers, fuel pump, fuel injectors, tune.

a cai is not able to be used with a s.c
umm please check out ssajdowitz's car

http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ehicle&CID=496

you do use a CAI with the Eaton M90
or is that a custom job?

not very familiar with forced induction...
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Old November 9th, 2006, 11:35 AM   #8
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That has been fabbed up by himself. He did the eaton m90 swap, and then did some extra some stuff. Also all superchargers require stock pulleys. All s/c run off the serpentine belt, and u/d would just make it harder to create boost, and more power.
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dude depending on how much boost you wanna run you will have to rebuild the rotating assembly meaning the rods and pistions...

fuel pump was said right? i think thats most of it
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If your going to spring the cash on a supercharger, the extra investment in properly building up the lower end of the motor is not hard to swallow... and it is a VERY good investment.

I've run B&M blowers on several older chevy/ford vehicles, and I've seen what happens when you put lots of boost on a stock motor... and it isn't pretty.....
 
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The stock hypereutectic pistons don't hold up very well. With a base tune, my stock lower end only lasted for 1 hour. The piston pins pulled through the bottom of the pistons leaving me only 2 flat discs of piston left. (cylinders 1 and 4).

And yes, the CAI (like most of my car) is a custom job. But, a lot of Thunderbird Supercoupe performance parts will fit if you do an m90 swap.

A centrifugal supercharger (procharger or vortech) will be much much easier to install than a roots style (m90).

But, I'd have to agree with most everyone else on this site. Build the base engine as strong as you can the first time, it's much better than having castastrophic failure later.
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Old November 9th, 2006, 05:21 PM   #12
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and centri chargers cannot use a bolt on cai like an n/a motor can...
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