Hey everyone, it has been awhile since I logged on last. Been busy with Army life over here in Germany. I need some advice about my 06 Mustang GT. I will returning to the States soon and I want to get the best supercharger for the lowest dollar. Been thinking about getting a Vortech from Stage 3. Any advice?
It all depends on whether you gauge happiness by your own stick or by comparing to others.
If you want to compete I think you need Saleen, Roots, or Whipple, etc. If you just want to smile you can get the vortech. Be careful of your gear choice as well. It seems (anyone please chime in here) like the centrifugal superchargers spend a little more time in each gear since the power goes all the way up, but comes on late. The non centrifugal chargers come on immediately, I'm not sure how far up the rpm's they carry the power. I've stopped researching anything non centrifugal because I'm only interested in about 400hp, just so I'm not stock anymore.
I'm still researching but I've had more than two non periodical written sources confirm the following, though I have no experience with chargers.
...You don't need an intercooler if your just pumping out 5psi (nearly all the basic centri's including vortec, put out 5psi), in fact in a book called something like "Building Ford Horsepower on the Mustang Dyno" (something like that), a test car's power output decreased when the intercooler was introduced. Too many bends and restrictions.
Add to that the ease of installation without all that plumbing, which is either money out of your pocket or time out of your day.
Stock fuel injectors are fine for 5psi.
Stock internals will last a long, long time.
No added weight up front.
