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BEST UPGRADES FOR MAXIMUM HP GAIN

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Old 07-17-2009, 03:31 PM
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and now that i think of it.. if you get all that little stuff now, all your doing is postponing the supercharger/turbo, because all in all after all that is said and done and you've bolted on the last bolt..on you will then look for more, like well all do, and that will be the next step.
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Old 07-17-2009, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by bentr1587
wont the stock throttle body and plenum, etc. be more restricting to the supercharger than if I bought better ones????
Sort of... Here is the reasoning behind my .02.. I went through what you are doing right now. most of us who have blower went through this. Say you buy a TB+ plenum... then you get a blower, depending on what blower you choose, you might not need that stuff...

Say you get a kenne bell. you dont need a plenum. so if you buy one now, you just p1ssed say $200(dont know actual price) away for nothing... Get it. Just like underdrive pulleys, if you go with a blower, they have to come off the engine. you cant run U/D pulleys with a blower. thats another $200 p1ssed away in the wind..

Thats why you should buy the blower first, then add to it. This way you know you can use the parts you are buying with whatever setup you are running at the time.

It's up to you on what you want to do, i'm just trying to save you money. BTW, most ppl running a KB blower make 380 or so RWHP through the stock TB.. so restriction is really not a big issue on the stock TB
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Old 07-17-2009, 04:22 PM
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right. but what could you make with a better TB? is the difference minimal or significant.

significant in my mind being 25+ hp
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Old 07-17-2009, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by bentr1587
right. but what could you make with a better TB? is the difference minimal or significant.

significant in my mind being 25+ hp
You won't gain anywhere near that with a throttle body and plenum. 2v's don't respond well to simple bolt ons. It take alot to gain some power out of the 2v's such as Heads, Cams, Supercharger or Turbo.
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Old 07-17-2009, 04:32 PM
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answering your question, it will gain more than the others you have listed. of that list, tb and plenum will make you the most.
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Old 07-17-2009, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustang3GT07
You won't gain anywhere near that with a throttle body and plenum. 2v's don't respond well to simple bolt ons. It take alot to gain some power out of the 2v's such as Heads, Cams, Supercharger or Turbo.
Why do you have to rub it in so bad like that??

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Old 07-17-2009, 04:55 PM
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save a buy a differ motor like theyve said the 2vs dont do much even after all the building get a 4v 4.6 or supercharge is the only way to get power you want
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Old 07-17-2009, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 01GTDropTop
Why do you have to rub it in so bad like that??

LoL

I use to have a 2001 GT as my first mustang so I know how hard it is to try and get power out of a 2v without having to spend a ton of money.

That's why I always tell people if they can save up a little more moeny and go with a cobra or a mach if you want to stay in a mustang but if you don't mind f-bodies, a LS1 is where its at.
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Old 07-17-2009, 05:01 PM
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had a friend with a 98gt with some 4.10 gears in it. was pretty nasty, bone stock, could break it loose in 3rd gear. it won't add any HP but it'll make you feel each one you have.
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Old 07-17-2009, 05:19 PM
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so what turbo/supercharger do you guys recommend?
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