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Mind giving a couple brands to search for TT's? Mid price range
I would recommend TurboHorsepower.com they have a very good kit and Jim Napier is the man to talk to. Jim will work with you and modify the kit to whatever you need.
I've been doing some readin and talking....how does your engine handle the supercharger/TT? Maybe i am just hearing horror stories but I keep getting advised to NOT do it...
the rods are the weak link in the engine. Mine lasted 3 days with a ts. Some have great luck(most are running whipples) I contribute a little bit to the tune recieved with the blower and since I was in Germany at the time, no dyno tuners that knew the stangs. There are a ton of guys running stock bottom end with a centri blower or turbos and pushing around 500 hp. The great thing about a turbo set up is that you wont have as high of an intake charge and no drag on the engine which equals lower boost for the same results and less chance of detonation (thats what happened to mine). I say do it. Just do your research. Im not a turbo guy but knowing what I know now, I will be a turbo guy on my next project. As for "streetable performance" the only thing that makes the car un streetable is you... just keep it safe and do a thourough check of the car every once in a blue moon to make sure things are going smooth. But as always with modding and with hp "you pay to play"
I've been doing some readin and talking....how does your engine handle the supercharger/TT? Maybe i am just hearing horror stories but I keep getting advised to NOT do it...
Most of he blown engines are due to a bad tune or guys pushing the limit. As Matt says the rods are the weak link in the stock motor so any detonation when you are pushing boost will overtax the rods, thus the importance of the tune. With a good tune and if you stay around 450 rwhp most everyone has been running that level without any problems.