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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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Would it be safe to S/C a 60,000 mile old car? I'm thinking about doing this in the near future and I'll probably be right at 60k when I do it. Any input about supercharging a not-brand-new engine? Good idea or bad idea?
Old Feb 5, 2012 | 11:03 PM
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Perfectly fine. These 4.6's are great motors. If you feel paranoid about it, get a compression check to check the condition of the motor, and I'm sure you'll see you've got nothing to worry about!
Old Feb 5, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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What Hx said. likely fine - compression check if you are nervous.
Old Feb 5, 2012 | 11:28 PM
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Good maintenance record and you'll be fine
Old Feb 6, 2012 | 10:13 AM
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These cars likes compressed gas!!!
Old Feb 6, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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Your fine. What blower?
Old Feb 6, 2012 | 11:09 AM
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You're fine as long as the car was well maintained. Be careful when swapping the plugs when you do the blower.
Old Feb 8, 2012 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 808muscle
Your fine. What blower?
Sorry, I've been super busy. I'm thinking an M90 or a KB. Not sure which one yet though. I haven't really done much research ATM.
Old Feb 8, 2012 | 10:52 PM
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I wanted an M90 for a while...now it's between a whipple or a KB. I've got a long time before that though, plan to build the engine as well
Old Feb 8, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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M90 is very safe with the low(er) boost. You'd be fine with that.



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