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Old 03-20-2007, 11:41 PM
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obviously im wanting more power, as any mustang owner does. But i've been thinking what is the best route since its a daily driver and not wanting a lot of extra strain. nitrous, s/c , turbo, boltons+gears.


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Old 03-20-2007, 11:50 PM
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if it's a dd I would say go with a twin screw, but if your looking for something that doesnt put too much strain then get a centri sc.
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Old 03-20-2007, 11:55 PM
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330rwhp built H/C/I 302, on a 100 and 150 wet shot, and I wouldnt think twice about driving it cross country right now.
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Old 03-20-2007, 11:56 PM
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doesnt that kind of contradict each other
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Old 03-20-2007, 11:58 PM
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I thought that a twin screw would be harder on a because they are almost allways pushing boost and a centrificle you can stay out of boost. If im wrong please corect me.
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Old 03-21-2007, 12:10 AM
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true, but if your looking for something fun to drive as a dd i would go for a twin screw cause you would be able to do a stoplight to stoplight pulls a bit better. If however you just want to sc and leave it as is, then the centri is a good option as it'll keep you out of boost till 3k+ rpms
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Old 03-21-2007, 12:43 AM
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Original poster, your post is kind of hard to understand. But I think you're trying to say you want some extra power without the stress and strain on the engine that superchargers, turbos, nitrous, etc put out making the car less reliable right? If so, then you should look into getting some basic bolt ons, like an intake and exhaust. That's about as basic as it can get. You'll get some extra power and shouldn't have any reliability issues.
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Old 03-21-2007, 12:45 AM
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ORIGINAL: PWORLDSTANG

Original poster, your post is kind of hard to understand. But I think you're trying to say you want some extra power without the stress and strain on the engine that superchargers, turbos, nitrous, etc put out making the car less reliable right? If so, then you should look into getting some basic bolt ons, like an intake and exhaust. That's about as basic as it can get. You'll get some extra horsepower YOU CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND and shouldn't have any reliability issues.
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Old 03-21-2007, 12:46 AM
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if you want reliability and performance your best bet is to get a forged block and throw a blower on it. Full bolt ons get boring REALLY fast and if you just slap a blower on your stock 2v, things can get ugly if you turn the boost above 8 psi. I just really have a bad feeling about superchargers and stock 2v
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Old 03-21-2007, 01:03 AM
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your actually good on a stock 2v all the way up to 420 rwhp, 9 psi i/c'd is the highest you should be able to run on a stock 2v.
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