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Old 06-15-2008, 08:20 PM
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Hey guys, I have 66k miles on my stang, and i heard today that it might not be safe to supercharge with that amount of milage.What doyou think?Does anyone have any experience with a supercharged stang with this amount of milage.

Btw, I am not planning to max out the power on it (i dont think lol). I already heard that the stock block can only handle up to 400 hp. Thanks
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Old 06-15-2008, 08:29 PM
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stock block can handle around 450 but that is a ticking time bomb and there are people that have supercharged there engine with 100k on here so i think you will be fine.
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Old 06-15-2008, 08:29 PM
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as long as you dont run the hell outta it all the time, i wouldnt think it would hurt anything
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Old 06-15-2008, 08:41 PM
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i would say that it is fine to supercharge.. if you've had the car for a while and you are confident it runs well and everything, i dont see why you shouldnt supercharge if you have the money to do it.. its all in the tune... get a safe conservative tune
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Old 06-15-2008, 09:26 PM
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Mine has 128000 and I am going to throw a 75 shot at it...shoot I would love to have 66k haha you will be MORE than fine trust me....lucky for me my car has been babied by a women her whole life now it is time to see hell from me lol
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Old 06-16-2008, 06:20 AM
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I have just over 100,000 miles and have been running a supercharger for the last 15,000.
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Old 06-16-2008, 06:27 AM
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The supercharger on my stang was installed at about 52,000 miles. Haven't had any problems. Also has a mild tune, so as not to overdo it on the stock block.
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Old 06-16-2008, 08:32 AM
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get a good tune, 6-8psi, fuel pressure, and o2 gauge.
also, dont try to pull a top speed run. youll run out of fuel and damage the engine.
the Q you should now ask is which s/c to get?
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ORIGINAL: pcs

get a good tune, 6-8psi, fuel pressure, and o2 gauge.
also, dont try to pull a top speed run. youll run out of fuel and damage the engine.
the Q you should now ask is which s/c to get?
Sounds good then...Thanks for all the help guys. Well appreciated.

And hahah yeah that is the small dilema.. I'm thinking vortech. the problem is that I dont have the money to buy new, so im looking into buying used. Anyone trying to sell one???
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I have 130k miles and I'm spraying 100 shot... You'll be ok.
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