r.barn

ok you can make 500hp engine for about $5-6,000

but its going to go about 1 mile with those stock trans and axles and clutch behind it.
What good is 500hp when it breaks everything behind it the first time you floor it?

$5,000 engine ... no problem i just built a 435+hp 357W (w/ fuel injection not carb like that T&L quote) for about $5,000 add a 100shot of nitrous and you're done.

but then you have to buy $1,600 trans, $300 clutch, $300 bellhousing, $300 dif, $300 axles, fuel pump, the list goes on and on

lets be realastic ok?

samseed101

Perhaps you need to reread my original post where I specifically talk about supporting mods.

jzgt

You can get very close for not too much money -- We had a 89 LX convertible with a stock block, a set of AFR 165s, Ed Curtis cam, Cobra intake, 70mm TB & an S-trim with the 14# pulley and made around 450-460 to the wheels through an AOD. I'll have to dig up the dyno sheet to get the exact number. What body style do you have? You're probably in a lighter car. That whole setup would probably run (new) like 5k... maybe a little more...head studs, gaskets, misc.

Our setup lasted for quite a while with a bunch of beatings on it...actually, it was all beatings, come to think of it

- Jeff

50mikey

It really wouldnt be extremly hard to make your car faster. just figure it runs 0-60 around 4.5 (same as 2004 cobra) and 1/4 mile close to 12.5

There are a lot of cars here on this site that run close to those speeds or faster with just H/C/I or S/C with close to 10psi...All you'll need is traction once you get above 300rwhp and with some juice on the side just in case.

w8less

agreed i would love to live in that world! dude my stroker kit alone cost 1780 and then u have to think about a supercharger costing $1300 u show me that is a vortech or a procharger for that cheap and i will swipe it up so fast it will make ur head spin. i mean think about it
chp has long blocks for 3g's and then a supercharger will set u back another 2-3 AT LEAST and then miscellanious items fuel pump fpr a tune. and then there is still some of the bigger items heads, intake, cam that stuff aint cheap.

samseed101

Like I said before.. if you're trying to buy all new and expensive parts, then no. But you can rather easily do it for $5,000 and not have any major problems. I've seen it done. And if someone would like to say that it's not possible, then I would say put your money where your mouth is. I am willing to bet a hefty chunk of change that I can take a stock mustang and get 500 HP out of it for $5,000 and actualyl make it so that it wont kill the tranny or anything. I'll even take videos and pics along the way, along with keeping detained records and receipts. So if someone is willing to take me up on a bet, I'll get it done.

You are all assuming that you have to buy brand new parts at retail price. You are all assuming that you have to pay someone to build it, tune it, dyno it, etc. But like I said. If someone wants to put their money where their mouth is, then I will build it for $5,000 or less then show videos of it running as well as a video of it on the dyno to prove the HP.

samseed101

If that's the case you should check corral more often. Just in the past few days a guy has a complete Vortech for sale for $1,000. Another Vortech is selling for $1,650 shipped. A Paxton with under 1000 miules on it is selling for $1,200... I just found those by very briefly looking at what was for sale over the past 48 hours. There are deals up tehre all the time you just have to be patient and look.

A water / meth injection kit also just sold for $75 brand new.

smbikes

my motor has about 7500 in it and it just is making 500hp, so no it not cheap

w8less

whats it called corral? if thats case hit me up i might be buying a supercharger

and s&m bikes what all is done to ur car for those kinda numbers

B

yah.... 500hp.... and like 3** lbs of torque

i hate that about european cars.. it makes me sad cuz there so pretty...

thats why i own a mustang now// gotta love that torque