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supercharge or turbocharge??best for 302 88 lx??

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Old 06-04-2007, 11:33 PM
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[blockquote]i have an 88 302 mustang lx and am deciding whether or not to supercharge or turocharge...so far im leaning towards supercharging, i need info on what would be best for my setup, i have 355 gears, cobra intake, e303 cam, 70mm MAF, stock TB, BBK Shorties and h pipe,magnaflow bullets, rebuilt AOD transmission, msd distributer.... which supercharger should i be looking for, i want at least 125-155 added hp.... i also want something that wont cost alot....but still a good bang for my buck... anyone have websites or info from experience upon using a supercharger on their 5.0???any type of info would be greatly appreciated...[/blockquote][/blockquote]
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Old 06-05-2007, 12:00 AM
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Default RE: supercharge or turbocharge??best for 302 88 lx??

might as well go s/c... most people dont understand the complexities of turbo'ed cars
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Supercharged. It would be way too much work and a waste of time to build a turboed stock bottom end motor. Wouldn't really be able to take advantage of the greater efficiency. If you were talkin high hp numbers then turbo all the way.
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Default RE: supercharge or turbocharge??best for 302 88 lx??

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might as well go s/c... most people dont understand the complexities of turbo'ed cars
well technically they're the same thing
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Old 06-05-2007, 12:19 AM
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No they aren't the same thing. I'm sure you realize this. Two completely different things.
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Old 06-05-2007, 12:22 AM
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TURBO


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turbo is better but is more complex, especially if high boost
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I used to think that too. but its not really.
good turbo kit takes same install time and headaches
cost about the same and makes more power.
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The nice thing about turboes is you have a lot more control over tuning and streetability.
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