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Old 07-02-2008, 04:30 PM
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i am putting a 95 cobra 5.0 engine in my 95 gt and i was wondering whih would be a better suit for the car and what kind. i am also looking for anythingtat will help add powe. i hve already purchased new distrubutor, cobra intake, throttle body. and i am looking for new heads and injectors
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Old 07-02-2008, 04:37 PM
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Default RE: supercharger or turbo?

if your putting a cobra motor in it but bought a new intake and heads then whats the point of putting it in? those are the main differences between them anyways. but a lot of people will tell you to put a single turbo on it altho i've been toying with idea's of kb superchargers...either way they'll both make power just depends on how much you wanna spend
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:53 PM
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supercharger will be easier to set up but turbo doesn't require hp to spin up the turbo
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Old 07-02-2008, 08:42 PM
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Does your license plate say 347? what year mustang do you have? it looks like an sn body style. i was going to get a 347 or a 351 but my grandfather adviced against it because he said that there would be no room for it under the hood. How much trouble is it?
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Old 07-02-2008, 09:20 PM
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dont put a KB on a 95, they dont respond well at all to the twin screw, youll be alot more pleased with a centri or a turbo, and if its not a built motor coming out of the cobra why put it in your car?
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Old 07-02-2008, 09:25 PM
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Like MJR46 said, dose'nt take HP to drive a turbo, but when you start to force Oxygen into a small place you will always find your week spot. What sucks is to push all that air in there and not be able to use it. It dose'nt matter if you can't flow it. I don't care if it's injected by N2O a turbo or a blower. It's all about O in the cylinder under a CONTROLLED burning process. Once you realize that its easy to go fast. But for how long?
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Old 07-02-2008, 09:27 PM
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sorry that should be weak spot
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Old 07-02-2008, 10:04 PM
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Actually a turbo technically does still take power to make power. Not as much as a supercharger of course but it still definitely takes power to spin up.
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Old 07-02-2008, 10:23 PM
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I like my Vortech SC. It sounds good and makes good boost. Plus you can find used ones for cheap. I'm sure OneFast like his Vortech too
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Old 07-02-2008, 10:39 PM
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I like my Vortech SC. It sounds good and makes good boost. Plus you can find used ones for cheap. I'm sure OneFast like his Vortech too
Very much so!
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