The Stang Mang

I know these questions have been asked countless times and a apologize, I just don't have the time to search and browse through to find the answers myself.
Im a 19 year old Marine looking to get some more get up and go out of my 89.
At first I was leaning towards a turbo set up, but since this is my only vehicle now i need it to be reliable, i'm thinking n/a would be better. And of course im living on a tight military budget. But cost isn't a huge issue, it just means the longer i'm going to have to wait to save up the money. And i obviously want to maximize my power and minimize the cost. I don't have a real set hp/tq goal, i just want more. Lol
Now time for some questions-
-The best set up for my application?
-How many ponies could i expect?
-How much would it hurt my wallet?

It would be great to also hear some manufacture names/parts that i should utilize. I'm counting on you guys to narrow down my search and help me decide what i should do
Thanks in advance.

motorman524

This is too broad to get any real answer. Everyone will have an opinion on this.

Do a budget H/C/I. Cheap and you'll enjoy it.

The Stang Mang

Well that's kind of what im after, is people's opinions.
Cheap h/c/i? gt40's? Trick Flow? e303? cobra intake? Help me out a little here lol.

motorman524

If I were going to do a cheap H/C/I I'd go GT40 intake, GT40 heads, TF stage 1, roller rockers(A50 springs, B50 retainers).

The Stang Mang

Okay sweet, what would be my potential cost and round about power numbers?

motorman524

You'd be under $1500 for parts(Depends on what kind of deal you can find on the heads and intake.)

The Stang Mang

Thats not too bad.

Explosive

Don't expect some crazy *** numbers out of your 302. I hear guys all the time, oh my 5.0 is making over 500 hp blah blah. No it's not. I think most guys are happy to break 300 without going nuts.

Venomantidote95

TFS-K514-350-370

Go to summit and check it out! its a nice little power pack!
but there are so many options you have no idea!!
If you knew kinda what you want we could help alot more lol!!!

luckythirteen13

b&g turbo. $3000 for the kit, $1500 for fuel upgrades and a tune......450rwhp on a stock motor. id pull the heads and run some quality head gaskets and arp head studs tho....thatll set you back another $200ish. itll drive like stock and milage wont be effect yet itll scream when you stomp on it.

the on3 performance turbo kit is about $1000 less then the b&g if your on a budget and dont mind running off brand parts. ive seen the on3 kit make 505rwhp on a motor that was stock other then a cobra intake manifold and tb upgrade @ 15psi

you can do a $1000 budget build with h/c/i but end up with 250-270rwhp