07BOSSGT_S197

Well I finally made the leap. I read waaaaay too much and had the roughest time deciding. But here's what I got:
Hellion Turbo system
GT500 fuel system
single aluminum drive shaft
new rotating assembly
SPEC stage 3 clutch and alum. flywheel
39lb fuel injectors
Cobalt autometer boost/wideband O2/pyrometer gauges

oh yeah and upped the coverages on my auto insurance!!!
Brenspeed is going to be installing it at the end of Sep when I make my trip there from CT. Apparently the shops I've taken my car to really have no clue how to tune the S197 stangs. And I really do not want to run a canned tune.

Oh yeah...how can I crop a photo so that I can finally post it in my signature?!?!!?

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bmk

ah sweet man. what was your total cost for all that? the same amount for a 2nd mustang?

yays51

Can you add any more mods with a turbo? I really want to do a turbo set-up. It seems to be the cheaper way to go. With a blower, one can still add lt headers and other bolt ons, but are these necessary or even possible with a turbo set-up?

jdback19

Not with a Hellion kit. You can upgrade suspension, driveline, and the brakes, but most bolt ons are pointless.



Good call on the forged rotating assembly.

yays51

Another question, how much boost can our engines handle without risking it too much?

jdback19

7-9 psi with the hellion kit and 9 is pushing it. Oh and get a turbo timer for your car and never shut the car down after beating on it.

yays51

Thanks for the help. I was thinking of ckecking out the kits by HP Performance since they are close by. Have you heard anything about them?

07BOSSGT_S197

It cost a lot and many late nights researching....
Turbo Kit 4995.95 (blowbyracing)
Fuel upgrade 749.95(lethalperformance)
Eagle rotating assembly 1995.95 (blowbyracing)
Drive shaft 755.00 (blowbyracing)
Spec Stage3 clutch kit 295.00 (got it off an Eleanor look-a-like from a local dyno shop)
Price for watching WRX/STIs, S2000s and camaros disapearing in my rearview mirror? FRIGGIN PRICELESS!!!!!!

There isn't much you can do as for bolt ons with a turbo system and I went with this system because it is safe and you can adjust the boost according to how you drive. I'm starting out with 8lbs then I'll gradually step it up. And then back down just for driving it around. Most FI inductions systems I found were said to create a HUGE amount of heat under the hood and with Supercharged systems its REAL hard to adjust boost to your needs. There is SOOO frigin much you have to do to the engine to make it safe. With my Strut brace I just can't fit a twin-screw blower...and centrifical blowers just are waaaaay too slow on the boost, plus they peg out real early in the RPMs. So this was the best bet for what I wanted. Power straight as soon as I hit the gas, low heat producing, easy boost adjustments from INSIDE the car on the fly! Even if I hadn't swapped out the rotating assembly I could have run between 5-9psi of boost safe on a stock cast block/internals. But I wanted more. And if I feel the need, with my set up I can swap to a bigger Turbo and get (eventually) almost 800RWHP. Just need a bigger blow-off and waste-gate valve.

fordfanboy

^^ correct. The s/c's can support about 10 psi with a good tune but the power output is about equal to the turbo @ 9.

07BOSSGT_S197

OOOO...I had forgotten about that!!! I have a boost controller but a turbo timer is a good idea. Also I'm thinking of getting a Water/Meth system to run a lower boost. Plus I'm thinking maybe a cowl or some sort of heat extraction hood. Those produce good results??