superchargers?
#1
superchargers?
Hey... I've been looking at different superchargers but I don't know everything about them yet. I've got an '08 GT automatic, so apparently I can't get the ford racing 500 hp package. I want someting around 450-500 hp, so I've been looking at saleen and paxton. Would the paxton not give the instant boost like saleen since its a centrifugal supercharger? And if I got the paxton could I get a shaker hood and still fit the paxton in there?
#3
RE: superchargers?
I have been pondering the age old s/c question myself. Saleen vs Whipple..sorry.. Paxton kind of entered out of it awhile ago, however Ill throw in what I know about paxton.. here we go with what I am pondering, please correct incorrect info:
1) Price. Whipple: 5600; Saleen: 5300; Paxton: 4400?
2)HP(from box) Whipple: 425? Saleen: 375; Paxton 450?
3) Whine. Whipple: LOUD Saleen: Quiet; Paxton.. guess quiet? (Quiet=bonus for me.. I would prefer to leave people guessing)
4)Reliability: all 3 I believe are fine
5) HP for the PSI. I believe the latest Whipple (the HO2) gets best performance?
Umm.. thats what I have been mulling over.. and basically has left me realising.. I should pay off my car before spending 6,000 on a S/c...
edit: to answer your questions.. dunno about the shaker or why would need it. and centri I believe takes more RPM to reach the RWHP of either saleen or whipple
1) Price. Whipple: 5600; Saleen: 5300; Paxton: 4400?
2)HP(from box) Whipple: 425? Saleen: 375; Paxton 450?
3) Whine. Whipple: LOUD Saleen: Quiet; Paxton.. guess quiet? (Quiet=bonus for me.. I would prefer to leave people guessing)
4)Reliability: all 3 I believe are fine
5) HP for the PSI. I believe the latest Whipple (the HO2) gets best performance?
Umm.. thats what I have been mulling over.. and basically has left me realising.. I should pay off my car before spending 6,000 on a S/c...
edit: to answer your questions.. dunno about the shaker or why would need it. and centri I believe takes more RPM to reach the RWHP of either saleen or whipple
#5
RE: superchargers?
ORIGINAL: a_campbell
I've got an '08 GT automatic, so apparently I can't get the ford racing 500 hp package.
I've got an '08 GT automatic, so apparently I can't get the ford racing 500 hp package.
#6
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Took me about two months to figure out which one to get but I went with the Whipple HO. Most of the forums I have read said nothing but good things about the Whipple. I like all the others but I chose the Whipple for reputation and drivability. Not much help but it is a pain trying to make a choice.
#7
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I decided on the Paxton as it is very quiet, easy to maintain, fits under stock hoods (shaker too) and strut bars, Builds boost progressivly rather than instant on. I already fry tires as it is, I don't need instant low boost. Less pesky belt problems when using smaller pullies as compared to roots style.
#9
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No problems here with the Paxton and making a ton of power. Technically boost builds with RPM's but I can roast the tires without trying. The cost was great and I liked what Brenspeed was doing with them.
#10
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Any S/c that is out there will get you to the 450-500 range but you have to ask your self are you going to stay in that range 6months or even a year down the road? Whats with the paxton kit as the last setup on the totem pole? The novi 2200 can handle up to 1000hp. I myself will stop around 550 to the wheels or so and then learn how to make her hook.
Hey heavyg72, what tires are you running? Im going to see how i like riding around with some 555 D/R's but im still iffy because we get quite a few rain storms in FL and she is my DD.
Hey heavyg72, what tires are you running? Im going to see how i like riding around with some 555 D/R's but im still iffy because we get quite a few rain storms in FL and she is my DD.