01snake

sounds like you have the bolt on area covered

some people will just throw a blower on..which is fine as long as you keep it safe. but if you plan on wanting more power its a good idea to do the motor first. this way less of a hassel (taking blower back off, reinstall etc..). i heard a good rule of thumb when having a blower or F/I is too put money aside little by little for the motor "just" in case lol.


id do a clutch before anything..you will roast that thing to pieces


furinox sounds like you got one helll of a deal on that blower

HamMach1

When you say roasting the clutch to pieces, is that assuming I'll be driving spirited a lot?

I'm thinking either a full Eaton kit or a P-1SC and run low boost for maybe 400 rwhp for starters. Then once I build up the internals I'll up the boost.

Stone629

Sort of, but nothing major. The only problem with building the engine, say a year before you do a blower, is that you'll be driving on a little less power than you would on a NA unbuilt engine. Reason being is that forged internals are heavier than the non forged parts, and also because most likely whoever builds your engine for FI is going to lower the compression to make better use of the upcoming boost. So, its a slight drawback not doing everything at once, but you do what you gotta do sometimes.

Stone629

Or hooking it. Traction is usually what breaks parts and burns up clutches. If you stay on street tires and don't power shift into gears like 4th and 5th that put strain on your clutch due to not being able to spin the tires, then you should be okay for awhile. Its still a good idea to upgrade your clutch though. Its not necessarily going to go up in smoke on you right off the bat, or just because you give it hell from time to time, but it is going to wear out twice as fast with an extra 100 rwhp. I would upgrade it and be done with it.

HamMach1

I'll take that into consideration. I'm not too worried about powershifting into 4th though, even now I have only gone through the gears 4 times, and that was all at the track. When I drive spirited, to me that means shifting at like 4,000 rpm instead of my usual 2,000 lol.

USMCrebel

if you upgrade your clutch prepare to upgrade everything else as well...the stock weak 28 splines will not hold on long...

Furinox

My stock clutch lasted 2 weeks after installing the blower. The 28 spline stuff is fine as long as you run street tires. I ran my stock rearend for a year after having the blower and never had a problem with it. I recently switched to a 03/04 cobra IRS though.

I went with 10cc pistons that lowered my compression to about a 9.1:1. If I did it again I'd put flat tops in it and stick with 10:1.

HamMach1

With all this upgrading, is this, again, assuming I'll be racing? Would I have to worry about the clutch and bottom end when I daily drive it like your typical Camry driver?

Perhaps if I drive spirited or take it to the track often, but I would think I'd be good to go for a while since I don't really push the Mach very hard. With that being said, regardless of my driving style, I do plan on beefing up to a 31 spline.

I'm really leaning towards an Eaton kit though. Not only do I live near a guy on M1R that pieces these kits together for people (LOOKnGO), so that'll save on shipping cost, and then another buddy on M1R, and who also lives near me, would help me install it so that'll cut the cost of install/labor.

rygi23

the stock clutch will go, but hey get your $ worth out of it. Stock axles okay for street driving with street tires and at the track w/ street tires only if you're easy with her off the line. I'd just do the 31 spline, the inevitable $ for a tow home would be saved. Have fun with it.

USMCrebel

things will last until you learn about traction and slicks...then they break.