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Old May 8, 2003 | 11:50 PM
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Hey, whats up all? I have a new 03 GT that I got in April. So far all Ive done to it is put a MAC cold air intake on it(More is to come but my down payment just cleared). I was looking to put a bigger throttle body on it and I was wondering how much that would really help me with power. Im not expecting much from it though. Also, one of my neighbors has a new Cobra. The day he got it he took it to a shop and had a Kenny Bell SC put on it and he wants to sell me his stock Eaton M112. Will it fit and is it really worth it?
Old May 9, 2003 | 12:11 AM
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Correct me if l'm wrong but with the s/c, you might wanna go ahead and put forged pistons in it just to be safe. You'll have get a bigger fuel system, get aftermarket heads and cam. The throttle body will help a lot once the blower is in place. Get the 80MM. Congrats on the purchase!
Old May 11, 2003 | 11:47 AM
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I was talking to a guy who works for Ford and he said that my factory cams could probably handle the eaton supercharger. How true is this?
Old May 11, 2003 | 01:10 PM
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You don't need forged internals to run a supercharger. Just run a lower psi than the cobra (slightly larger pully).



Factory cams in any car will work with F/I. They may not be the greatest, but they will work and allow the engine to run. Freakin sucks for the Satty's....we only have a crappy n/a re-grind and something too mild to be called a re-grind available for us.
Old May 11, 2003 | 07:58 PM
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The factory cams are actually really good cams and can make a lot of HP with the right combination
Old May 13, 2003 | 03:06 PM
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Cool, thanks for the info on the supercharger! Just ordered a MAC off road x-pipe and flowmaster american thunder cat back system! I was also considering going to a 160 thermostat. Is that too low, and what is the stock thermostat at?
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