ok got back from talking to my mechanic and i think ima go the supercharger route with over an hour of talking now the question is wat supercharger he said the procharger d1 would be great but do they make them for an 01 gt, i saw only the p1s so idk about that, wat about a kenne bell or vortech ready to compare the pros and cons of both
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A D1 would blow your car up in short order. You should look into Corral.net and see what they have for used kits.
A twinscrew or roots blower such as a Kenne Bell, Whipple, Saleen, ect will be more fun on the street as the power comes on very strong down low. These are the types that replace your intake manifold.
Now a centrifugal such as Procharger, Vortec, Powerdyne, Paxton look similar to a turbo housing except they are belt driven. Since they must "spool" the power tends to come on strong after 3-4k rpms. These will seem to lag a bit but will pull like a freight train all the way to redline.
Either one is going to net you some serious gains. You should be easily over 350rwhp with whatever kit you choose. Just make sure you get a dynamite tune and do not exceed the magical 400rwhp if you want the stock motor to live a long and fearless life.
PM if you have any further questions.
A twinscrew or roots blower such as a Kenne Bell, Whipple, Saleen, ect will be more fun on the street as the power comes on very strong down low. These are the types that replace your intake manifold.
Now a centrifugal such as Procharger, Vortec, Powerdyne, Paxton look similar to a turbo housing except they are belt driven. Since they must "spool" the power tends to come on strong after 3-4k rpms. These will seem to lag a bit but will pull like a freight train all the way to redline.
Either one is going to net you some serious gains. You should be easily over 350rwhp with whatever kit you choose. Just make sure you get a dynamite tune and do not exceed the magical 400rwhp if you want the stock motor to live a long and fearless life.
PM if you have any further questions.
A d1 would not blow your car up with the proper sized pulley. Yeah its true if you have a 3" pulley with 17psi boost then it would but if you had say a 4" to 4.25" pulley you would be fine. Its all about how much power you are running. With the stock pulley that ATI provides you will be running around 425rwhp with a really good tune and our motors are good till about 450rwhp when you have to start worrying about the connecting rods. And as far as the transmission, Ill get back to you when I try to put down about 600rwhp to it this summer, but I have heard that they are pretty durable but for your application you will have no problem. Last year I had a P1sc puching 8psi of boost and no problems with the tranny or stock clutch never sliped and barely any wear on it when I took my engine apart.
Just putting in my 2 cents.
Just putting in my 2 cents.
There is no set boost limit or rwhp that would blow up your car but the 400 mark is a safe bet that your car is going to last just as long as a stock motor would. When you go higher you do tend to start walking a fine line. Where your exact motors line is would only be seen once it was too late.
The P1 is the second tier blower from ATI and a perfect match power wise to your car. The D1 for a stock block GT is a bit too big and if you pullied down at all or continued with bolt-ons you would very easily start encroaching upon the point of no return.
Most of Prochargers stuff now is self contained for oiling which means you do not have to tap the oil pan. But that doesn't mean the other brands are any less of a quality product.
First decide if you want a centri or roots/twinscrew. Then decide on what setup you will need after that.
The P1 is the second tier blower from ATI and a perfect match power wise to your car. The D1 for a stock block GT is a bit too big and if you pullied down at all or continued with bolt-ons you would very easily start encroaching upon the point of no return.
Most of Prochargers stuff now is self contained for oiling which means you do not have to tap the oil pan. But that doesn't mean the other brands are any less of a quality product.
First decide if you want a centri or roots/twinscrew. Then decide on what setup you will need after that.
ati makes a great product and when i first got my car i was all about the p1sc self contained unit but i have to tell ya the instant on of a twinscrew makes me cub a bit LOL, i read somewhere though that the whipple makes more power as its kb counterparts as well as their better at staying cooler so then i started looking into it and i was like **** maybe i want a twin screw, but then i read how turbos are pretty bad ass too so by the time i actually decided on what i wanted to do it was too late, now i have over 147k on the odomiter so im not boosting shit now lol.
thats because you have to buy the boosta spark and boosta pump etc etc.. where ati sells its unit with everything you need kb sells you a kit but not EVERYTHING..(thats how it was last time i looked at their site anyway) at least with the ati procharger you get the injectors and everything to go along with it to do the install minus tools that is lol.
first year i had it all i did was cruse around looking for rice LOL.... that wore off quick after i got a 112 in a 55. and a screaming from the cop that pulled me over.. lol i wouldnt dare tell him how fast i actually was going before we shut it down lmfao, wouldnt trade it for anything in the world though i love this car, this car literally saved my life.
Holy Crap the mix of good and bad info this thread contains! I have a list of bolt on's that do not include heads and cams. My track time is 12.8 and I can easily get slightly lower than that. I didn't go Cams because it runs along the lines of the cost of a blower. A blower done right Will not blow up your car. If you don't plan on spending time at the track stay away from 4:10 gears! That's the only place they make sense. I simply have everything from intake to exhaust, 2800 stall converter, 3.73 Gears and a tune. EVERYTHING else is stock. My car has the perfect foundation and now compliments a blower if I chose to go with one. That will prob come in the spring of 2010. I have more important things to do for now. For sound I have a perfect set up of MAC LT,Prochamber and Catback. I have yet to hear a better sounding car and the GT is running like a stock Cobra. BTW I Dyno'd at 262/295. I hope this helps. Also the Cams if you went with them will give your car an awesome sound at idle. But that should come later after you get everything else and you want to put your life savings into setting up your stang. Because once you start modding there is no end.