Make up my mind, what do yall think?

88workcar · 02-04-2003, 11:03 PM

I have been sitting on this 9# powerdyne for over a month now. Should I sell it and go with AFRs and a new cam and the k-member and A-arms or put the blower on?
The heads and tubulars will reduce 75# and add power, the blower will add power and weight, and not have the money for the tubular stuff.

Help me decide

srv1 · 02-04-2003, 11:22 PM

my opinion is get rid of thee blower. you can always get a blower later. Set your car up first, then add the power. That is what i would do.

NO SLO PK · 02-04-2003, 11:47 PM

I also would agree. It isn't easy to add a blower on a work car without additional parts, tuning, and headache. Larger injections, a spark box, a bigger pump, a bigger radiator, and blown head gaskets: all tend to be a part of running forced induction. My opinion, as someone whose travelled 100k+ miles in a supercharged stang (3 different blowers, broken head gaskets, etc. etc..)

302 LX Eric · 02-05-2003, 08:33 AM

Another vote for ditching the blower and getting everything else setup first.

I know it's a hard decision, as I've been wanting to get a ProCharger on mine every time spring rolls around. But, looking back, I'm very happy where I am in terms of the overall build-up of the car: First came all the 'usual bolt-ons' (gears, complete exhaust, pulleys, etc.) then came heads/cam/intake, then a Tremec/King Cobra Clutch/Alum. Fly/Steel bell and just recently my new 331!

So, next up is suspension, Bogart's, some real drag tires, Auburn Pro, 31 splines, and brakes. THEN, I think it will finally be ready for a blower.

A long and expensive road, but it's all worth it!

E

lx mike · 02-05-2003, 10:40 PM

I say: sell the blower, get the heads, k-member and arms. as for a cam, what cam did you have in mind?? off the shelf or a custom??

fiveohpatrol · 02-05-2003, 11:15 PM

if it were any blower other than a powerdyne, then i'd say to keep it and then save for the other stuff.

But i'm gonna jump in with everyone else and say get rid of it.

Buy the heads/k-member, and save up for a F3R procharger

86 Grand Marqui · 02-06-2003, 12:56 AM

Kill the Blower.Do some Voodoo on the engine.Reincarnate with New Blower.

88workcar · 02-06-2003, 11:08 PM

E-bay here I come, I was pretty sure this would be a non-disputed thing. Thanks fellas.

bigred90gt · 02-06-2003, 11:40 PM

You know, given how far you have gone with the stock heads so far, I am gonna have to be different and say go with the blower. I like the whole blower idea. But ultimately the choice is your and it sounds like you have already made the decision. Good luck in the quest for speed whichever way you go.

Caymon

Coupe50h · 02-07-2003, 01:00 AM

is a powerdyne worth enough cash for afr's? and or the tubulars? well anyway im for setting up a car before too much power is added...good luck

02-04-2003, 11:03 PM	#1
88workcar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pierre Part, La. U.S.A. Posts: 1,850	Make up my mind, what do yall think? I have been sitting on this 9# powerdyne for over a month now. Should I sell it and go with AFRs and a new cam and the k-member and A-arms or put the blower on? The heads and tubulars will reduce 75# and add power, the blower will add power and weight, and not have the money for the tubular stuff. Help me decide __________________ 88workcar 1988 Mustang LX 342. 417rwhp @ 6800. 28 X 10 ET Drag, 4.30s, 10.69 @ 126.43 1.42 60ft. 11.13 @ 127.7 on BFGs 1.72 60ft Rice Hater # 42 To be old and wise, You must first be young and stupid I'm somewhere in tthe middle.

02-04-2003, 11:22 PM	#2
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	my opinion is get rid of thee blower. you can always get a blower later. Set your car up first, then add the power. That is what i would do. __________________ Cobra brakes are on! Finally..... ------------------------------------------------

02-04-2003, 11:47 PM	#3
NO SLO PK Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Arcadia, CA, USA Posts: 731	I also would agree. It isn't easy to add a blower on a work car without additional parts, tuning, and headache. Larger injections, a spark box, a bigger pump, a bigger radiator, and blown head gaskets: all tend to be a part of running forced induction. My opinion, as someone whose travelled 100k+ miles in a supercharged stang (3 different blowers, broken head gaskets, etc. etc..) __________________ Russ L '91 LX - 331 w/ Procharger '03 Cobra Convertible - Pullied '94 Lightning '65 Mustang Coupe

02-05-2003, 08:33 AM	#4
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	Another vote for ditching the blower and getting everything else setup first. I know it's a hard decision, as I've been wanting to get a ProCharger on mine every time spring rolls around. But, looking back, I'm very happy where I am in terms of the overall build-up of the car: First came all the 'usual bolt-ons' (gears, complete exhaust, pulleys, etc.) then came heads/cam/intake, then a Tremec/King Cobra Clutch/Alum. Fly/Steel bell and just recently my new 331! So, next up is suspension, Bogart's, some real drag tires, Auburn Pro, 31 splines, and brakes. THEN, I think it will finally be ready for a blower. A long and expensive road, but it's all worth it! E __________________ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 40,750 miles 331 cu. in. / Tremec 3550 / BFG Drag Radials 12.22 @ 114.31 mph - w/1.89 60'

02-05-2003, 10:40 PM	#5
lx mike Undescribable Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Ft Myers Fla Posts: 1,539	I say: sell the blower, get the heads, k-member and arms. as for a cam, what cam did you have in mind?? off the shelf or a custom?? __________________ Rice Haters Club Member #101

02-05-2003, 11:15 PM	#6
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	if it were any blower other than a powerdyne, then i'd say to keep it and then save for the other stuff. But i'm gonna jump in with everyone else and say get rid of it. Buy the heads/k-member, and save up for a F3R procharger __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

02-06-2003, 12:56 AM	#7
86 Grand Marqui Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dover, Delaware...Ft.Pierce, Florida...Hiawassee, Georgia...Las Vegas, Nevada. Posts: 90	Kill the Blower.Do some Voodoo on the engine.Reincarnate with New Blower. Last edited by 86 Grand Marqui; 02-06-2003 at 02:04 PM..

02-06-2003, 11:08 PM	#8
88workcar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pierre Part, La. U.S.A. Posts: 1,850	E-bay here I come, I was pretty sure this would be a non-disputed thing. Thanks fellas. __________________ 88workcar 1988 Mustang LX 342. 417rwhp @ 6800. 28 X 10 ET Drag, 4.30s, 10.69 @ 126.43 1.42 60ft. 11.13 @ 127.7 on BFGs 1.72 60ft Rice Hater # 42 To be old and wise, You must first be young and stupid I'm somewhere in tthe middle.

02-06-2003, 11:40 PM	#9
bigred90gt 2 Stangs in the Stable Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baytown, TX Posts: 1,209	You know, given how far you have gone with the stock heads so far, I am gonna have to be different and say go with the blower. I like the whole blower idea. But ultimately the choice is your and it sounds like you have already made the decision. Good luck in the quest for speed whichever way you go. Caymon __________________ '90 GT Under construction Best E.T. = Fast @ High Speeds - OK So I Lie. So What!!! 04 F-150 STX 4.2L 5 spd Rice Haters Club Member #128

02-07-2003, 01:00 AM	#10
Coupe50h Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 957	is a powerdyne worth enough cash for afr's? and or the tubulars? well anyway im for setting up a car before too much power is added...good luck __________________ X-Texas highway patrol ssp 1990 coupe - exploder Gt-40 iron heads, Explorer intake, 19 lber's. E-cam. crane 1.7 rollers. 190fp. 75mm maf. 65mm tb, tubular subframe connectors, mac cai, Asp crank pulley, T-5, king cobra clutch, flowtech 1-5/8 unequals, mac X-pipe Frpp driveshaft, lakewood Lca's. race weight 3,160 12.69 @ 107.35, 1.71 60' 26x8.5 drag's 3.90 gear 13.20 @ 106.91 - 235/60/15 firestones 2.3 60' 3.27 gear

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