supercharger on daily driver
 

Who has done this? do you like it, are there any drawbacks? How about the gas milage? Just looking for some input.

I would do it...my 92 isn't my daily driver, but its totally reliable...it drives just like a N/A car when your foot isn't into it. Your gas mileage shouldn't suffer if you are just driving regular....I just wouldn't want it in the winter...catching an icy spot on the road under full boost isn't my idea of a good time

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1992 5.0 LX, V-1 S-Trim @8LBS, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,MSD 6A and BTM, BBK equal length shorties, offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, Dark Green w/ 93 Cobra Spoiler

Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 207K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps

i was thinking about the same thing, but i am not sure what company to go to and how much boost to get. how much wil it cost with install? i am really strapped for cash so the cheaper the better, but i dont want something that will give me a bunch of problems



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black 94 cobra 5spd; 33,000 miles; 3.73 gears; flowmaster catback; bassani x-pipe w/cats steeda tri-ax shifter; K&N air filter; subframe connectors; control arms; cold air; 14.2@97; 220.6 rwhp
(To buy next: headers, Mass Air, supercharger? )

Done it and love it. The gas mileage when I keep my foot out of it is actually better http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/biggrin.gif but if I can't gas mileage goes right down the pipes if you know what I mean. http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/mad.gif http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/mad.gif. The only drawbacks that I have really found is trying to keep from running everything that I come up on. Over all The biggest thing that I love the most is that the car is so much more responsive and peppy to drive. It braught back the whole feeling of driving the car for the first time. http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/biggrin.gif http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/biggrin.gif

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2000 Mustang GT

My Cobra is a daily driver. One of the drawbacks is that it puts high milage on the block and the blower. Also due to the high amount of horsepower, I was having some major problems. So stuff was breaking or I need to make modifications, and my Daily Driver had a lot fo down time.

But the upside? Who else on teh freeway can go 0-60 in less than 4 seconds in stop and go traffic ? http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/biggrin.gif

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1994 Mustang Cobra
308ci, Vortech S-trim 11#, ported GT-40 heads, E-303 cam, FMS 1 5/8 headers, BBK Offroad H-pipe, 2-chamber flows, and several other goodies.
Rebel Racing. Home of Bay Area Mustangs

I'd say do it. If you want a little more boost at street rpm, you could always run a big blower (like a D-series ATI or a novi 2000) that has a high step up ratio to make more boost at lower rpm. Otherwise, an S-trim should run like any other car when cruising...until you nail it and the boost kicks in. Just make sure you buy a kit with a bypass valve. Flooring it from a light and building up a lot of boost then having to slam on the brakes at the next light and have the boost back up in the inlet is no good at all.

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1984 1/2 GT350 (#842 Hatchback w/ T-tops), 302HO, Comp cams Xtreme Energy cam, Carter 625cfm carb, Weiand Stealth intake, MSD distributor, MSD coil, FMS 9mm wires, 1 5/8" MAC unequal shorties, 2 1/2" MAC Prochamber H-pipe, Flowmaster 2 chambers, KYBs, 16"x8" 4 lug Cobra Rs, Falken 245/45ZR16s

Do it! You won't regret it. I'd say stick with the Vortech or Paxton setups. If your sticking around 10 psi, you won't need an intercooler which comes with all the ATI setups.

I ran a base A-trim(5-6#s) on the stock engine for about 30k miles, around 3 years. No issues at all and it was truly my daily driver.

I've gone over 120k blown miles with various superchargers. Superchargers are fine for daily drivers, but be ready to accept some breakage, increased maintenance, and downtime. I lost 1-2 mpg by putting a blower on, but I lost even more with the E-cam and big injectors. My combined mpg is about 17-18.

Regarding ATIs and intercoolers...I made much more hp with the ATI at 8psi than I ever did with a Kenne Bell at 12 psi. I love the ATI!!

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'91 LX
Procharger, 3 row intercooler, extrude honed Cobra intake, Mac full Length Headers, 30# inj., 73mm C&L, 75mm tb, E303 cam, 289 rods, ported E7 heads, MSD, T-Rex w/255 lph Walbro, 5 lug conversion, Cobra R wheels, 3.27 gears and Moser Axles.

How many miles on the motor now?

A major drawback would be if you strapped the blower on and then you had engine problems.

If you have high miles on the motor consider beefing up the bottom end before you attempt a blower.

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1995 GT Black sleeper
Edelbrock 6037 heads,Edelbrock proformer intake,Edelbrock cam, 70mm TB,75mm pro-m mass air,Taylor wires, Underdrive pulleys,Equal length headers,K&N filter
Flowmaster cat-back, Eibach pro rate springs
lower control arms
3.73 gear Centerforce clutch

I've been looking into this on and off for a couple years.
I'm on the fence between the boost scene and going the more traditional intake/heads/cam route.
Anyway, do a search on this topic and you'll find lots of opinions.
Plan on starting at about $2000 for a basic kit. Then you just have to try to resist getting extra goodies http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/smile.gif


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Spec Service (UHP), Paint, 16x7.5 ALBA's w/BFG G-Force KDW's, TC 3.55's w/disks, K Bell Ramair, March pulleys, Race Magnums, D/S loop, MM 4point rollbar, FMS C springs & strut tower brace, Tokico Illuminas, KB welded subs.

I wouldn't worry about a daily-driven supercharged car being used every day.Heck,alotta cars are coming equipped with superchargers right off the assembly lines..

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Paxton Blown 87GT

I believe you NO SLO, I made close to 500 hp with my ATI. http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/smile.gif But your talking about 2 totally different types of blowers. I just brought up the intercooler thing because this will add more to installation and generally cost.

Oh wait a minute. I did have one concern, one of the valve covers started to leak. I tightened it down and it didn't leak so bad then. I changed the motor out before I got around to changing the valve cover gasket.