After getting blown away by a Toyota Supra TT in my boner stock MN6 LS1 98 coupe I'm feelin the need for more power. Anyway, my car is my daily driver so I need it to be reliable. I know of the 3 S/C kits. Vortech I'm most familiar with as my previous car had one available that I looked into but never bought. ATI claims to be very reliable. And the Magnuson I probbly wouldnt consider cause of the hood. I'm not sure what the turbo options are either.
Whats the most upgradeable for later down the road should I decide to build a motor?

Anyway presently I'm not really interested in doing a cam job, so I'd want it to be bolt on to a stock LS1 as easy as possible. I dont like lumpy idles.
I would probbly run an J&S Electronic Safeguard unit.

 

Don't feel bad... there are some pretty sick Supra's running around...

We tend to lean towards the ATI kit but Vortech is also a great kit worth considering. Both kits can have pulley swaps done to increase boost when a motor is in place to handle it. I recommend long tube headers if you don't have them already.

Keep an eye on our (TTi) Twin Turbo kits as the install base increases.

Best of Luck :)

:cheers:


[Modified by billreid1@***.net, 8:48 PM 4/22/2003]

 

Yeah, be glad it wasn't a single turbo veilside!

 

Eric , i had to laugh at your story..Because it was VERY similiar to mine..Only difference is I was spanked by a Supercharged Saleen Mustang.
That day i swore I would never let another FORD embarass me again :)

I went ATI !


Good Luck

:cheers:

Jeff

 

Hehe :yesnod:

 

Then you better pick your races wisely,because there are some serious Mustangs out there.

ericdwong: Since you are starting from scratch I would go with a turbosystem, Turbo Technology makes a affordable twin turbo kit and a turbo is definitely the best power adder you can buy, and its easy to upgrade for future endeavors..

www.turbotechnologyinc.com


[Modified by Devil Dog, 7:33 PM 4/24/2003]

 

:iagree: There are some SICK fast Mustangs. However, unless they have dumped some very serious cash into the chassis and done something to put the PIG on a diet, it will be difficult for a Mustang to keep up. :yesnod:

That being said, if they are squirtin', you might be hurtin'! :lol:

I have read about one of the new '03 Cobras (Nitrous Pete) running in the 9's. :crazy:

However, once the Vette is running FI, there are very few cars that can keep up. :D :D

 

Don't they run in the high 12's?

Greg
:steering:

 

Try a Vortech-aftercooled pkg; stock hood, smooth idle, progressive boost curve, and quiet operation make for stealthy drama-free power. Check the aftercooler water pump operation periodically. Get an '01+ intake. Get a bigger/ported TB to reduce pressure drop to the manifold. Get better wires and high quality plugs gapped to ~ 0.035". Get higher flow cats (after you took care of tuning and your car was trouble-free/no ignition misses for a few weeks). After all is said and done you should pull easily from BPU'd Supras and be neck-neck with pump gas'd small to medium sized single turbo Supras running off-road downpipes. You should trap around 125 mph.

If you want more, add 1.8:1 roller rockers, better pushrods, and stronger valvesprings and set the rev limiter at 6700 rpm and make sure to back off timing a good bit after 6200 rpm as boost is rising beyond the safe mark for 10.1:1 CR. A high rev limiter is for the purpose of landing you in the real sweet spot of the powerband after an upshift for centrifugally S/C'd setups. My dart throw guess is you should trap near 130 mph in good air.

If you want more, think about doing a full engine buildup since your 1998 may be nearing borderline mileage for a power adder in a year or two.



[Modified by STAGED, 10:15 PM 4/24/2003]