spuddy

Well the car is REALLY cool....

BUT.....

I wanna know about the daughters....????????

Well, look, this site needs a dirty old man..... I'm right here....

VAEM

LOL .... You do realize I'm their father right? Stay away from my daughters .... ESPECIALLY online.

spuddy

Ah come on... be a pal, and yes I do...

Oh all right if you insist.

VAEM

Ok, so the car is at the shop getting it's new rear facia / bumper cover installed. (I'll post some pics when it comes back).

So, what to do next? There is about $4,000.00 left in the budget for the Mustang build this summer. I am debating between 3 options:

a) Have the car painted this year (we've decided on mat black) and get a new set of black chrome Saleen style rims (18 x 9 in the front and 18 x 10 in the rear) and drag radial tires. (see pics)

b) Order a Procharger Supercharger with Intercooler. (see pic)

c) Order a Stage 3 Power Pack from Super Six Motorsports which comes with a new ported upper intake, ported lower intake, Stage 3 Super Heads with 1.94 / 1.56 stainless steel valves, SSM custom ground Comp Cams billet cam as well as forged internal pistons and rods. (see pic)

So my dilema is this - I won't be able to have anything done until about August. I don't really want to have the car painted this year, just in time to store it for the fall / winter. That seems like a waste to me. I don't want to install the Procharger without completing the work outlined in (c) - I want to make sure the V6 will be able to adequately handle the power of 11 psi. Also, I don't think I can install the stuff outlined in (c) without the Procharger because SSM has designed the Power Pack to work with a supercharger. So, if I order (b) or (c) they will pretty much just sit on a shelf in the basement until I have both of them. All of the above options total roughly $4,000.00 - my whole budget.

Crafty

i dont see any reason why you can't go with the power pack and go without the blower for a bit... now the cam you have picked out i'm guessing is a centri blower spec camshaft, but it's not going to ruin the rest of the power pack or the bottom end if you go forged. just all depends on your tune that you get done. plus you'll get decent gains from just the power pack while you wait on the blower

VAEM

^^^^ ohh, I thought it would be risky to install the power pack without the supercharger because of the cam. I stand corrected! So, are you voting power pack?

Crafty

hmmm a power pack that'll put a good 50hp to use.. or a procharger that'll sit on a shelf.... hahah yea go powerpack WITH internals. like i said, just make sure you get a good dyno tune. best bet is play it safe and get a mild blower cam made up for you, don't go too crazy with it

VAEM

Yea, when you put it like that it's a pretty easy decision. The only reason I was even thinking blower now is I heard the Vortech blower is no longer available for the 3.8L - it's apparently been discontinued. I figured I'd grab the Procharger in case they decide to do the same. Has anyone else heard this?

Crafty

that's interesting info.. i never knew vortech pulled out of that specific market.. i know a lot of people rather go to procharger.. maybe that's why? in the end.. used kits are easy to find

VAEM

Yea, my friend Todd at Steeda told me Vortech kits are no longer available. Its a bit strange casue Vortech is no longer listing the kit on their website but places like Stage 3 Motorsports, Summit Racing and Late Model Restoration Supply are still advertising the kits on theirs. So, maybe there still available or maybe it's just left over stock. I just emailed Vortech directly so I guess we'll know for sure in a few days!