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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
I was just talking about this 12 hours ago. A few years ago I wanted to run a cheap boost setup on my 5th Gen SS. So I found a guy selling a TT setup. My buddy had a 370Z that he also wanted to throw a turbo on. So he sent his down to Fl and I bought mine from the guy. Well he was talking numbers in the 500s and he would be doing low 10s and I told him to expect more like high 300s to low 400s safely on low boost and a good low 12 to high 11 run...maybe even mid 11s. I told him his engine had way too much compression for the amount of boost it would need to do all that he wanted it to do. So the shop he went to hit him with a huge turbo pushing 9-11 psi and pushed his engine to high 400s/low 500s which I thought was way too much. He took it to the track and ran a mid 12 at like 130...couldn't get traction. a couple months later he blew his engine. When I saw that I boxed up the TT setup I had bought and sold it, lol!! The guy that bought it from me eventually installed it and his engine blew after some time. If you ask me, turbos are the most expensive most complicated most troublesome and most expensive of the power adders. They're cool to look at and awesome to hear. But on stock engines that are not forged you really have to keep the boost low (like 5-7 psi max) or skate with danger.
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It's funny you had to mention the VQ37VHR in the 370Z. I was going to throw it in my post but I left it out. I'm in a local Nissan/Infiniti group around here since I use to have a G35 (brother has it now). And these guys all get HUGE hard ones the topic of boost. Almost every single person that has attempted this (Supercharger and twins) have had some kind of catastrophic failure.
G37 with supercharger medium boost; blown engine.
G37 with twins; in the shop 80% of the time.
370Z with twins; blew on the dyno.
G35 with spray; another roasted engine.
I love the guys to death but they're delusional for the most part on this topic.
IIRC the MY 18 mustang has been bumped to a compression ratio of 12 so this will be interesting on the boost camp. I'd imagine E85 will be the savior but that's depending on the reliability of the supply. But at the end of the day once you starts throwing in mods and F/I into this topic. It's a question of who has the bigger pockets, the engine itself barely matters after that.
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Originally Posted by kttxz06
Smh.
Comments on the Car and Driver review.
This is how far whacked out Mustang fans are.........................................
When one considers what this car offers at this price range, the updated Mustang GT is nothing short of the best value-per-dollar-spent in the automotive universe. Period.
And, optioned with the all-new 10-speed automatic, the not-so-lowly Mustang will break the four-second naught to sixty barrier, leaving cars that cost more than twice as much in its rear view mirror (Porsche 911, I'm looking at you.)
Bwahahahahahahaha. WTF? The best value per dollar spent in the automotive universe? Hahahahahahahahaha. Wow. And now the Mustang crowd is saying the GT will slay a Porsche 911? ARE U FKN KIDDING ME? Wow.
Um, this car will barely eeeek out a victory over my old piece of shit Maserati GT.
Btw, saw a GTR on the way to take the kiddo for some dinner. Ugh. I want another GTR every time I see one.
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Normally I don't bite but...
"Just know that if the argument spills into the streets, the Chevy is still quicker."
Nuff said