Supercharged 96

[avp12304]

how much would it cost me to throw a supercharger on my 96 with the 351, and how much extra hp would i get out of it?

 

[BigNasty]

If the engine can handle the extra boost.. quite a lot of horses can be found that way, depending on the type of SC, vane type or paxton type.

My question is why?

 

[bluesman17]

usually about a 50% gain and they start at about 1700 for very basic ones.

 

[sweepersrgr8]

To each his own...but I am with BigNasty, WHY?

If you are dissatisfied with the power of your 351, chances are it wont handle a supercharger.

I have a fresh 351, forged pistons .030 over, roller conversion, 272 comp cam, 1.7 roller rockers, GT 40X heads... the basics for a supercharger, and it gets down right scary at 4500 RPM, so I nixed the thought of a blower.

Your stock E4OD diffinately wont handle the increased torque.

But if you want to go for it...$1700-$4500, depending on what you want.

 

[avp12304]

cool, yeah i gotta fresh 351 and all, i was just curious i'm 'd like to supercharge it someday but no time soon

 

[BigNasty]

Besides the tranny, beefing up the driveshafts, diffs, transfer case and other suspension parts just to handle the extra power will mean even more bucks along the way.