twin turbo or supercharger?

[Mili M]

alright so i was just talking to my roommate and he was saying that he wants to do a twin turbo set up on his mustang. i am thinking about getting a vortech supercharger sometime down the road. what do you guys think is better and what are the advantages and disadvantages of both. thanks

[Dave90GT]

Just go with a 6 pound bolt-on centrifugal supercharger.

Dave

[Mili M]

i am definately thinking centrifugal as well...but he has his mind set on a twin turbo set up....how much more work would you need to put into upgrading the engine if you wanted to twin turbo it compared to a regular supercharger?

[theduckylittle]

Well there's a couple options. But there's some money questions involved.

If you want to do a Junkyard Twin Turbo setup. Which ... will let you make between 550-600 horsepower with a set of T3's. Now, people here will biyotch about how that's "not right" blah blah blah. It's fast and cheap. If you're interested in that there is defintiely a few websites I can point you to for guidance.

The other solution is the supercharger, more expensive, but overall easier to do. With a Turbo you end up having to have specialized exhaust to feed the turbos and deal with the exhaust. With a blower you don't have to do serious exhaust fabrication you can use all the N/A exhaust components and it makes that 1/2 of hte project easier.

Now most turbo's you'll find on a budget need to oiled from a high-pressure line on the engine. Not a huge problem just "one of those things you need to deal with.

Keep in mind a stock-5.0 will handle *at most* 600 horsepower before kablewie... but...

You could get a cheap used Centrifigal blower (off the Ebay or a member here) and some nitrous parts. Then pick up a larger intercooler. Possibly an NPR or a PowerStroke. Run a 150 shot with a 6 psi blower.

You'd go plenty fast with either choice. It's just a matter of style, maximum power, and budget.

Another thing to consider is SUSPENSION. If you but a 100-150 shot kit for cheap and then put the rest of your budget into suspension and a set of slicks ... you will go faster. 350 horsepower that can hook is faster than 450 that cannot.

-Duck

[Mili M]

awesome thanks for all the great info guys!

[LX Sport]

if ya got the money, go turbos!! or if ya can get a decent working system kinda like duck said, go for that too. I just read a article in 5.0 Mustang about a pretty much stock 89 GT runnen a junk-yard twin turbo set up (he did a good job and it looks good too! so it can be done well if you have hte know how) and he was in the 10's. But a good kit isnt a bad idea, if you order a kit, you know its been tried and tested to work, you can always get help from others that use the same kit or the maker. it gets spendy, but id say there worth it.

A blower is a great, quick, kinda easy way to get power. you could easily run more then 6 psi in your motor. you really cant go wroung unless you get a powerdyne (or SVO) blower. ATI, Paxton, and Vortech all make great blowers. its cheaper, and its boost, but its not as effecient as turbos. either way you really cant go wroung and your gonna go fast with either set up. also, if you dont run alot of psi (around 10 or less i would say) on the stock short block with a blower, you really dont need an intercooler (still a good idea though) but you should be fine.

hope it helps

[Mili M]

so either set up would be just fine it just all comes down to how much money you have and how much work you want to put into it?

[Joe Goebbel]

For sure! Its all about how much you want to put into. I found this guy's 4 banger mustang site with some alternate turbo sites you could check out. Might help you make a better decision.

http://www.5starshine.com/35/mustang-turbo.html

There are tons of sites you can check out on the net. I went on hotbot and typed supercharger vs turbo. Lots of info.

[Ford Fan]

Just go with a 6 pound bolt-on centrifugal supercharger.

Go with a 10 psi setup. More fun.

[94TurboGT]

is he going to fabricate everything for the turbos? thats alot of work, and kits are expensive, probly at least twice what a blower would cost. if anything he should just go single, there arent really any advantages to twin vs single, and its alot more complex and expensive.

Originally posted by theduckylittle
Now most turbo's you'll find on a budget need to oiled from a high-pressure line on the engine. Not a huge problem just "one of those things you need to deal with.
-Duck

every blower except the belt powerdyne needs this as well?

-like posted above, either route can make enough power to split a stock block.
-a properly sized turbo will make alot more torque down low and probly peak then a centrifugal. and more power overall generally.
-turbos make more heat underhood
-blower is easier to install
-blower has annoying belt to deal with

theres a bunch more i didnt think of.....