08-20-2015, 02:13 AM
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Turbochargers pull more air into the engine by spinning a turbine from engine exhaust and have "lag" at the front end but once reaching their proper rpm's provide consistent power and torque. Superchargers run off a pulley from the engine and have great front end power and torque but dies off in top end.
That is why the new thing is super turbo setup's like volvo did it with a smaller engine and was able to put a 4 cylinder engine in a car that normally used a small v8 or large v6. Turbo setups are best when they are designed for the car and car is made around them.
In your case your best route is a supercharger like biker said its cheaper and can be tuned quite a bit and will get you alot of "off the line" power and the engines natural displacement will carry itself on top end. If you try to do a turbo setup between parts and labor you will be half the cost of your car, not worth it for the mediocre performance difference over a supercharger. A supercharger will bring your engine 30-50% more power and bring you close to 600 hp your car doesn't have a launch controller so you will barely be able to handle that much power as it is.
As far as CAI I would look and see if its worth even doing it most claim 20hp+ gains etc but there is very little solid data in it being a good move some cars have shit designed intakes and it benefits to get added air flow but your intake was optimally designed by Fords engineers because the mustang regardless of trim line is a performance car.
That is why the new thing is super turbo setup's like volvo did it with a smaller engine and was able to put a 4 cylinder engine in a car that normally used a small v8 or large v6. Turbo setups are best when they are designed for the car and car is made around them.
In your case your best route is a supercharger like biker said its cheaper and can be tuned quite a bit and will get you alot of "off the line" power and the engines natural displacement will carry itself on top end. If you try to do a turbo setup between parts and labor you will be half the cost of your car, not worth it for the mediocre performance difference over a supercharger. A supercharger will bring your engine 30-50% more power and bring you close to 600 hp your car doesn't have a launch controller so you will barely be able to handle that much power as it is.
As far as CAI I would look and see if its worth even doing it most claim 20hp+ gains etc but there is very little solid data in it being a good move some cars have shit designed intakes and it benefits to get added air flow but your intake was optimally designed by Fords engineers because the mustang regardless of trim line is a performance car.