Please bear with my newbness to the genre. I have a 1999 3.8 Mustang. As anyone with a sportscar, I'm trying to give it a boost in the power area. I've already done the Flowmaster/K&N thing, and was seeking even more power. Well I am an avid Ebay browser and was checking out the 3.8 superchargers. HA, my wife wasn't too happy when she got the email saying that I'd won one of them. So I received the charger in the mail, not really knowing what to expect, although the people on Ebay post that these things will bolt onto any 3.8 Cougar, Tbird, or Stang. So I get it out of the box, and it seems all the pieces are there. I believe it is an Eaton M90 off of an early '90s Tbird. The gentleman I bought it off of said that he had it on his '95 Mustang and it gave him 4-6 lbs of boost or about 35-40hp. I have the lower intake(which I'd assume would bolt to the the top of my engine), the SC, 30# injectors, 75mm MAF sensor, throttlebody, tubes, the innercooler, fuel rail, and the pulleys/bolts. I got the kit for $575 including S/H. Way cheaper than buying a new one.
My brother, who would be putting this thing on, told me to find some instructions. So I started searching, when I came across a couple of these forums. From what I am reading, I would not be able to bolt this SC to my car since the 99's and newer have the split port intake. DOH!! Is this true? I have read that someone here is making an adapter plate to allow a roots type charger to be connected to a split port intake. Maybe I have this all wrong. Since I have the lower part of the intake that bolts to the engine, will it work? Does anyone have any type of instructions on how to go about this as far as the wiring. OMG it looks like a mess. My bro also thinks that I will need to change my radiator and lose my AC. UGGG. The price of power I guess.
I would appreciate any guidance any of you Mustang wizards could give me. You guys seem to be very knowledgable and are probably my only hope to getting this SC on my car.
Thanks in advance!!
Russ......../almost heartbroken wannabe Supercharged V6 Stang driver
My brother, who would be putting this thing on, told me to find some instructions. So I started searching, when I came across a couple of these forums. From what I am reading, I would not be able to bolt this SC to my car since the 99's and newer have the split port intake. DOH!! Is this true? I have read that someone here is making an adapter plate to allow a roots type charger to be connected to a split port intake. Maybe I have this all wrong. Since I have the lower part of the intake that bolts to the engine, will it work? Does anyone have any type of instructions on how to go about this as far as the wiring. OMG it looks like a mess. My bro also thinks that I will need to change my radiator and lose my AC. UGGG. The price of power I guess.
I would appreciate any guidance any of you Mustang wizards could give me. You guys seem to be very knowledgable and are probably my only hope to getting this SC on my car.
Thanks in advance!!
Russ......../almost heartbroken wannabe Supercharged V6 Stang driver