I have a 96 gt vert with a 110,000 miles and was wondering if a pro-charger would be too much for the motor.Engine runs fine now doesnt seem to wore out. Thanks for any help. Pat
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Too much of an open ended question to answer realistically. Basically, a power adder that works on intake manifold pressure fools your motor into thinking it's bigger than it really is. A normally aspirated 302 thinks it's a 302.... a 302 that is fed one atmosphere of boost thinks it is a 604. Since we haven't increased displacement, we have effectively doubled cylinder pressures.
Can't say for south of the 49th, but a blower kit is about $5G here in the GWN (plus installation, aggravation, frustration....oh, yeah, and gouge and screw tax).
It becomes very important to ensure that cylinder seal is adequate.... a leak test might help.... anything past 10% is trouble in the making IMHO. Additionally, the added hp isn't going to go well with crank bearings that have considerable miles on them. I would seriously consider freshing the motor to be sure I wasn't going to turn a bunch of money into a pile of shrapnel.
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