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Supercharger
Anyone ever had a Kenne Bell supercharger on their Bronco? I have a 90 5.8 (351) and would like to get about a hunded more horsepower without tearing into the motor and keeping it smog legal in Kalifornia. Appreciate any info, thanks, Fleet Bronco.
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I have not seen a KB on a 5.8, but I have put both the powerdyne and the paxton on my 95 with 5.8. For the money, ease of installation, weight, and intake temperature, I like the powerdyne the best. BTW, I tried FSB . com and all it took me to was CNNMoney . com . What site are you referring to , K?
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supercharging is cool for sure, but bolting one on a motor that has more then 100k miles is asking for possible carnage. why are you wanting this power, what do you use your rig for . if you can give us some more feedback we could probably steer you in a good direction, get the same power if not more and cost the same if not less
supercharging is cool for sure, but bolting one on a motor that has more then 100k miles is asking for possible carnage. why are you wanting this power, what do you use your rig for . if you can give us some more feedback we could probably steer you in a good direction, get the same power if not more and cost the same if not less
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super charge at over 100,000 miles no problem
we put a powerdine on a 1993 lightning with 160 ,000 miles all orriginal this truck is rite and gets 17 mpg city and then we put a set of ford aluminum motorsport heads on it /a 5.0 roller cam and 1.6 rockers blam!!!! cant wait to see what it does out to national trales race way. and im still trying to get the info on pickle performance .
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Thanks for all the replys. The 351 motor in my 90 Bronco has an easy (had never been offroad until I bought it) 44,000 miles on it. I want more low end power and I know the KenneBell screw type superchargers will do that, they bolt on in place of the intake and only require a longer belt, they look almost factory, I also know they are a bit pricey around 3K but other than a lot of parts and teardown I don't think I can get 100 California smog legal horsepower any other way. Would sure like to hear from anyone that has had one on a 5.8 or even a 5.0 Thank you all, Fleet Bronco.
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I tried the Paxton first, because I always wanted one on my 66 Mustang Convertible, to give it a nostolgic pep, ( Some shelbys came with them as an option) so I saved up and bought one for the Bronco to test the system out. The Paxton runs HOT. I guess I got into it a bit, but thats what they are for, right? I ended up burning up the bearings in a year. The intake temps were also very hot, defeating the cold air intake theory. So, the option was to spend about $750 plus shipping, or try a different route. So, After more research, I bought a powerdyne unit, already rebuilt. They run on a dry belt system, have significantly cooler air discharge, are lighter, and mount up in about 1/4 the time of the paxton. They dont require you to reroute the power steering, A/C lines, A/C compressor, or anything.
BTW, you can find plenty of new and used and rebuilt units on ebay for less than 1/2 the cost of retail. Just do some research, and ask questions of the seller.
Have fun!
BTW, you can find plenty of new and used and rebuilt units on ebay for less than 1/2 the cost of retail. Just do some research, and ask questions of the seller.
Have fun!