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Hello all,
I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on putting a supercharger on a 2011 Mustang with 100,000 miles. I am considering purchasing and having installed a Paxton 220SL Supercharger on my 2011 5.0 Coyote Mustang. Just looking to flash the pre-calibrated Paxton tune, not trying to do anything too crazy. This would be mostly for street driving and occasional track use. Engine runs fine with no issues, but as I said it has around 100,000 miles. Is there anything that I would need to get tested on the engine to ensure that it can handle the extra PSI? Is this a foolish thing to do? Are there any necessary or recommended engine upgrades? Worst case scenario, the engine blows up and it's 7k for a replacement crate engine. Would I be right in saying that plus $1500 or so to install it would be my risk? What are the chances of something like that happening?
The only aftermarket upgrades on the car are a Borla Exhaust and a cold air intake, otherwise it is largely in stock condition. If you need to know anything else that I haven't included I'm happy to add.
Thanks in advance to everyone who reads this and any advice that you have.
I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on putting a supercharger on a 2011 Mustang with 100,000 miles. I am considering purchasing and having installed a Paxton 220SL Supercharger on my 2011 5.0 Coyote Mustang. Just looking to flash the pre-calibrated Paxton tune, not trying to do anything too crazy. This would be mostly for street driving and occasional track use. Engine runs fine with no issues, but as I said it has around 100,000 miles. Is there anything that I would need to get tested on the engine to ensure that it can handle the extra PSI? Is this a foolish thing to do? Are there any necessary or recommended engine upgrades? Worst case scenario, the engine blows up and it's 7k for a replacement crate engine. Would I be right in saying that plus $1500 or so to install it would be my risk? What are the chances of something like that happening?
The only aftermarket upgrades on the car are a Borla Exhaust and a cold air intake, otherwise it is largely in stock condition. If you need to know anything else that I haven't included I'm happy to add.
Thanks in advance to everyone who reads this and any advice that you have.