Edelbrock 5.0L F150 Supercharger Kit (421RWHP)
01-23-2014, 09:41 PM
#21
Blown Member
Yeah, don't over rev it and don't push too much boost causing detonation because the pistons and rods can't take very much of that. 5lbs. of boost should not be a problem with 93 octane and a reasonable tune not going over 6500rpm.
Here is a link that has some good info about the pistons in the mustang 5.0 but I bet there is not much difference in weaknesses between these and the truck piston.
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...mpression.html
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...mpression.html
Last edited by LTNBOLT; 01-24-2014 at 05:37 PM.
01-24-2014, 10:11 AM
#24
Senior Member
I think and I may be wrong, that he meant those rwhp (421) numbers should equal about 500 at the motor. Just for my own thoughts I would run this kit in my stock truck with no other mods. It's really all I would be comfortable with being that the motor is stock and that it's not a motor that is built for boost. There's always someone who is gonna want this kit and a bigger pullu and long tunes and a custom tune and a bigger intercoer and 100 shot etc. but you will kill the motor!! Bottom line. I thought you were saying that the kit as it is with the edelbrock tune would kill the motor. It would have to be pretty weak I would think for that to be true. The boss makes over 400 stock. I think 441 but I may be wrong . But I ain't mad.
01-24-2014, 12:00 PM
#27
Senior Member
The rods are the one item that Ford identified as something they would need to change if adding forced induction at the factory...it was designed with turbo/supercharging in mind so that they could minimize any redesign if it was later decided to be added.
01-24-2014, 04:29 PM
#28
Everybody is offering blower set ups for the 5.0 finally all except Whipple and Kenne bell, which I know there are a few Kenne bells out there that have been converted and only one Whipple that I know of