PLEASE HELP I HAVE A SHO ALL STOCK AND WANT TO SUPERCHARGE IT.

[MinneSHOda]

I bought a 1992 Taurus SHO about a month ago and after driving it for a bit i feel like i need more horsepower. i am looking to supercharge it but i have no idea where to start. the car has 123k miles on it and no rust. its a 5 speed. is it worth it to supercharge it with this high of miles? how much will the whole deal cost? i paid 2,000 for the car. its a 3.0. this is my first post and everyone seems to know a lot about these cars on here so i thought that id ask you guys. anything helps thank you. im 17 years old so id be using all my money from my job for this car. i just bought a $200 winterbeater with 98k miles so i can park my SHO.

 

[sperold]

Take a look at this round-up of what is possible with various set-ups. http://www.shoforum.com/index.php?t...-4-times-thread-current-as-of-7-29-15.118251/
As you can see, Mark Nunnally achieved a 13.93 @99 mph in stock form (3.2 with bolt-ons).
Then down the list, you can see Mark achieve a 12.92 @108 mph with N2O as the only enhancer (but again with a 3.2 and bolt-ons).
The highest rated S/C car is Josh Texiera with a 12.93 @ 113 mph.

It looks like you pick up a second by doing some moderate mods, but in the case of the supercharger, you will double or tripple the money you have invested in the car.

Snoop around the forum, as there is a section on turbo / supercharging, and pretty well anything else you need to know.

These cars are pretty well optimized to begin with, engine wise, and since you can't change the gearing, that is about where it ends. Modding these cars is very expensive, and it comes down to a lot of grief and money for about a second (unless you really want to go crazy on the mods).

 

[luigisho]

I'm torn between you're young enough to do something this stupid and maybe pull it off --vs-- this is a stupid idea and you shouldn't become a slave to your car at this age and such little income. Nobody has the right answer. You have to determine if you can take the pain with a car that has more and more simple maintenance parts being discontinued.

I would tell my younger self to stop being stubborn, and if you want to modify a car, get something like a Mustang that has parts and packages readily available with exponentially more experience and expertise available for your 1st time.

 

[Irish Pride]

It would be cheaper and smarter to buy a good used car that came supercharged or turbo'd and then go from there. Before you even think about adding a supercharger to your car you need to take care of maintenence. Once you get the car reliable which a $2000 SHO is not, then you can start thinking about the SC. At that point you can expect to double your investment. Between the initial setup, injectors, fuel pump, tuner, etc... it's not really worth it unless you just have money to **** away. That's my 2 cents anyway.

 

[sperold]

It might be that you have a 92 SHO that is a dog at this moment.

If your timing belt has been set one tooth out, it is not going to perform well.
If your car has the spout connector pulled (so locked at 10 degrees), it is not going to perform well.
You get the idea, anemic spark, poor fuel pressure, secondaries frozen, along with a host of other issues will affect the performance.

At 17, it is hard to imagine that you have a feel for performance through your driving experience.

I have had 4 SHOs, and none of them ever screamed "I am so slow that I need a supercharger, or turbo, or something".

Do some time trials at a track to get an idea of where you are, using that thread in post #2 as a guide.

 

[rubydist]

as mentioned above (but worth repeating), you need to spend about $400 on regular maintenance that has likely not been done for a long time: valve cover gaskets, plugs, wires, cam seals, crank seal, water pump, timing belt, crank sensor and cam sensor. (if you cannot do those items yourself, plan to spend another $500-1000 to have someone do it for you.)

if after that you still need more horsepower, plan to spend another $3000 at least on that project.

then you will need to plan to spend $300 fairly regularly replacing transmissions that you grenade.

 

[LOUDSHO92]

You need to start with brakes and suspension before you get into the bigger power. We do offer just about everything you need including a turbo kit: http://www.shosource.com/catalog/index.php

I would still say keep some money to the side as you never know what will happen.

 

[sperold]

This is your least expensive route to owning a supercharged SHO.
http://www.shoforum.com/index.php?threads/f-s-1991-supercharged-sho-plus.130620/unread.

 

[luigisho]

This is your least expensive route to owning a supercharged SHO.
http://www.shoforum.com/index.php?threads/f-s-1991-supercharged-sho-plus.130620/unread.

Way cheaper that way.