Sorry it took so long to respond. I don't have any updates as of yet. Money has been a little tight, although getting a tune during the summer is first on my list. Thanks for showing interest in my project, guys!
To answer a few questions, yes $1,000 is a lot of money to spend on an mp90 setup. But the inlet was only $550. The S4 inlet from Saleen ran around $600 last time I checked, which is a joke, btw! I also got an amazing high quality single blade throttle body for $300! the rest was the MAF adapter,
K&N, and an plastic inlet tube. The cobra guys are seeing a lot of gains with the single blade and the plastic tube so I thought it was worth it to try out.
This was just the next step for me. I agree about the time bomb and I really didn't have the money to forge the bottom end just yet. All of the research done on the blower (Hoppy), and others, has shown that everything, but the blower, is the reason for limited power. The lower intake was the biggest problem, followed by the crappy intercooler, belt slip, and inlet restrictions. There have been a few that put the S4 inlet tube on and gained around 10-15 rwhp. definitely not worth $600, but I could be on that same boat. I just know that roots blower super sensitive to inlet restrictions and I definitely don't have those anymore!
I really just want to be the first to use the blower to hit the 425-430 rwhp on the stock engine and no spray. Might get me in a mag if I can do it. And I love the way the blower looks, guess this why I haven't switched it out for something else. And who knows, after I forge it, this new inlet kit would be a perfect fit for a twin turbo/compound boost set up
Sorry for the long post. BTW: Thanks, but no, it not a real Saleen. It's not that f#@*in F-word either. Everything on the car is real and I installed it myself. I have some pics of it on the "post pics" thread. Didn't mean to vent.
00 GT vert
Series II S/C
BBK long tubes & o/r x-pipe, pro 5.0, 3:55's, TT inlet, cobra TB, 66mm pulley,
90mm TB, Chicane intercooler, hand ported lower intake, SCT