1993 Ford Mustang LX Supercharger Kit - Flying High Again

We only have so much space, so we didn't go back to the baseline on Chad's car, but in stock form, it peaked at 202.24 hp and 286.02 lb-ft of torque. With each set of modifications, the power kept growing. We did, however, show how the nitrous and supercharger impacted the base package of bolt-ons. This is not to say one is better than the other, but more to elaborate on how these two power adders will impact the same combination. In fact, the nitrous made more torque and the blower made more horsepower. Rick and Chad could've installed a larger nitrous jet or a smaller blower pulley and made either combo produce more than they did here. Of course, that would've further jeopardized the integrity of Chad's stock short-block.

What becomes clear is what you always feel when driving cars with nitrous or superchargers. The nitrous cars hit immediately and hard, then taper off at the top end, while the supercharger cars come on later and stay around longer, similar to the last guy at the office party. Either way, both power adders maximize a bolt-on 5.0. That said, we have to be impressed by the big gains by the supercharger at high-rpm, and Rick added that the higher lift and shorter duration of the flat-top-piston-friendly blower cam sustained power until he wasn't brave enough to rev the combo any more. With a short-block designed to maximize either combination, there's a lot more power to be had, but that's a story for another day. For now, we've had fun pushing the stock 5.0 to the limit-just like the old days.

* Base fuel pressure 42 psi, BX headers, BX X-shape crossover, BX mufflers and turndowns, Professional Products throttle body, AFM Power Pipe, Lighting mass air meter with Load Tuner, Professional Products Typhoon intake, PP 75mm throttle body, Trick Flow Twisted Wedge heads, AFM N-51HR, PRW 1.6 roller rockers, Trick Flow pushrods, and AFM PMS
** Add NX Nitrous kit and 42-lb/hr fuel injectors

*** Replace nitrous and 42s with AFM Stage II Vortech kit and replace AFM N-51 HR cam with AFM B-31HR cam