Stock Internals and MT82 limits, FI preference

[downtime!]

I'm partial to roots style, Kenne Bell being what I run on mine. I'm at 625 hp, have been beating on it pretty good since Christmas, and so far so good. Have put about 12,000 miles on her since then, including a 3000 road trip last week to Ohio for a drag race. Ran 10.85 @ 130, got 31 mpg avg on the whole trip.

My MT82 has seen literally hundreds of launches, started the China Whine thing 2 years ago in Maryland, and has progressively gotten quieter as time has gone by. Not saying it's my favorite transmission by any means, but it has held up pretty damn well.

The secret to keeping these things alive above 600 hp is all in the tune, get a good one and then don't fuck with it (some people are tweakers, and just can't leave shit alone), and then drive it like you want it to stick around for a while. You can beat on them pretty regularly, but don't treat it like a race car. Be smart and it will reward you for a good long time.

[KnightRider5.0]

Originally Posted by downtime! I'm partial to roots style, Kenne Bell being what I run on mine. I'm at 625 hp, have been beating on it pretty good since Christmas, and so far so good. Have put about 12,000 miles on her since then, including a 3000 road trip last week to Ohio for a drag race. Ran 10.85 @ 130, got 31 mpg avg on the whole trip. My MT82 has seen literally hundreds of launches, started the China Whine thing 2 years ago in Maryland, and has progressively gotten quieter as time has gone by. Not saying it's my favorite transmission by any means, but it has held up pretty damn well. The secret to keeping these things alive above 600 hp is all in the tune, get a good one and then don't fuck with it (some people are tweakers, and just can't leave shit alone), and then drive it like you want it to stick around for a while. You can beat on them pretty regularly, but don't treat it like a race car. Be smart and it will reward you for a good long time.

Good food for thought, I appreciate it.

[re-rx7]

Originally Posted by downtime! I'm partial to roots style, Kenne Bell being what I run on mine. I'm at 625 hp, have been beating on it pretty good since Christmas, and so far so good. Have put about 12,000 miles on her since then, including a 3000 road trip last week to Ohio for a drag race. Ran 10.85 @ 130, got 31 mpg avg on the whole trip. My MT82 has seen literally hundreds of launches, started the China Whine thing 2 years ago in Maryland, and has progressively gotten quieter as time has gone by. Not saying it's my favorite transmission by any means, but it has held up pretty damn well. The secret to keeping these things alive above 600 hp is all in the tune, get a good one and then don't fuck with it (some people are tweakers, and just can't leave shit alone), and then drive it like you want it to stick around for a while. You can beat on them pretty regularly, but don't treat it like a race car. Be smart and it will reward you for a good long time.

Great post.

[Dan12GT]

It's definitely going to be all with the tune and your driving habits.

When I have the money to retire my Mustang as my daily and get a beater I will be going the FI route too. I think the safest approach would be to go with a centrifugal blower on lower boost. Its not as much of a torque shock to the internals and tranny and would have the potential to hold up in the long run better. You just have to come to the realization that on a stock motor you aren't going to be the fastest / most power mustang on the street when comparing to those with built motors but it will still be damn fun so long as you take care of the car.

Like Downtime mentioned, you have to be respectful of what you have and drive it accordingly.