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The V-3 supercharger yields affordable horsepower and torque with a cool,
three-stage upgrade package you can grow into
T
he 5.0L High Output engine
introduced in the ’82 Mustang
GT wasn’t much to talk about
with its Motorcraft 2150 two-barrel
carburetor and 157 hp. But it signaled the beginning of the most
incredible period of Mustang
performance in the marque’s
half-century history.
Here are some 5.0L H.O.
performance highlights:
simple 302 small-block with Ford
Motorsport 351W marine performance cam, minor induction
tweaks.
carb bumps horsepower/torque to
to 225 hp never happened.
beefed for roller tappets, more horsepower. New roller cam, heads, tubular headers, true dual exhaust. Last
year for carburetor. Output 210 hp,
270 lb-ft torque.
and dual-snorkel breather. Horsetorque up 15, to 285 lb-ft at 3000 rpm.
GO FIVE-OH
Once we became used to comengines and learned how it all
worked, a new high-tech perforforefront has been Vortech
Vortech’s V-series centrifugal
supercharger makes big power,
and it’s easy to install, tune, and
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service. The centrifugal design
makes it responsive and quick,
and it’s reasonably priced, considering what you get. Keep in mind
there’s no free lunch in perforphysics when you plan ahead and
know what you’re doing. That
means your engine should be
mechanically healthy and ready for
the greater pressures associated
with supercharging. Don’t bolt this
guy on a tired engine and expect
great things, because it ain’t gonna
happen.
Vortech offers a value-added
V-3 supercharger performance
package that’s as easy as 1-2-3 for
5.0L H.O. engines, and we’re here
to tell you all about it. The icing