Road trip with GT s/c???

[qwik01cobra]

Has anyone took a supercharged GT on a 1000+mile road trip each way. I was planning a trip to Florida from Chicago and I want to take my car but I don't know if this is safe. I have had Mobil 1 syn. oil since day one. I have 44,000 miles on the car as it sits. I am not planning on driving like a moron either but if I see someone that wants to play.... Is this a bad idea????

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[UWISHU1]

you should be fine :biggthump just pack up an extra serpentine belt and some basic tools :burnout:

 

[frdtch05gt]

I drove my Whipple equipped 3.0 Ranger on the highway all the time when I had that, it worked perfectly fine.

 

[qwik01cobra]

I think it will be fine too. I was just wanted some other peoples input, opinions, and experiences.

 

[Boost12]

As long as you take care of the car on the way down there you will be fine.. Hey chad does your NOvi2000 use a 6 rib belt or an 8

 

[hj16]

You'll be fine, but bring an extra belt in case.

 

[CobraSusie]

I can't see there being any issues, but like the guys said...bring a belt

 

[ChromeCobra]

Chad your shit is gonna break down, DONT DO IT!!

 

[whistlen93]

been runnin around s/c stangs for alot of miles with no issues

 

[rocket5979]

+1 for the s/c stang road trip. As long as it is tuned right (I would assume it is) and you keep an extra serp belt and simple tools along, you should have no problems.

 

[qwik01cobra]

6 RIB belt joe

 

[LSX7]

try to get a conversion kit it will most like make that baby faster and more relible at the same time i bet you might have a lil belt slip chad

 

[Boost12]

6 RIB belt joe

dam thats what sucks about those blowers!! I wanted to do the procharger setup on my cobra but they only offer a 6 rib for it now and I know that shit would tear up like every few days with high boost

 

[whistlen93]

joe you should check out the belt on my car its 8 rib and never has sliped... im not nice to it and over run the v1

 

[Boost12]

joe you should check out the belt on my car its 8 rib and never has sliped... im not nice to it and over run the v1

yea the 8 ribs are not bad at all... But did your kit come with that or did you convert it?

 

[whistlen93]

yea the 8 ribs are not bad at all... But did your kit come with that or did you convert it?

came with a 8 rib was going to go a ten rib but it wont fit with my new set up

 

[Boost12]

came with a 8 rib was going to go a ten rib but it wont fit with my new set up

ohh cool.. yea I never understood why on the 03-04 procharger kits they use a 6 rib belt But whatever. How is your car coming along??

 

[rocket5979]

try to get a conversion kit it will most like make that baby faster and more relible at the same time i bet you might have a lil belt slip chad

How much boost is he running? Hey Boosted what size pulleys you running on the head unit and on the crank? Depending on his power level, an 8 rib setup may not even be warranted at this time on that centri. A closer look at the dynotune graphs with a/f's thrown in there will help determine if he is encountering belt slip, if he hasn't already noticed.

 

[whistlen93]

ehh slow... kinda still gatherin parts. gotta whip it together and go run emissions tho.. kiknda sucks cause ill have to tear it back down again. no time to tune it to pass so ill just go stock and pass.. (well kinda stock) hopfully they wont go over 4000 on the test cause it goes way rich.

 

[rocket5979]

dam thats what sucks about those blowers!! I wanted to do the procharger setup on my cobra but they only offer a 6 rib for it now and I know that shit would tear up like every few days with high boost

Man, I could have sworn they started offering those as 8 rib kits. I remember that you 03 Cobra guys had a really big problem (for good reason) with that when they first came out a few years ago.

If they dont offer one initially, it isn't too terribly hard to swap over to an 8 rib setup. I am running a 6 rib on the Kenne Bell at low boost for now, but plan to swap to 8 rib this summer when the shortblock swap happens.