drivinhard
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I'm new here, somewhat familiar with the 3.8L S/C motor, etc, but have some specific ?'s about the Eaton M90 blowers. Have spent some time on search engines and FAQ's, but have some questions on the M90.
Interested in setting one of these up on my 89 Taurus SHO. Car has a later year transplated 3.2L automatic motor with higher lift 3.0L cams, making about 265 hp n/a right now. Have a couple of possible mounting locations, may end up similar to what the comptech kits do with the honda's, a drive shaft across the front of the motor with a hanger bearing, blower mounted near the TB, plumbing to IC, to TB, etc.
Did the 94/95 SC's switch to the "3rd gen" M90? How much of a real world performance difference is there between the older M90 and the 94+ (3rd gen I assume) units? I'm assuming the newer M90 units are more sought after, and more expensive.
Assuming you could pick one up fairly cheap used, what does a rebuild kit run (bearings, seals, etc) and is there anything ultra special (ie special tools, or such) about rebuilding them? A good manual or write-up anywhere? Just wondering how much you can expect to sink into a good solid used unit, as a core, with a rebuild kit on it (assuming you are doing the work). Hate to trust an unknown used unit, but new is obviously expensive.
Have followed them on ebay, etc, but if anybody has any leads on used units from here (figured you guys would be the place to go!) that would be great.
Thanks for your help, looking to build a mini '03 Cobra motor (ie Eaton on an efficient 4 cam)
Interested in setting one of these up on my 89 Taurus SHO. Car has a later year transplated 3.2L automatic motor with higher lift 3.0L cams, making about 265 hp n/a right now. Have a couple of possible mounting locations, may end up similar to what the comptech kits do with the honda's, a drive shaft across the front of the motor with a hanger bearing, blower mounted near the TB, plumbing to IC, to TB, etc.
Did the 94/95 SC's switch to the "3rd gen" M90? How much of a real world performance difference is there between the older M90 and the 94+ (3rd gen I assume) units? I'm assuming the newer M90 units are more sought after, and more expensive.
Assuming you could pick one up fairly cheap used, what does a rebuild kit run (bearings, seals, etc) and is there anything ultra special (ie special tools, or such) about rebuilding them? A good manual or write-up anywhere? Just wondering how much you can expect to sink into a good solid used unit, as a core, with a rebuild kit on it (assuming you are doing the work). Hate to trust an unknown used unit, but new is obviously expensive.
Have followed them on ebay, etc, but if anybody has any leads on used units from here (figured you guys would be the place to go!) that would be great.
Thanks for your help, looking to build a mini '03 Cobra motor (ie Eaton on an efficient 4 cam)