Originally Posted by tendogy (Post 1483887)

I'll chime in with a starter budget:

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Supercharger

You can get Jackson and Vortech Tune-it-Yourself kits at this price no problem, and Innovate Intercooled for a couple hundred more. You could probably get one cheaper if you ask around and/or kept an eye out for deals or sales and whatnot.

Tune

This $700 amount is probably going to be a little high if you plan to dyno-tune at a nearby shop, and will probably be a little low if you plan to do a remote tune since you'll have to pick up the ECUTEK kit.

Installation

You'll be installing this yourself on this budget, bub. The Innovate has a good reputation for ease-of-installation, and the Jackson instructions look stupid simple. The Vortech instructions scare me, but each to his his/her own.

Dual Catch Can

For catching blow-by oil and what-not. Consensus is that this is a must if you want a prayer of your supercharged car making it to 100k miles.

Boost Gauge

Gotta keep an eye on that boost. Over-boosting with a supercharger isn't a big fear, but you still need to keep an eye out for boost leaks.

UEGO Wideband

Gotta keep an eye on those AFR readings, you don't want to pull a nelsmar (I kid I kid).

Gauge Pod

Gotta put the pods somewhere

Scangauge II

This fella will let you see your intake temps, coolant temps, and oil temp. The oil temp is especially important because you didn't want to spend the cash for an oil cooler. You need to know when the oil is getting hot so you can ease off.

Obviously there is a lot of wiggle room here, it's just a starter budget for the noobs who come a'callin.

Originally Posted by Reaper (Post 1484066)

Clutch, gauges, oil cooler, ecutek cable and license are all expenses most people overlook and can cost half the price of the FI kit.

Originally Posted by Indestruct (Post 1483898)

Phantom ESC... have some money left over too. Maybe w/the TQ300 and E85 and Headers, exhaust you might hit 250 whp

Originally Posted by 1086 (Post 1484125)

@CSG Mike - I don't want to go totally off topic, so this is directly just towards you. I currently have the OFT, if I were to go with a supercharger, and I got custom tuning through Shiv, would that still work? It should right? Or is EcuTek mandatory despite the fact I am focusing on a DD spec.

Originally Posted by FR-S Matt (Post 1483547)

I'm in the same boat as you, but my goal is 350 whp. I think 250 whp is a pretty obtainable goal without needing injectors. I figure a stage 1 kit + installation by a professional, then any accessories for the kit, might put you at about $5000 when its said and done. Don't forget to add in tuning and your license cost depending on the platform you choose.

My buddy did a P/L Stage 2 turbo kit, with new injectors, new clutch, tuning, gauges, etc and his final bill was $12k. High power is definitely not cheap.