Back and forth...

i would just find a PI motor instead of doing the PI swap if you want to go turbo...what would be ideal is to get forged internals and the PI swap, basically making it a stronger PI motor and you can make it to have low compression...and if you go to turbomustangs.com, you can see people doing there own turbo kits for very cheap.

 

There's a good shop for ya.

as far as the PI swap, Yes do that! It will be a limitation to you adding a blower.
The "gasket" you can get is the Cometic gasket. it's kind spendy though.

There's a lot of hype about the higher comperssion. A good tuner can tune it to run just fine.
you'll be limited to low 400 HP anyway because of the rods/pistions.

A PI motorswap would also be a good option, then you wouldn't have to mess with the install or compression difference.
Good luck!
I know how you feel on the waiting. i've owned my car for 10 years, and STILL don't have a blower!

 

Yes, I was talking to my tuner yesterday, he does a lot of 4V swaps.
they can reuse the computer now, and retune it. He said it's tricky, but he can DO ITT.
accessories, hedders, fuel system.... what else.?

I dunno on the x bolting up, is the couple in the same place?

anyway 700 bucks is amazing for that!

 

Good luck.

KarKraft has a used 32V Marader engine?
they used to have a bunch of 01 cobra engines, but they're gone now.

http://www.karkraft.com/used_engines.htm

 

If you for sure decide to go 4V. Then props to you O0 And good luck.

 

4V heads?

I don't think porting does a whole lot. but cams do!
4 cams aint cheap, to be sure. But they get good gains.

 

pi cams and intake with a s-trim.
I have seen used s-trims go for $1,800 pi cams $100 pi intakes $100
best power for the money besides Nitrous

then find you a 99up shortblock and rebuild it while you are running s-trim

 

I went back and forth just like you are doing and I finally decided on just putting a blower on the car at 82,000 miles and now it has 94,000 miles on it and is still running great, and giving me time to save for a short block in the future. With a good tune it will last. I had to just make a decsion b/c I couldn't decide. I am happy I went with the blower though.

 

That's really a dumb quote, and is subject to debate, and what you want to use your car for.
In a nut shell:
Posative Displacement is Great on the street BC you get the instant torque.
Centrificals are great because the consistantly increase in power, traction isn't such an issue and a lot of ppl like the increasing feel they get.
Turbo's are kind of in the middle, and are more efficient.
This could go on and on, but any blower is a big improvement, and in NO way is a waste.

It really comes down to your budget and what you want from the car.

Yes you would get a 99+ kit.



So many options

 

Actually Turbo's beat them all... But they just cost alot more more than a kennebelle or a vortech. I have a twin screw car now and if I where you I would get the vortech due to cost. A KB kit is going to cost you $4000 and you can pick up the vortech alot cheaper. I would go with the PI cam and intake swap with the S-trim if your budget is around $2000. If your budget is $5000 then get a 99 up shortblock and rebuild it with forged internals and go with the S-trim.