OPG, Crankshaft Sprocket & Head Cooling

I am ordering a Supercharger this week and just wanted to take a little poll.

Who is Supercharged and installed the....

1. MMR 2015 5.0 Head Cooling Mod for the #8 Cylinder
2. MMR Billet Lower crankshaft sprocket gear
3. MMR Hurricane Billet Oil Pump gears

and who is Supercharged with none of these parts installed and the car is running fine? Also what power levels are you at?

I am just trying to figure out how necessary these parts are if I am staying in the 600-650 whp range? These parts are about another $850. If I am running on real thin ice without installing these parts than I rather just spend the money, if it is overkill I rather not.

No need to run the head cooling mod.. The other 2 are good insurance, but not required.

Travis@boostworks said:

No need to run the head cooling mod.. The other 2 are good insurance, but not required.

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I know the #8 cylinder was a big deal on the 11-14s did they fix that?

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ATTFighter said:

I know the #8 cylinder was a big deal on the 11-14s did they fix that?

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The #8 was not a big deal on them. The whole #8 mess was a tuner problem. Initially, some where turning off the knock sensor like in 05-10 tuning. Which is a major input on these versus just a safety thing on those. Timing would run away resulting in the warmest cylinder detonating first. Which is #8. Once that was figured out, the "problem" went away.

It was blown way out of proportion by a very limited number of people who trusted the wrong people. Sucks for them but.... They made a huge huge deal due to being pissed off about denied warranties (why should ford warranty when someone else screwed up) and started different screen names and posted all over. Even started rumors about stock cars with problems and even those where later proven to be 1) false 2) tuned by same methods resulting in same effects and 3) not #8 failures. I personally checked on several rumored stock failures only to find that they where not #8 failures but other problems that someone assumed was that when they saw it in service!

The whole debacle was pretty much a clown show, if you ask me.

Travis@boostworks said:

No need to run the head cooling mod.. The other 2 are good insurance, but not required.

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Solid advice.

I will add, the higher you spin it, the more you'll want the other two.

I got my Paxton Supercharger on the way along with the TSS oil pump gear, MMR lower crank sprocket gear and ATI super damper these are the 3 mods I will be doing.I will start installing it this weekend.I figured might as well Beefcake hooked me up on all my parts!! Thanks BEEFCAKE racing. I never done the head cooling mod on my 04 cobra and it was fine.

Triple Wile E said:

I got my Paxton Supercharger on the way along with the TSS oil pump gear, MMR lower crank sprocket gear and ATI super damper these are the 3 mods I will be doing.I will start installing it this weekend.I figured might as well Beefcake hooked me up on all my parts!! Thanks BEEFCAKE racing. I never done the head cooling mod on my 04 cobra and it was fine.

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nice, what does the ATI super damper do?

Triple Wile E said:

I got my Paxton Supercharger on the way along with the TSS oil pump gear, MMR lower crank sprocket gear and ATI super damper these are the 3 mods I will be doing.I will start installing it this weekend.I figured might as well Beefcake hooked me up on all my parts!! Thanks BEEFCAKE racing. I never done the head cooling mod on my 04 cobra and it was fine.

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none are required, but, the oil pump gears are not a bad idea. thing is, if your in there, might as well do the crank sprocket, since your same labor either way

ATTFighter said:

nice, what does the ATI super damper do?

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he has big plans, so went with a 20% od to run with the stock pulley, one, it's sfi rated

ATTFighter said:

I am ordering a Supercharger this week and just wanted to take a little poll.

Who is Supercharged and installed the....

1. MMR 2015 5.0 Head Cooling Mod for the #8 Cylinder
2. MMR Billet Lower crankshaft sprocket gear
3. MMR Hurricane Billet Oil Pump gears

and who is Supercharged with none of these parts installed and the car is running fine? Also what power levels are you at?

I am just trying to figure out how necessary these parts are if I am staying in the 600-650 whp range? These parts are about another $850. If I am running on real thin ice without installing these parts than I rather just spend the money, if it is overkill I rather not.

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I have none of those, 832rwhp for about 2500 miles.

Process said:

I have none of those, 832rwhp for about 2500 miles.

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what kind of fuel?

spitfirecwp said:

what kind of fuel?

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e85

Process what is your redline at?

At that rpm and power level, you're begging for disaster. Lol

Barrel said:

Process what is your redline at?

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7700, it was 7250, moved it up some. I'm usually shifting around 7400-7500.

I had a #8 cylinder fail on a completely stock 2012 so don't believe anyone saying it wasn't an issue! I was completely stock. Motor gave a 4,200rpm and destroyed the block and head.