ESS Centrifugal Mustang Superchargers

[LOL WUT]

it’s not about going faster than the other tuner. Overall experience, trans tuning etc.

Most canned tunes are going to be relatively similar in performance. My advice is if you’re happy with what you have, keep it. If there’s something you dislike which is going unresolved, switch.

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[daSNAK3]

it’s not about going faster than the other tuner. Overall experience, trans tuning etc.

I don't have an auto but from everything I see other people saying, Wengerd has the best trans tuning and I have a hard time believing anyone could beat his customer service.

 

[tritonx]

How many of you guys self install vs having a shop do it? I’m interested in trying it myself when it comes in but I’ve never done any more maintenance than an oil change on a car. I found some cheap quotes from shops but I’m worried that if a shop installs I will be clueless on how to fix random issues that come with being boosted, how is the reliability there?

 

[Slow Yote]

How many of you guys self install vs having a shop do it? I’m interested in trying it myself when it comes in but I’ve never done any more maintenance than an oil change on a car. I found some cheap quotes from shops but I’m worried that if a shop installs I will be clueless on how to fix random issues that come with being boosted, how is the reliability there?

I did it. It’s a pretty simple process as a whole honestly. Take a while but simple parts on an off, mostly.

 

[Bob Lob Law]

How many of you guys self install vs having a shop do it? I’m interested in trying it myself when it comes in but I’ve never done any more maintenance than an oil change on a car. I found some cheap quotes from shops but I’m worried that if a shop installs I will be clueless on how to fix random issues that come with being boosted, how is the reliability there?

Installed mine in about 7 hours total taking our sweet time. Headers took longer. Super easy! If you can change the oil you can install this no problem. I installed in September and am about to hit 12,000 miles on the kit now. Had a fluke bearing failure on an idler pulley at 1500 miles, and ESS warrantied it immediately and overnighted the part and a new belt. Having installed it, the fix took me an hour and a half and like 20 minutes of that was putting on the new belt. LOL

 

[Slow Yote]

Installed mine in about 7 hours total taking our sweet time. Headers took longer. Super easy! If you can change the oil you can install this no problem.

100% this.

 

[tritonx]

Installed mine in about 7 hours total taking our sweet time. Headers took longer. Super easy! If you can change the oil you can install this no problem. I installed in September and am about to hit 12,000 miles on the kit now. Had a fluke bearing failure on an idler pulley at 1500 miles, and ESS warrantied it immediately and overnighted the part and a new belt. Having installed it, the fix took me an hour and a half and like 20 minutes of that was putting on the new belt. LOL

Cool, and besides the kit itself -spark plugs, injectors, the bap, are all those an easy DIY itself for a first timer with some tools?

 

[Bob Lob Law]

Cool, and besides the kit itself -spark plugs, injectors, the bap, are all those an easy DIY itself for a first timer with some tools?

Yeah, that was all included in the 7 hours. It's a really simple and easy setup to install.

 

[pinksurfer]

I'm on the fence on doing this so someone talk me off the ledge...
had turbo cars but never supercharged and belleve that the ess kit is the best bang out there but... looking at either g2 or g3 and not chasing a big number, maybe 600 or so. car is strictly weekend/cars and coffee ride. 11 years old with 37k so shows how much it gets driven.

am I opening up an issue that will need opg and crank stiffeners down the road?
not ever doing headers at this point so will factory cats last with boost?
currently wengerd flex tuned on e but thinking I'll go back to 91 as e is kind of a pita to find once outside of my neighborhood in vegas.

and anyone that ordered straight from ess, did you pay tax? that's a $500 difference and might have me saving a little longer.

 

[Slow Yote]

I'm on the fence on doing this so someone talk me off the ledge...
had turbo cars but never supercharged and belleve that the ess kit is the best bang out there but... looking at either g2 or g3 and not chasing a big number, maybe 600 or so. car is strictly weekend/cars and coffee ride. 11 years old with 37k so shows how much it gets driven.

am I opening up an issue that will need opg and crank stiffeners down the road?
not ever doing headers at this point so will factory cats last with boost?
currently wengerd flex tuned on e but thinking I'll go back to 91 as e is kind of a pita to find once outside of my neighborhood in vegas.

and anyone that ordered straight from ess, did you pay tax? that's a $500 difference and might have me saving a little longer.

For your power level, you won’t run into OPG issues. I was also told factory cats would be fine for the foreseeable future with low boost.

I would still go with the G3 kit because the larger intercooler, especially with you being in Vegas. G3, 125 pulley will put you around 600-620, I’d imagine since 120 pulley is around 650.

I was also not charged tax, from Ohio.

 

[Bob Lob Law]

Or grab a refurbished G2/G3 kit for about $800 less. They still warranty it. That is what I did. I have less than $7k all in on the kit including the blower kit, fuel, spark and tuning.

 

[pinksurfer]

thanks for the replies. I have clicked on the refurb link a couple of times recently but nothing listed. guess I need to call them. If I were to do the g2 I'd opt for the larger i/c as I know cooling from my old evolution days but for $500 more, the g3 probably makes more sense. was thinking either 125 or 120. nothing crazy... did headstuds on my evo9 to keep the engine together and was running 31psi after tuning. always nervous about that one

been stashing cash away for a few months for it but my brain tends to go into analysis paralysis when spending larger sums of cash

 

[pinksurfer]

one more note. ford sparkplugs have always made me a little nervous after owning a 2000f150 with the 5.4 and a 99 250superduty with the v10. both shit plugs and was told to never touch them unless you need to. horrible design and materials usage. assume the mustang is more like a "normal" engine. remove and replace with no ill effects?

 

[Bob Lob Law]

Can't go wrong with either. The refurbished kits you just have to catch them with one.

The plugs are simple normal remove and replace.

 

[Slow Yote]

one more note. ford sparkplugs have always made me a little nervous after owning a 2000f150 with the 5.4 and a 99 250superduty with the v10. both shit plugs and was told to never touch them unless you need to. horrible design and materials usage. assume the mustang is more like a "normal" engine. remove and replace with no ill effects?

NGK 93175 is what I went with.

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