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Stroker or supercharged

quickittyquickittyMember
I am getting ready to pull the engine on my 73 pantera, it is the orignal 4V 351C
I would like 500HP only I would like it to sound some what mild, not stock just not crazy loud. No fire breathing dragons.
I have been reading a lot on these forums about going to a 408 stroker, which sounds promising.
Can someone who has done this suggest a higher quality kit, if I choose to go this direction
Another option which I have been reading about is the Paxton supercharger.
These seem to deliver on the HP, but what about fit.
Is is possible to shoe horn one of these bad boys into a pantera? and not give up the A/C (I live in Florida)
Can a supercharger be dialed back so as not to over stress the block?
I would like to hear some feed back on which way may be the best direction to go, best bang for the buck without destroying the block.
Jay
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lf-tp2511lf-tp2511Member
Paxton will never fit in front of the engine in a Pantera. You could mount it in the rear with a jackshaft; how much money or talent do you have? Wink

Pop-off valve can be used to limit boost.

Stroker is a much simpler manner to get HP. 500 FWHP is attainable, just depends how much you want to spend and if you want to give up the engine cover screen.

Archives are searchable, if you haven't already done so, try more research in this forum.

Larry
garth66garth66"When speed is the only thing that counts"
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Paxton will never fit in front of the engine in a Pantera. You could mount it in the rear with a jackshaft; how much money or talent do you have?

And you will lose the use of your trunk tub, or have to heavily modify it. I believe this one is driven off of the flywheel.

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Definitely my vote.

I looked at superchargers and turbos when rebuilding my engine. Eventually I settled on the 408 stroker as the best way to get horsepower that you can use.

Docile in traffic. A monster when unleashed. 522 HP with 510 ft lb of torque. It runs on pump gas with 10.5 compression and has never - read NEVER - failed me in 10 years of road trips and hard driving.

Reliability with limited, regular maintenance. And still blows away all the F-cars, Porsches, Lambos and anything else you're likely to come up against on the street.

What more can you ask for from an exotic street car?

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