It’s Mustang Madness this year with the new 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L’s hitting the streets. At the SEMA show they’ll be showing off these hot new cars and the supercharger kits that’ll push them. Ford is bringing in nine customized Mustangs four of which are supercharged. These bad boys and girls include:

Creations n’ Chrome

The bright pink GT convertible sporting a Vortech supercharger and built for the American Cancer Society to raise awareness about breast cancer.

2011 Ford Mustang GT Convertible: Creations n' Chrome

Muscle Mustang and Fast Fords

The Mustang fan magazine shows off a blue GT that is beefed up with a Ford Racing supercharger kit.

Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords entry in SEMA 2010

Raceskinz

This white GT is a custom two seater that has been modded with a ProCharger supercharger.

Raceskinz Mustang GT

Tjin Edition

Conflicting reports on this grey Stang by Neil Tjin and one says it’s fitted with a Vortech supercharger kit.

Tjin Edition GT

Another Mustang that’ll be seen at the show is the WD-40/SEMA Cares 2011 GT. This great charity car pushes out over 600 HP with its Paxton NOVI 2200 supercharger kit and an Air-To-Air Intercooler. After the show this one of a kind Mustang will be auctioned off by Barrett-Jackson with proceeds going to children’s charities Victory Junction Gang camp and Childhelp.

WD-40/SEMA Cares Mustang

Outside of the Mustangs there’s some really interesting vehicles heading to SEMA. One of them is the STaSIS Audi R8 Spyder roadster. The STaSIS R8 has a bolt on supercharger kit that adds 185 HP and 132 lb-ft of torque to the stock V10. The supercharged R8 V10 generates 710 HP and 523 lb-ft of torque with a 0-60 of 3.1 seconds.

The Supercharged STaSIS Audi R8 Spyder

For the racing and truck fans Toyota is taking their Tacoma X-Runner RTR (ready to race) pickup with a Tundra 5.7 V8 coupled with a Toyota Racing Development (TRD) supercharger kit. The RTR has SAE certified power of 504 HP and 550 lb-ft of torque and does it on premium fuel.

The Toyota Tacoma X-Runner RTR

Another SEMA show car will be the Active Autowerke Vorsteiner GTRS3 Widebody 2011 BMW M3 with an Active Autowerke Stage 2 E9X M3 supercharger kit. The E9X kit is powered by a HKS GTS8550 supercharger and is reported to push output to 650 HP and 440 lb-ft of torque.

Finally, an exciting project planed by Chev is during the SEMA Show they will be assembling a Corvette ZR1 LS9 6.2L supercharged engine. This is a continuation of Chevrolet’s “Corvette Engine Build Experience” which one of their participants took to build a 638 HP supercharged small block for their new Corvette ZR1.

Vortech Logo (™)

To celebrate 20 years of business Vortech will be offering limited quantity special “Anniversary Edition” supercharger kits. The kits will be offered for the 2005 to 2008 4.6L Mustang GT with the added bonus of including the 5.0L 2011 Mustang GT.

The supercharger systems include a numbered serial tag self-lubricated V-3 Si-Trim supercharger with the ducting, charge air cooler, belts, fuel components and programming. The 78% adiabatic efficient supercharger, ducting and intercooler will be finished in black. Vortech plans a limited production of only 100 kits.

Vortech expects to be sold out quickly. So if you’re interested best contact them right away to get these awesome limited edition Mustang Supercharger Kits.

Vortech's 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Supercharger Kit on a 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L

Supercharger Kits Reader Mail

Question:

I have a 2000 Crown Victoria LX am I’m looking for a Supercharger set for it. Right now, I have not found anything and have no luck. If you have any information, please send it.

Answer:

The stock 4.6L V8 in the 2000 Crown Vic is a 2-valve SOHC (single overhead cam) which is the same as the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis with 215 HP and 285 lb-ft. Crown Vics use the same 4.6L Ford Modular engine as many Ford products do. For example the Mustang. The 4.6L 2-valve SOHC were used in Mustangs from 1996 to 2004 and other cars using this engine were 1994 to 1997 Ford Thunderbirds and of course the 1994 to 1997 Mercury Cougar. So, if you can’t find a supercharger kit for the set up on your specific platform then you can look at the other cars for options.

Luckily there are already Crown Vics with superchargers. A popular option for them seems to be the Eaton M112. There is a company called Tork Tech Inc. who produces an Eaton M112 based supercharger kit for the 4.6L Crown Vic. They have their kit set up on several Crown Vic’s but it’s not a simple as pie bolt on. Some changes need to be made such as moving the battery to the trunk or drivers side as well as moving the coolant overflow tank and washer fluid tank. In the grand scheme of things these aren’t major problems to overcome so it’s a really good option to look at.

The Tork Tech supercharger kit may be the easiest way to get it done but I can’t say if it’s the most cost effective. Rumor has it the price is a bit up there. As for other options I’ve also heard that Whipple may have something for the 4.6L so you could check with them. Finally, following is a video of a 2000 Crown Vic with a Vortech V-2 SQ S-Trim supercharger which seems to be a custom install.

If anyone else knows of some superchargers or kits that’ll work on this platform please leave a comment.

Vortech Logo (™) and Supercharger

Vortech is much younger company than several industry competitors but that hasn’t slowed them down. Vortech is a major player in the supercharger world. They are credited with several innovations for the centrifugal supercharger. Some of the innovations include: The first to offer a supercharger test cell designed and operated to SAE Standard J-1723, the first to develop a centrifugal supercharger with gears, the first to use an air bypass valve in systems and air / oil mist system for cooling. Vortech has six US patents. They are the only company to receive the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Award for Best Engineered New Product on a centrifugal supercharger. They have managed this achievement three times.

Vortech Engineering, LLC is a strong race supporter with Vortech superchargers and systems. Vortech has racing teams in the NMRA and NMCA drag racing and Vortech parts can be found in racing teams throughout the world including jet ski and marine applications. Several world record holding vehicles have used Vortech parts.