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What horsepower can the s52 boared to 87mm reliably handle?

2.2K views 4 replies 3 participants last post by  M-technik-3  
#1 · (Edited)
I'm looking for a supercharger kit for a boared s52, and I found the Active Stage 2 supercharger kit based on stock internals and compression ratio, but I was planning on putting in new pistons and rods to handle more horsepower as well as having a lower compression ratio for more boost. If the cylinders are boared to 87mm and I want to make 500 whp, what compression ratio and boost should I use to make that reliably? As well as supercharger suggestions that could help me achieve that goal would be helpful. Thanks!!
 
#3 ·
The motor has nearly 230,000 miles on it so im boaring it out to the next standard size for pistons to get rid of the pretty much inevitable deformities at that mileage. Also I'd rather have the parasitic drag and reach my horsepower goal than the turbo lag.
 
#4 ·
There's a few people that have gone above that with their M52s and seemed to get pretty good reliability. Take a look at Fender Benders posts.