# SuperCharging a Northstar **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 7, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544 "2006-01-07T22:59:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/21 "2006-01-08T19:36:00Z")
id do it to mine ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/22 "2006-01-08T19:38:30Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#): > > That has to be the most pointless thing i have seen…today taking a very well designed caddy engine, suprcharging it and making 520 hp in the process is pointless ? and having it look sort of like an old hemi … what part is pointless ? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/23 "2006-01-08T19:39:21Z")
Well, the fact that it is not the right engine, its about double the size of a northstar ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/24 "2006-01-08T19:39:39Z")
hm, well i dont think i have that kinda money ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/25 "2006-01-08T19:40:23Z")
thats easy to fix, go work the streets. points at avatar ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/26 "2006-01-08T19:41:09Z")
eh, no, i wonder wat the price would be tp chip, then 2 small turbos ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/27 "2006-01-08T19:50:11Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#): > > Well, the fact that it is not the right engine, its about double the size of a northstar how many northstar v8’s are there ? cause heres a pic of another blown northstar in a different black 32 ford ![http://www.bpeheads.com/images/32fordcad.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/0/809283ceaaef2abeef19ba342b3b0555c701de5a.jpeg) and heres an NA one … they all look the same size … ![http://www.ttcustomsinc.com/images/32_ford_vicky3.jpg](http://www.ttcustomsinc.com/images/32_ford_vicky3.jpg) 1996 northstar: ![http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/images/1996northstar32valvev8-1.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/5/f53a1c7733a76467be312293ae783fd1197ebac8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/28 "2006-01-08T19:52:10Z")
ok then explain why it looks so rediculously large in those pictures. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/29 "2006-01-08T19:53:11Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#): > > ok then explain why it looks so rediculously large in those pictures. because a 32 ford is like 30 inches wide at the firewall maybe ? ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/30 "2006-01-08T19:53:20Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > 520 hp … Anymore pics of this one?? Looks like a ?71 blower. Thats interesting because those are made for carbs. I want to see more of this engine set up. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/31 "2006-01-08T19:54:41Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > because a 32 ford is like 30 inches wide at the firewall maybe ? DOHC V8s are pretty big in general. Look at the Ford 4.6 DOHC. Much bigger than a 5.0 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/32 "2006-01-08T19:55:41Z")
i was just thinking that actually, my bad, i forgot how thin those cars are ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/33 "2006-01-08T19:57:08Z")
> [@JaysGreenLX](#): > > DOHC V8s are pretty big in general. Look at the Ford 4.6 DOHC. Much bigger than a 5.0 but where the grow in size they also grow in power per liter efficiency ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/34 "2006-01-08T19:57:34Z")
> [@JaysGreenLX](#): > > Anymore pics of this one?? Looks like a ?71 blower. Thats interesting because those are made for carbs. I want to see more of this engine set up. no more pics … its just the lead pic to a norhtstar performance artical found here > **[How-To - Car Improvement | DIY Cars | Car Work | Car Care](https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/)** > > At the MotorTrend How-To section, you’ll learn how to perform the car improvements you want to do, thanks to DIY knowledge on how-to make an engine more powerful, improve a suspension, have brakes stop better, and much, much more. note from the artical, norhtstar connecting rods are only good for 7 psi, after that you have to upgrade ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/35 "2006-01-08T19:58:52Z")
how much can 7psi get me? ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/36 "2006-01-08T20:07:53Z")
Ah there it is. A 4 barrel throttle body. All the answers are in the article. > [@HotRodKid](#): > > no more pics … its just the lead pic to a norhtstar performance artical found here > > [http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/113\_0303\_north/](http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/113_0303_north/) > > note from the artical, norhtstar connecting rods are only good for 7 psi, after that you have to upgrade ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/37 "2006-01-08T20:08:44Z")
> [@Treads4Heads](#): > > how much can 7psi get me? > Johnson prefers the early-model rods for applications up to 400 hp, but has used the late-stock rods in his own blown motor. With boost to 7 psi, any rods will work, but beyond 10 psi, he prefers the Crower forgings. > … ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/38 "2006-01-08T20:09:21Z")
the article goes to say you can get 2k horsepower if you want, with 2 giant turbos and a IC. and a lot of other stuff. 85 injectors, twin 4 barrel throttle bodys and that holley controller ---
**Author:** ![rj-92](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rj-92/32/7310_2.png) [@rj-92](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rj-92)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/39 "2006-01-08T20:42:27Z")
Dude if you want 400 WHP + out of a northstar plan on spending atleast $4000+ and good luck finding proper tuning. They are VERY expenisve to mod. Probably one of the single most expensive engines to mod becuase so little number of people do that there is little to no after market for them. Almost anything you can get for them will have to be custom made and that gets really pricey really quick. Then your going to be breaking other stuff once your putting down more power. Like everyone said spend $600 get a proper N2O kit and there ya go 100 Hp at the touch of a button. ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544/40 "2006-01-08T20:54:02Z")
but to get that 100hp, how long will my engine last under those conditions? [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharging-a-northstar/6544.md?page=3)