I installed my X-Charger Hi-Po last Saturday on my 2006 Five Speed Manual Premium Pony Package. Project took 15 hours. I had all the components black powder coated and painted the supercharger. The install went pretty much as planed with only a couple of minor glitches. I am a machinist by trade so I checked everything very carefully before beginning the install. I found the flanges on the air distributor that bolt to the cylinder heads where not very flat and I had to surface grind .030 of an inch to make them clean up and be flat. I reported this to Dave at Explorer Express and he immediately started checking his inventory to see if any others had this problem. Also my Pony is a 2006 model and the mounting bracket for the air box did not fit. Dave checked this out and is making new ones that fit 2006-2007 models and is sending me a new one next week. Dave offers great customer support.
The X-Charger performs great. We have 92 octane fuel here so I put in the Hi-Po+ tune. It runs perfectly. The only compliant is that it seems to have very little tono engine breaking when you get off the throttle. Dave and Doug are looking into this and will be modifying the tune to help elevate this as much as possible.A local tuner I talked to said this is common when adding turbos and superchargers to late model electronic fuel injected cars. The throttle response is absolutely amazing and the boost comes in as needed without any lag or surge. Just nice smooth power! The kit has almost to much stuff. By this I mean even the wiring armor is pre-cut to length. I wound up cutting some of my own so the length matched my wiring perfectly. I recommend to Dave to just put a roll in the kit and let the end user cut it as necessary.
So far the X-Charger is absolutely amazing and I would recommend this kit to anyone that want's to get more good reliable power out of their V6.
I would upload more photos but this site will not allow me to post more then what you see.
Explore Express X-Charger Hi-Po
Detroit TruTrac Differential
TA Performance Rear Axle Girdle
GT Breaks Painted Red
Suspension Techniques Lowering Springs
Hurst Shifter
Ford Racing Single Cat-Back Muffler
Ford Racing Black Bullitt 17” Wheels
Ford Pony Package
CDC Front Lip Spoiler
CDC Ducktail Spoiler
CDC Rear Blackout Panel
MGW Ltd. Billet Knobs And Other Interior Accents
WebElectric Products Sequential Turn Signals
WebElectric Products Daytime Running Lights
WebElectric Products Break Light Pulser
GT Leather Interior
Painted Mirrors Red To Match Body Color
30 Percent Dark Window Tint
Ford Splash Guards
Running Pony Side Stripes
Supercharged Emblem Below Pony Fender Badges
Wow, that powder coated finish looks bad ass. Nice job on the install, I hear Dougs new auto tranny tune is insane on that kit. When you get a chance, would love to see more pics of that car.
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I also would like to see more pictures of your car if you want e-mail them to me and I will host them on a website and link from there so the pictures will show up in this thread.
The black looks awesome! I've got a couple of weeks before I install my x-charger, so it's food for thought. by the way, what prep and paint did you use on the supercharger itself?
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My good ol' 67 coupe powered by a fresh 347 Stroker! Old school fun at a fraction of new car parts prices.
Nice work!
Looks great!
How much did the kit cost you all told?
Who did you purchase the kit from?
Whats' the website of the manufacturer?
Thanks
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07 Vista Blue Pony
Upgrades / Mods In Order:
Dynamat Snd Prfng
True Dual Exhaust X W/Flowmasters
GT Rear Bmpr Cvr
C&L CAI W/Helix TB Spacer
B a m a Chips Custom Tune
TLok
JBA Wires
X-Charger Hi-Po #008 Installed
