Just talked to my uncle tonight, and it turns out he has a blower in his garage that doesnt fit on his mustang, and said we could put it on my truck.

I'm excited as hell.. obviously. Lol. Its a 2002 Dakota 3.9L V6

So, the only thing my truck has done to it right now is some exhaust work (muffler and no resonator/cat, straight pipes through to the back) and a cold air intake. What needs to be done before the supercharger can go on? Im hoping to get all the mods that need to be done taken care of before summer, and once summer comes, we can supercharge it!

I'm swapping my axle, from a 3.55 open dif, to a 4.10 with limited slip differentials. After that, i'm getting a superchips tuner. Then I was thinking headers. What else needs to be done? How much HP can i expect to gain from this?

 

Well gains all depend on the type of blower.And how much boost.You'll need to get colder spark plugs and i would really recommend iridium plugs. You'll also need to get some extra fuel, so a booster pump or new in tank pump is recomended. Depending on how much boost your running you'll need some way of getting the fuel into the motor. 24# injectors is almost a must, but they will do you no good without a PCM flash or some sort of fuel/timing calibrator like the one from Split Second, or an FMU and standalone timing controller such as the MSD BTM. I'd also recommend a modded keggerintake manifold. You can find them on Ebay and various dakota forums. But it's not a must. So for a list:

1: Colder plugs (preferably iridium)
2: Larger fuel pump or booster pump
3: Larger injectors (or some kits have additional injectors)
4:A PCM flash or stand alone unit to control the larger or additional injectors
5: MSD BTM or some other way to adjust engine timing

That should be about it to get a decent amount of boost. Maybe 6-8Lb's or so which should give you roughly 70HP. Maybe more, maybe less. You could run less boost (maybe 2-4Lbs or so on the factory PCM, but the gains wouldn't be much, and it wouldnt be too great for the motor. Even running the 8Lbs, the factory internals arent going to last forever. You can prolong this and get a little more power by adding a water/alchohol injection system to cool combustion chamber temps. This will allow you to not have to pull so much timing.

Just wondering though, if yu couldnt get it to fit on the mustang, how are you gonna fit it on the dakota. And what brand is it?