A friend of mine is interested in getting a 94-95 5.0 Mustang 'vert and has a few questions. I figured I'd come ask the experts for him.

First off- what kind of power can you get out of the car with bolt-ons and a supercharger? He's used to 350 whp in a much lighter car so he wants at least that much considering the car will be a good 1000 lbs heavier. With a basic setup of bolt-on parts like intake manifold, headers/ exhaust with an off-road H pipe, bigger injectors, something like a Vortech S-trim and a good tune, what kind of power could he put out? I know the 5.0s in the fox bodies can take at least 500 ft/lb/400 whp for a long time- with a good tune, is there any reason why he couldn't pulley up to whatever boost it takes to hit that kind of power (15, 16 psi even?)

Second- are there any general problems he should know about with the cars? More on the topic of the increased power, will the tranny/rear end/ etc. self-destruct at those power levels given he's just going to cruise and street drive with no real drag racing? If so, what kind of drivetrain mods is he looking at?

Third- what kind of suspension mods should he be looking at for those power levels? Subframe connectors, rear lower control arms, etc. Not sure how the rear suspension/ diff mounting works on the Stang.

Finally the most important question- what are the best forums to go searching for info on (besides this one). Answer this one and I can probably answer the other questions for him myself.