Turbos are more efficient, sometimes more complicated, and sometimes mounted under the truck, in front of the truck, or under the hood. They all have their pros and cons. I'm glad this is a blower build. Whipple played the numbers game with this blower so they could claim that it makes more power than the Roush... But both will make more power than a stock motor can take. It takes someone like biggest to push the envelope and really put that blower under pressure. Making the power is just a pulley swap away once EVERYTHING else is in place. Motor, tranny, fuel, etc... With a turbo, probably a 76mm could make the power he is making, and it is just a turn of the manual boost controller, or a push of a button on the electronic boost controller. The foundation is what allows you to crank the boost, but everything offered right now for the 6.2 is capable if easily blowing up a stock motor.
Since the 6.2 will likely never catch on as "the next big thing" we will never have the volume in the aftermarket to mod these as cheaply as other platforms. It took 6+ years for the 6.1 HEMI in the SRT8s to have a mail order turbo kit, starts over $10k... As of right now there are 3 shops building them, one for as cheap as $6k. You can buy forged motors from the base 6.1 up to 460+ cubes I believe. It took time, but they got there. I don't know how many 6.1s are out there, but it is enough that these guys can make a decent living off of modifying them. I hope the 6.2 ends up in a similar place because I love the truck that is wrapped around it.
BTW- I hope to some day prove that a properly built remote (under the truck) turbo can still be fun off-road. It is something that can be installed in your driveway on your back with basic tools, and a few grand invested.
