Is getting supercharged worth it

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Mrjeep94

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I am glad I supercharged my raptor. I am going on 30000 miles with no problems. It is my daily driver. I had the dealer install my Whipple when the truck only had a few miles on it.

Low the power and the torque. I also tow with it and appreciate the extra power.



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I am glad I supercharged my raptor. I am going on 30000 miles with no problems. It is my daily driver. I had the dealer install my Whipple when the truck only had a few miles on it.

Low the power and the torque. I also tow with it and appreciate the extra power.


But how many miles/trips off road have you made?
 
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That sound like a good ideal..

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Its not been driven off road but for a few time. I hope to do some more during the summer. Work gets in the way.
 

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But how many miles/trips off road have you made?

What does it matter? I don't see the correlation between off road and a supercharger.........other than:


A) You can't afford it
B) You just aren't into the extra horse power (some of us gear heads would supercharger our lawnmowers given the chance just cause). You start throwing the practicality clause around your reasoning goes out the window, if we were all practical people we would be driving entry level 1/2 tons (light half tons at that) to do what we do.


Anytime I hear the argument.........less reliable.........more to break........all I really hear is you can't afford it. I have had several aftermarket (and OEM) supercharged/turbo'd vehicles and have had ZERO issues with reliability....ZERO. And NONE of them were left as they were sold (meaner hotter tune or additional add ons)

You want to be a hardcore race car driver in the desert then build a race truck. The Raptor is (flame suit on) an F150 with a wider stance and different suspension...............that is it.....same motor, same frame (with the exception of the SCAB being shorter and beefed up shock mounts), same transmission, same differential (obvious 4.10's), same interior (cosmetics), and same transfer case. How many 6000# race trucks you see? With leather and A/C, Sat radio, Nav.



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And the 1st person that says......have you ever been days from civilization with your truck is going to get their birthday taken away :naughty:

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MagicMtnDan

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I am contemplating sending my raptor to Hennessy to get it supercharged. Has anyone done this and would you recommend it or not?

Any input would be helpful.


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I have a Roush supercharger, CAI and exhaust, installed by Roush. There is absolutely NO comparison to stock!!!!!!!! The on-road acceleration is beyond belief, both 0-60 and 60-100. The extra power also helps off-road. The quality of the Roush installation is superb, and my temperature gauge never wavers..
 

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What does it matter? I don't see the correlation between off road and a supercharger.........other than:


A) You can't afford it
B) You just aren't into the extra horse power (some of us gear heads would supercharger our lawnmowers given the chance just cause). You start throwing the practicality clause around your reasoning goes out the window, if we were all practical people we would be driving entry level 1/2 tons (light half tons at that) to do what we do.


Anytime I hear the argument.........less reliable.........more to break........all I really hear is you can't afford it. I have had several aftermarket (and OEM) supercharged/turbo'd vehicles and have had ZERO issues with reliability....ZERO. And NONE of them were left as they were sold (meaner hotter tune or additional add ons)

You want to be a hardcore race car driver in the desert then build a race truck. The Raptor is (flame suit on) an F150 with a wider stance and different suspension...............that is it.....same motor, same frame (with the exception of the SCAB being shorter and beefed up shock mounts), same transmission, same differential (obvious 4.10's), same interior (cosmetics), and same transfer case. How many 6000# race trucks you see? With leather and A/C, Sat radio, Nav.



:drunk:

And the 1st person that says......have you ever been days from civilization with your truck is going to get their birthday taken away :naughty:

:GetMoney:

Not trying to start anything just want to know what your opinion is on SoCal desert off-roading and the temps we drive the trucks in. I see you are from WI. Dan is from SoCal and he and I have done hundreds of miles a day in temps over 100. I've always been told that superchargers don't run as efficiently in hot weather for long periods of time. Again, I'm trying to learn not be a ****.
 
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