Strongly considering Hellion, or possibly whipple - suggestions?

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schaibaa

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Hi Guys,

So it looks like the price of the two options is similar enough that price won't factor into the decision. I plan to go with a full exhaust, upgraded driveshaft, and billet oil pump gears.

Are there any must-haves I'm missing from my list? Also - any reason I should reconsider and go for the whipple?

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Same here, I'm going hellion based on the good things I've been reading. Me personally, I know I'd be happier with the amount of power made with that setup. If I'm Spending over $10k I want to see north of 600rwhp. the kit comes with all stainless piping, stainless headers, has a couple upgrades available. looks quality.
 

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Do you plan on off-roading? The complexities of adding an after-market twin turbo kit to a Raptor is pretty intense and not necessarily a good thing. Whipple has been done quite a few times and has a pretty good track record. Then again, if you don't plan to off-road, then go for the twin turbo.
 

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I'll be honest my truck will probably see 85% street use, rest split between the deer lease and any chance I actually get to see some dirt/sand. I'd drop everything at the opportunity to go flying down some the same trails/roads I see the guys from rogue, rpg, etc posting videos of but realistically for me, work, family, location of where I live, it'll be hard to get away. So That was also taken into consideration for me yes.
 

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Same boat for me Project. Twin not available when I went sc. Love to see, hear, and compare dyno numbers when your done. Installing throttle body and upgraded intercooler this week, one more custom tune after that and I will be maxed out. Unless I change the gears(don't think I will). So max I can expect is 550 rwhp with my 37's. Not bad, but it sounds like the twin is 650 rwhp. Is that accurate?
 
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I did not realize they were close in price. I thought the twin turbo was more. What is the drive out cost? Is the RWHP really 650?

I'm still waiting on a quote - and I guess the price difference depends on how you look at it. Since the Hellion kit comes with headers, you can sort of take ~$1500 off of the price of the kit to compare price. Whipple, installed with the updated heat exchanger is around $9400 here. The Hellion is probably around 12k but if you take $1500 off for the headers, it's pretty close.
 

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The Hellion setup costs the same as the setup Livernois is doing for me with Whipple. IMO, I personally love turbo'd cars far more than I love SC vehicles BUT... I feel that in our situation, SC is the far safer route to take with our trucks. My buddy has a BMW 335i, fantastic car, it's an M3 killer with just a tune on it. But the reliability is shit mainly due to the turbos/wastegate components. Stick to the tried and true Whipple setup. Just safer in my opinion.
 
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