Supercharger or not?

[The Car Stereo Company]

i have heard of several people with superchargers dropping their driveline. couple people i know. normally a chevy poblem, but the additional hp from the supercharger and tune can twist off you driveshaft so probably upgrade that too

 

[Andrrw]

You want billet gears if you are upgrading. Not much out there for the 6.2L.

You can just replace the gears:
https://www.boundarypumps.com/ford-v8/raptor-62l-oil-pump-gears

LMS gears come with a new housing:
https://www.livernoismotorsports.com/product/LPP701108

I will order the gear and housing. Thank you!

 

[BoostedToy]

Thank you all for your input. I am going to order the Whipple stage 2 with the extra fans etc. I will also order the oil pump. I appreciate all of your feedback.

If I were to purchase the kit aftermarket, I would have went Whipple. The TVS is nice, but the 2.3 vs the Whipples available, there is certainly a difference. Whipple also has improved reliability of the earlier twin screws (K-B had more of the issues with rotor tolerances). The TVS is very reliable, though leaves some HP on the table, especially at higher pressure ratios (generally more of a Mustang consideration).

 

[EricM]

So the only fuel system parts you get is a bigger set of injectors huh?

Have you guys running blowers with an injector-only fuel system upgrade checked/logged your fuel pump duty cycle under full load/boost?

 

[CoronaRaptor]

So the only fuel system parts you get is a bigger set of injectors huh?

Have you guys running blowers with an injector-only fuel system upgrade checked/logged your fuel pump duty cycle under full load/boost?

I believe back in the day, JDM posted a whole section about fuel pumps, saying they are not needing an upgrade unless you go bonkers on power, these bolt on kits are supposedly fine for the stock fuel pump.

 

[Dane]

i have heard of several people with superchargers dropping their driveline. couple people i know. normally a chevy poblem, but the additional hp from the supercharger and tune can twist off you driveshaft so probably upgrade that too

Oooo... I always forget. I did upgrade my rear driveshaft through JDM.

 

[vegascarnut]

Oooo... I always forget. I did upgrade my rear driveshaft through JDM.

You've definitely done all the right upgrades!

 

[Andrrw]

I supercharged my 2012 at 50K miles and have had no regrets. It's a different beast. Couple things. Make sure to upgrade your oil pump. Also (your results may vary here) my stock exhaust couldn't handle it. I blew one cat and cracked two exhaust manifolds before biting the bullet and going to a full exhaust system. Others have had better luck.

You're mpg is going to go down, mostly because it's pretty impossible to lay off of the skinny pedal.

I do a fair amount of towing a toyhauler camper up the Rocky Mountains. I originally had to upgrade the tranny cooling (not due to the supercharger), but now I have to watch my engine temps. I have enough power that it can start heating up during long nasty uphill pulls if I don't chill out. I'm probably going to upgrade the radiator soon.

No real issues to speak of other than that.

The installer is calling for a billet crank gear as well. Anyone suggest that ? Also what plugs and wires should I get to go in at the same time?

 

[CoronaRaptor]

The installer is calling for a billet crank gear as well. Anyone suggest that ? Also what plugs and wires should I get to go in at the same time?

Doesn't your kit come with the new plugs? I think the stock wires are fine unless they are old and worn out.

 

[MTF]

The installer is calling for a billet crank gear as well. Anyone suggest that ? Also what plugs and wires should I get to go in at the same time?

I believe your installer is recommending the billet oil pump gears that go on the front of the crank in the oil pump housing.
Also, I run stock wires. I may use aftermarket ones when it's time for new coils and plugs.