Supercharged V10
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Originally Posted by Sparky04SD
As an owner of a 4.30 geared 6 speed V10 truck, I'm also interested in supercharging mine for more power towing and cruising. What are my options other then Whipple? Pros - cons?
To answer your original q, kenne bell is another manufacturer of a s/c for the v10. I've installed one on a v10 before that was lifted like rottendogs with I believe the same size tires. It helped quite a bit.
I would like to add that a s/c on a truck that is lifted that much with that big of a tire is not going to respond the same as say my truck with the 4.30 gears, 6spd, and 285 tires. I can understand rottendogs' perspective based on this but, I bet most trucks will see a larger performance gain....
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I'm not saying you won't get a signifigant HP and performance increase with a supercharger. I'm saying it is an expensive way to go. My excursion by no means is slow... for a 8000+ pound 4x4 truck! It has the KB charger with 8lb boost, borla headers & catback, 42# Ford Racing injectors, 235lph fuel pump, 5.13 gears, and an assortment of custom chips.
I don't mean to discourage any one from getting a supercharger. I just think they should not believe all the hype and unreasonable expectations.
I don't mean to discourage any one from getting a supercharger. I just think they should not believe all the hype and unreasonable expectations.
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From: Edwardsville, IL
I have a 2000 F-250 V 10 Auto 4X4 with a Paxton Novi 2000. I have had a bunch of tuning issues and made a lot of upgrades, but that is what being a gearhead is all about. Overall I love this supercharger and I can't stand driving other trucks without a supercharger. My gas mileage is about 13.0 on the highway and 11.0 city and towing is almost to easy ( My brakes had to be upgraded also). My other mods are 28 Lb injectors, Borla headers and Y pipe, no cat, Flowmaster catback, Cyclone fan, ***** tune, and most recently a diesel intercooler which was a bolt in and dropped my inlet temps from about 130f to ambient. I supercharged this truck at about 5000 miles and it now has 41,000 miles. The only issues so far have been a blown spark plug at 36,000 miles and warped rotors twice. By the way the Timesert product works great at fixing spark plug threads. I need to Dyno the truck again because of my recent mods, but at the track it ran 14.85 in the 1/4 before the intercooler.
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From: Oklahoma
Originally Posted by hang10
Never seen a 400+ hp Diesel. Just heard the fantasies of those that think they are on every street corner. I really got mine to help give me grunt when I tow. Besides, never had a whole lot of problems blowing off Diesels before the Charger.
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From: mt
The paxton super charger has the best warranty (3 years), thats what I have found out threw the research i've done. I also would like to put one on, but I cannot afford it right now.
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Originally Posted by airtractrdrivr
How much do you usually tow with your truck? I've been thinking about a SC for a while now, but am not sure. I pull anywhere from 12 to 15,000lbs regularly doing hotshot work part time, and my V10 pulls great with no problems. I'd just like a little extra kick at times. Also, is it safe to put a Whipple or a Kenny Belle unit on a higher mileage engine that's in good shape? My only experience with superchargers has been on race engines and some aircraft engines, so I am looking for all the info I can get.
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From: Rosedale
Check this out, My Buddy and I have IDENTICAL trucks except, mines the V10 with the 4sp auto and his is the 6.0 with the 5sp auto. We raced from about a 10 mph rolling start and it was just about dead even. We both had to let off at about 80 to keep from straightening out a curve. I know that we both had our trucks to the floor. All my Buddies (with Diesels) are telling me that after they install a programmer, they are being able to light the tires up from a dead stop and that they feel like its a totally different truck. If half of what they say is true, I believe they would walk off and leave me sitting in their black smoke. I think that it kinda sucks because for the same 350 dollars, I dont get but about 30HP compared to their 90+. Bear in mind, my truck is BONE STOCK. 2004, V10, 250, FX4, 4SP AUTO, CC, with 305/70/16's BFG MT'S. Here is a simple question for som of ya'll out there, Bone stock 6.0 with a good programmer, Bone stock v10 with a supercharger, Who's gonna win?
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Originally Posted by dlj31
Check this out, My Buddy and I have IDENTICAL trucks except, mines the V10 with the 4sp auto and his is the 6.0 with the 5sp auto. We raced from about a 10 mph rolling start and it was just about dead even. We both had to let off at about 80 to keep from straightening out a curve. I know that we both had our trucks to the floor. All my Buddies (with Diesels) are telling me that after they install a programmer, they are being able to light the tires up from a dead stop and that they feel like its a totally different truck. If half of what they say is true, I believe they would walk off and leave me sitting in their black smoke. I think that it kinda sucks because for the same 350 dollars, I dont get but about 30HP compared to their 90+. Bear in mind, my truck is BONE STOCK. 2004, V10, 250, FX4, 4SP AUTO, CC, with 305/70/16's BFG MT'S. Here is a simple question for som of ya'll out there, Bone stock 6.0 with a good programmer, Bone stock v10 with a supercharger, Who's gonna win?
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Well, I would have to argue with that. Our 2003 6.0L 4X4 auto makes 385 rwhp / 684 rwtq and runs 8.9 @ 75mph in the 1/8th. That is with a programer, exhaust and air filter. I don't think a V10 will make that kind of power, but I could be wrong.
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Originally Posted by TriSum
Well, I would have to argue with that. Our 2003 6.0L 4X4 auto makes 385 rwhp / 684 rwtq and runs 8.9 @ 75mph in the 1/8th. That is with a programer, exhaust and air filter. I don't think a V10 will make that kind of power, but I could be wrong.
Once again I don't want to appear to be a cheerleader for the diesel guys... they have too many the way it is! I don't like the diesel for other reasons. I don't like the way it sounds, the way it smells, the way it smokes or the way it looks... but I do respect the huge power and torque increases that can be had over stock with an excellent $=HP investment.