the first time i got on it hard it smoked the tires well into 2nd gear and sounded great when driving in traffic u cant tell a thing till u put your foot in it, it has a sound all its own. people be looking
its kind of loud in the cab so i can just imagine what it sounds like on the outside drives great to. needs slicks
for the strip u have to launch kind of easy 2000 rpm then ease in to it before u put it to the mat or it will spin. not a lot of pickup till 4000rpm then it will fly should have 1/4mi times next friday made one pass then it rained i ran a 16.10 and yes it will do better it was not a race it was test and tune night i just wanted to put on a little show for my son hes 23 with the smoke an all.

 

Great work!!!
You don't happen to have an photos of it installed by any chance?

 

yes i do i just put some up check it out let me know what u think.

 

Very nice.

Keep us updated on how it goes - E/T's etc.

 

73mach1, nice looking!! Did you do the install? If you do not mind me asking how much was the kit? I have seen a wide range of prices. Thanks

 

73mach1, I am also curious about your average MPG with the supercharger. Did it drop significantly? I am looking to install one on my everyday driver. Thanks for the information.

 

can't tell u anything about mpg yet to new the fun factor is way up there
im working on 1/4 times right now so ive been only keeping about a 1/4 tank
of gas i have the 35.7 gal tank so i dont want to fill up yet it drives almost the same as before if u can keep your foot out of it to tell u the truth i never asked about mpg so i just dont know but so far i dont think it has changed its just hard to tell right now

 

paid $4395 $955 for the install dealer has to do the in stall to get the 3yr 36000 mi warranty it comes with everthing even new plugs. did not have to buy anything else.

 

went to the strip on friday night i ran 15.8 and 87mph should do better when i get the new tires ran a 16.4 with the superchips 91 tune. also have a new tune coming should be a lot better.
i found out that roush has a intercooler coming out soon for the 2004 f-150

 

The big question is:
Has the girlfriend/wife found out that Roush have an intercooler out soon though

 

yes. i told her im hoping that it will some how work on mine
roush said the big thing about the cooler was it improves the reliability and thats always a good thing

 

hmmm....
Was thier any reasoning behind that statement?
I am struggling to find a reason why an intercooler would make it more "reliable".
More powerful (denser air charge), more driveable, more efficient - all yes's

Reliability is something that is quite often thrown around with the word intercooler, and the level of performance may be more reliable (more stable intake temperature), but I don't think it really increases vehicle reliability at all. Am welcome to accept any reasonable statements with the opposite point of view though.

 

heat. heat kills. heat robs hp.

 

The denser air alone does not add much. It does allow for more advanced timing though. Without the intercooler, you have to keep the timing retarded way below the best setting for max power. Trying to run a little too advanced on the timing at boost, can be very expensive. For my Lightning, I can get great aftermarket intercoolers, that work better then stock at cooling bla, bla bla. Install one, and the boost psi will actually drop some, since the new intercooler flows air better (as well as cools better).
Then you can up the boost more safely, give it a more agressive tune and run some impressive power numbers, all while being reliable.

 

thats the problem with the roush no timing advance till 4000rpm then it jumps to about 23*