i know pro charger makes a super charger for the 5.9L which would be nice but they are 8k and i would much rather have a turbo, so has anyone supercharged or turbocharged their 5.9?

 

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hahns5.2 turboed his dak.

There are kits out there that are cheaper, but, they are still north of 3 grand......

 

I twin turbo'ed my 5.9L

ooooh you meant gas guzzler!


in all seriousness: you're looking at a lot of money to turbo your ride.

buying a turbo by itself will be a good $1200, then add custom exhaust manifolds or y-piping, + plumbing to hook it up... that's at least another $1500 or more...

and that's not even touching on the subject of gauges and custom tuning that you will need, as well as supporting mods like head studs, injectors....

to keep your motor together you will want it to have a gate set to open at 5psi tops...

you're going to need a A/F ratio gauge, boost gauge, EGT gauge, and probably want a fuel pressure gauge as well to make sure your fuel pump is keeping up with the new fuel demand. definitely don't want to run lean under boost or your engine is going to melt down.


that also brings something else to mind...if you don't already have a vacuum pump, you will need one. once you go forced induction you will no longer have reliable engine vacuum. so cruise control, vent control, 4x4 front axle control all goes out the window when you are under boost.

 

That Supercharger looks better and better....

 

Forget forced induction keep it naturally aspirated and stroke it!

There's no replacement for displacement

 

Haha I've told that one to people too.

Stroking would be easier, and cheaper, than forced induction.

 

Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to just swap in a 488 v10 than to supercharge or stroke a 360? Wouldn't the results be similar? I guess you would have to change the transmission as well but $3000 + is a lot IMO.

 

If you want a Supercharger you need to keep your eye open for a Kenny Bell SC as they are the best setup for our engines.


Over on Dodge Talk there is a guy who turbo'd his engine but is running a real low boost on it right now. Unless you're going to rebuild the engine and build it for forced induction I would stick to an N/A engine.

 

supercharger will be less parts involved, less lag, but you will still deal with the vacuum issue from being forced induction vs normally aspirated. forced induction eliminates engine vacuum and adds positive pressure to the intake instead making there still be a need for a vacuum pump. would also still need a/f ratio gauge, boost gauge, and fuel pressure gauge to keep those items in check.

won't need EGT guage or custom exhaust though.

as cool as superchargers are, I would personally rather have a turbo in a gasoline application...

you don't have the parasitic power loss with a turbo, and a turbo is load based boost. so when you are taking it easy on the throttle, the engine isn't under boost and doesn't need to inject as much fuel to prevent running lean, but when you load up the engine and the engine needs that extra power, the boost ramps up and makes the power when it is needed.

much more efficient system.

almost forgot: you don't have that constant annoying whine/howl with a turbo either like a supercharger has.


now for a diesel application: I would LOVE to add a supercharger to my existing setup! eliminate the lag completely, boost at idle! and as turbo boost comes in, the load comes off the supercharger making it have almost no parasitic loss at that point. it will use less fuel all together because a diesel does not have to prevent running lean. running lean in a diesel is actually safer for the engine than running too rich.