Does anyone have or know anyone that has the Paxton Novi 2000 installed on their 5.9? Was it worth it? What were the real world gains? What was the final cost?

 

indy ram has a supercharger i think,

hey what u doin in second gen, GET OFF OUR TURF!

Dude i was just kidding

i wanted one too, till i saw that a kit runs around 4-5k i was like sheesh maybe ill wait or just stay away from it

 

More people with 5.9's here than in 3rd gen. Yeah, the kit for the 02 5.9 is 4-5k. Wondering what the install from a performance shop would cost. Anyway, I have to have a dream list.

 

indy would know best about chargers.. 94champ would know too he;s got one... all i know is i want one thats about it!

 

Check this site out... http://www.superchargersonline.com/f...&TOPIC_ID=1688
I almost got one from, Pyssed, on this forum. Last few seconds on ebay, the war was on and I lost. He was trading in his truck and pulled the whole system off. Real nice guy. He liked the system.

 

Are you refering to the Vortech supercharger kit that was ending on ebay today?? if it is sounded like a great deal. i wonder who got it?

 

No, to my knowledge, only paxton makes a kit for the 2002 5.9L. I could be wrong, but I don't think the vortech is made for this application. I suppose you could always customize. But the Paxton Novi 2000 is a complete kit ready to bolt onto the 2002 5.9L

 

Expect to pay 5K+ depending on options.
Be sure to factor in gauges as well. Fuel pressure, air to fuel (w/wideband 2) and boost gauges are neccessary IMHO. If you dont already have one, be sure to add a trans temp gauge, could save a rebuild there.

Real world, your looking at about 90rwhp gain with that kit I believe. I would think about cooling the charge in some way to get the most out of it. Either with an intercooler, air to air, air to water, or alky/water injection or chilling things with n2o/co2.

 

Personally I like the powerdyne kits. No oil line to supercharger and internal belt drive verses gear drive. Less heat, so intercooler not a requirement to survive.

http://www.powerdyne.com/dodge.htm

 

Compressing air raises the airs temperature regardless of if its a belt or gear drive. You can expect about 60-85degree increase in intake temps from supercharging compared to an na motor. With a good intercooler you can get about 10-15% more rwhp from the same amount of boost.

Powerdyne are known to have issues with internal belt failure and impellar failures the biggest problem.

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