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I’m going to a Ford dealer tomorrow to get a quote for a Roush supercharger and install for my 18 5.0. I know a few people have gotten this recently, does anyone mind telling me their price paid, and if they had a dealer do the install? Thanks.
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Just curious, care to elaborate (maybe on just the top 3 advantages)? Any known disadvantages/cons? Is it a trade-off of absolute performance for better reliability/longevity, or is one better for street vs. race, better warranty, etc.?
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2. Easier, reversible install for the Whipple
3. Both offer a warranty, neither should cause issues if running stock Whipple or Roush tune
4. Both are usually available through a Ford dealership (My Whipple was installed by the dealer at a price that beat the local shops)
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Roush is smaller, smaller intercooler, smaller throttle body, (at least 100 hp difference) and much more difficult to install.
ltnbolt posted just the other day: "I read the install instructions on the 2018 F150 5.0 Roush supercharger just to see what all is involved. It looks to be a PITA compared to the Whipple. The A/C clutch has to be pulled. The Harmonic Balancer has to be pulled. The normal grinding and such on the timing cover has to be done like past kits. I don't know for the life of me why Roush can't make a FEAD system like Whipple and Edelbrock that doesn't require butchering up the timing cover...."
Some of us are a little flustered with the whipple cal but keep in mind we are early adopters and in years past whipple perfected the tune.
ltnbolt posted just the other day: "I read the install instructions on the 2018 F150 5.0 Roush supercharger just to see what all is involved. It looks to be a PITA compared to the Whipple. The A/C clutch has to be pulled. The Harmonic Balancer has to be pulled. The normal grinding and such on the timing cover has to be done like past kits. I don't know for the life of me why Roush can't make a FEAD system like Whipple and Edelbrock that doesn't require butchering up the timing cover...."
Some of us are a little flustered with the whipple cal but keep in mind we are early adopters and in years past whipple perfected the tune.
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Just saw a post on Facebook by 5 Star Tuning about their Roush install on a 2018 F150. With the Roush tune it only put down 494/482. I'd be super pissed if I dropped almost $10K and that was the result. They were able to pick up 80HP or so with custom tuning, but now you are back in the world of NO WARRANTY on a very expensive truck.
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Mike could you elaborate?
Roush is smaller, smaller intercooler, smaller throttle body, (at least 100 hp difference) and much more difficult to install.
ltnbolt posted just the other day: "I read the install instructions on the 2018 F150 5.0 Roush supercharger just to see what all is involved. It looks to be a PITA compared to the Whipple. The A/C clutch has to be pulled. The Harmonic Balancer has to be pulled. The normal grinding and such on the timing cover has to be done like past kits. I don't know for the life of me why Roush can't make a FEAD system like Whipple and Edelbrock that doesn't require butchering up the timing cover...."
Some of us are a little flustered with the whipple cal but keep in mind we are early adopters and in years past whipple perfected the tune.
ltnbolt posted just the other day: "I read the install instructions on the 2018 F150 5.0 Roush supercharger just to see what all is involved. It looks to be a PITA compared to the Whipple. The A/C clutch has to be pulled. The Harmonic Balancer has to be pulled. The normal grinding and such on the timing cover has to be done like past kits. I don't know for the life of me why Roush can't make a FEAD system like Whipple and Edelbrock that doesn't require butchering up the timing cover...."
Some of us are a little flustered with the whipple cal but keep in mind we are early adopters and in years past whipple perfected the tune.