The 15+ Supercharger/turbo Thread

[NORCAL SS]

Looking to supercharge your 5.3 or 6.2???? Well post up your questions here. Being a Whipple and magnacharger dealer I can help you plus there are other guys that can chime in and tell your their experiences.

My 16 escalade has a Whipple and no complaints here...... well ya wish it would be faster lol. Power is very strong and with exhaust and only 7.5 psi runs 12.2s on 26 inch rims. I do like the magnachager but the Whipple being 2.9 it just pushes lots of power.

Even on the 5.3s the 2.9s rip and best of all its smog legal in all 50 states.


So if you have a whipple/msngacharger/turbo/procharger post on up.

 

[chicagofan00]

I'm a complete n00b when it comes to the supercharger stuff and have only lately looked into it because of various threads on here. The biggest thing keeping it from me right now is of course the cost (don't have much fun money with two kids in daycare!). I'm curious though, what other mods are necessary besides doing the supercharger? Can leaving everything else stock really keep up with the added power or would other upgrades be necessary as well in order to not add too much unnecessary wear and tear on the truck?

 

[NORCAL SS]

I'm a complete n00b when it comes to the supercharger stuff and have only lately looked into it because of various threads on here. The biggest thing keeping it from me right now is of course the cost (don't have much fun money with two kids in daycare!). I'm curious though, what other mods are necessary besides doing the supercharger? Can leaving everything else stock really keep up with the added power or would other upgrades be necessary as well in order to not add too much unnecessary wear and tear on the truck?

You can just put the kit on and be done. Since smog legal nothing else is needed. Sure you can do headers/exhaust for more power but blower wakes it up a lot.

 

[chicagofan00]

Good to know. Thanks!

 

[16blkltz]

What's the cost for a 2016 Tahoe LTZ 2wd 5.3L? And I'm not a professional auto mechanic, but am fairly mechanically inclined. Can install this myself or should I bring it to an auto repair shop?

 

[NORCAL SS]

You can install yourself. Whipple kit is very detailed. I'll pm you

 

[16blkltz]

You can install yourself. Whipple kit is very detailed. I'll pm you

Got your PM...Thanks Tony!

 

[Benjamins]

What kind of fuel economy do you get with the Whipple?

Any transmission concerns? What if I slam the throttle in 4-low? The tires on the 26's can't be to good, do we know how rigid the drivetrain is? What if I hammer it while towing? Am I going to see a lot of transmission heat?

What kind of noise? This is my wife's car, I don't want it to sound absurd.

What kind of maintenance should I expect with the Whipple? Do the service intervals change? Confirming SC oil on the system lasts like 100k miles. I know that stuff has a crazy long life for AMG's but this would only be my second supercharged rig ever.

How about warranties? I just bought my Yukon last week and it has 400 miles on it. Assuming this voids the warranty but want to confirm.....

At 7.5 psi what kind of IAT's are you seeing? How much more can the system push before it's out of its efficiency range?

 

[NORCAL SS]

I'm getting 21 freeway on my 6.2 on 26s.

I've installed mine no issues and 3 other customers that tow. Both 5.3 and 6.2 no issues. On the 23 kits I've sold so far no word of blowing anything up.

Will void warranty.

 

[gat0r]

w/ a 5.3L what is max boost on stock fuel system? i've been reading 10-11#'s

what fuel mods can be elevate boost?

I know you did a z06 pump & some other stuff on yur 6.2. what all did you do & will it work for a 5.3?


in reading, it seems LT headers will drop one down 1-2#'s...in theory.

 

[NORCAL SS]

1 7/8 and no cats with 3.5 inch cat back customer lost 2 psi.

I did fuel line mod which gets rid of check valve and using z06 pump.

565/573 not going lean but now with meth will rip more

 

[gat0r]

what exactly is fuel line mod? other than it gets rid of a check valve


can fuel line mod & z06 pump be used on 5.3L?



eta:
as much as i want LTs, its not in the cards, just yet.
would be nice to prep some of the limiting &/or weak areas.

 

[NORCAL SS]

yes remove check valve.

yes on 5.3

 

[JennaBear]

From customer feedback, the Whipple's instructions leave much to be desired and are not as straight forward as those of the Magnacharger. From personal experience on these vehicles, the Maggie has a much smoother transition into boost than the Whipple. Still both are great systems, we are running both on our personal vehicles, no issues.

For the 5.3L, no need to go with a 2.9L system, overkill due to the positively actuated bypass.

 

[NORCAL SS]

Whipple instructions haven't been bad mine were very clear. If anyone wants a pdf on install pm me I can show you.

Either way you go both good set ups BTW look at underhood of pics of a 1.9 Maggie or 2.3 vs a 2.9 Whipple. The Whipple is just massive!!!

I'm almost running 115 mph in the 1/4 and that's on 7.5 psi.

I really can't wait to Crack 11s with the meth hooked up. Off the line is just brutal lol

People can post dyno numbers but 1/4 Mile is where I like to see real testing which I will be doing more of. I'm planning to step to 11 to 12 psi. I will be testing the weak spots for sure

 

[JennaBear]

We have both a TVS2300 and a Whipple 2.9, so I am aware of what they look like under the hood. We personally have not had any install issues on either system, but our customers who install the Whipples do have problems, as the instructions are not as detailed as they should be.

Personally, I don't care how my vehicle performs at the track, as it is my daily. I need the smooth power transition for getting onto the FWY with such a land yacht.

Bigger is not always better, I strongly recommend that folks do a full system analysis before throwing money at a mod. We have downsized superchargers for quite a few customers, no need to spend the extra dollars on a larger system when it is not needed. Yes, we could just take their money and ignore it, but educating folks on these mods is something we take pride in.

 

[NORCAL SS]

I'm happy I went bigger I'm looking forward to seeing some 1/4 mile times as more of both the magna charger and Whipple kits get out there.

 

[JennaBear]

You have the 6.2L, so the 2.9 makes perfect sense (although you could have gotten by with a smaller system).

We sell all major brand name superchargers, but we also tune them. We know the little performance nuances that can rear their ugly heads with improper mod pairing.

 

[NORCAL SS]

I just install and for the basic customer the Whipple does 500 on pump gas on the bigger motors on their tunes. 5.3 on stock Whipple tune does 430 to 440.

Also my buddy does lots of these and i can offer tuning via hp tuners for those that want more. Instagram gptuning. Matts a great guy to work with even if you guys don't want blower but more power on a naturally asperated rig.

We are just bunch of hot rodding guys that do this for fun and matt helps me on the tuning side

 

[Kenny D]

So can you run the superchargers with factory tuning?