Turbo/Supercharger C5 Question
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Turbo/Supercharger C5 Question My Brother in law is modding his 01' C5. It has about 40K miles. Right now he is having a Vig 3400 stall and 3.73 gear installed. He also has a vararam intake.
He asked me if he should go with Heads/cam or a supercharger. I told him go with a turbo set up. The guy at the shop he takes his car said go with the supercharger because a turbo is un reliable.
This guy is at a reputible shop, but how is a turbo un-reliable? I work for ford and see super-duty's go 300K plus miles on a stock Turbo and these trucks are worked all day long. Is there any truth to this?
What would you guys recommend from the info above? I think the STS twin-turbo set up for these cars are bad *** and work very well. Would the gear and stall be too much for forced induction?
If you need any more info, let me know.
He asked me if he should go with Heads/cam or a supercharger. I told him go with a turbo set up. The guy at the shop he takes his car said go with the supercharger because a turbo is un reliable.
This guy is at a reputible shop, but how is a turbo un-reliable? I work for ford and see super-duty's go 300K plus miles on a stock Turbo and these trucks are worked all day long. Is there any truth to this?
What would you guys recommend from the info above? I think the STS twin-turbo set up for these cars are bad *** and work very well. Would the gear and stall be too much for forced induction?
If you need any more info, let me know.
