Installing supercharger yourself, whos done it?

[OnThree]

I'd also recommend procharger for ease of install. They look the most clean for the centri blowers too IMO

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[Slopoke]

Before you choose which FI system you are going to get, do some research on power delivery of both. It would be a shame to get a kit and find out that the driveability of the kit you chose, is not as what you expected. These kits are not inexpensive, so a mistake can be costly. I try to live by the motto of "buy once, cry once".

I chose a Whipple for mine because of the torque curve and installed it and the oil pump, timing gears, myself in the garage. I took a week of vacation, just to have plenty of time to do it, at a leisurely pace. Good luck.

 

[TX-Ripper]

Centri makes a good cheap race car.

You’re gonna want a Whipple gen5 for everything else.

 

[Soulja4187]

Before you choose which FI system you are going to get, do some research on power delivery of both. It would be a shame to get a kit and find out that the driveability of the kit you chose, is not as what you expected. These kits are not inexpensive, so a mistake can be costly. I try to live by the motto of "buy once, cry once".

I chose a Whipple for mine because of the torque curve and installed it and the oil pump, timing gears, myself in the garage. I took a week of vacation, just to have plenty of time to do it, at a leisurely pace. Good luck.

Sorry to hi jack the thread but I have a question, so you mean that a over the engine supercharger is more forgiving than a centrifugal supercharger for daily driving. I live in south Florida so it rains alot what do thing would be my best option. Thank you

 

[Slopoke]

Sorry to hi jack the thread but I have a question, so you mean that a over the engine supercharger is more forgiving than a centrifugal supercharger for daily driving. I live in south Florida so it rains alot what do thing would be my best option. Thank you

The power delivery of a centri is a torque band that steadily builds as the rpm's increase. A PD has the peak torque lower in the rpm's. I daily drive mine and want the torque to come in sooner. If I were to do a lot of track racing, I'd opt for a centri.

 

[bluebeastsrt]

Sorry to hi jack the thread but I have a question, so you mean that a over the engine supercharger is more forgiving than a centrifugal supercharger for daily driving. I live in south Florida so it rains alot what do thing would be my best option. Thank you

A centri lacks the low end torque of a screw or roots Blower. so I’d say the centri has better street manners down low. Say leaving from a red light. The OP is a 6 speed manual. He’ll have to deal with the added torque by modulating the clutch and throttle position more. If he wants a whipple type set up. Where as a centri is very much like stock down low. The fun with a centri is 4500to 7500 rpms where the roots starts to run out of steam. Boost is good! No matter what type of blower you choice. But know what type of power delivery you want before you buy is good advice.

 

[Adamone92]

A centri lacks the low end torque of a screw or roots Blower. so I’d say the centri has better street manners down low. Say leaving from a red light. The OP is a 6 speed manual. He’ll have to deal with the added torque by modulating the clutch and throttle position more. If he wants a whipple type set up. Where as a centri is very much like stock down low. The fun with a centri is 4500to 7500 rpms where the roots starts to run out of steam. Boost is good! No matter what type of blower you choice. But know what type of power delivery you want before you buy is good advice.

On my odin kit, it drives like stock until you dont want it to. I assume the whipple is the same. You seem to act like the PD blowers just go crazy with any modulation of the gas pedal. If my blower runs out of steam up high, its sure hard to tell. Especially on the street.

Anyways..if going centri i would go procharger. I almost bought one until i got a good deal on my odin.

 

[Soulja4187]

A centri lacks the low end torque of a screw or roots Blower. so I’d say the centri has better street manners down low. Say leaving from a red light. The OP is a 6 speed manual. He’ll have to deal with the added torque by modulating the clutch and throttle position more. If he wants a whipple type set up. Where as a centri is very much like stock down low. The fun with a centri is 4500to 7500 rpms where the roots starts to run out of steam. Boost is good! No matter what type of blower you choice. But know what type of power delivery you want before you buy is good advice.

Well I want something that if it starts raining I can drive it without feeling that I could lose control. I'm a safe driver so when it rains I always take extra precautions. So for power I would rather have it on the top end.

 

[Slopoke]

Well I want something that if it starts raining I can drive it without feeling that I could lose control. I'm a safe driver so when it rains I always take extra precautions. So for power I would rather have it on the top end.

That's better known as, knowing how much throttle to apply in different conditions. Any FI system will get you into trouble without proper throttle control.

 

[MidnightGT]

I’ve installed a VMP kit on a previous car of mine and a Paxton Setup on my brothers car (Both 2015 Mustang GT’s). I’m no mechanic, and doing the VMP setup on my car was my biggest undertaking ever, had never done more than basic maintenance and exhaust on any previous vehicle. Did both in my garage with Harbor Freight tools. The Paxton setup was much easier to do, literally did it in one 14 hr day. The VMP kit took me a week working on it after work every day. Anyone can do it. Just follow the instructions, pay attention to detail and use common sense when needed.
Good luck with your decision.

 

[Cheezzy]

So I'm pretty technically inclined, have a pretty good set of tools, 3 car garage so plenty of space, as well as a daily I can drive so I won't be pressed for time. I would like to install a setup myself, with a tune from one of the reputable, moderate tune outfits.

My question is this:

How difficult is it really?
How clear are the instructions?
Which set up should I go with for the most moderate power numbers..600 or so hp thats still one of the easier DIY setups?

I have a 2018 gt 6sp, and like I said, I'm not looking for crazy hp numbers. I read i can run my stock injectors and I would like to keep as much stock as is safe

Any input would be much appreciated!

From what I've read around the Procharger set up isn't bad to install. My main thing of why i'll probably have a shop do it is so that they can also do the OPG / CS at the same time.

 

[bluebeastsrt]

On my odin kit, it drives like stock until you dont want it to. I assume the whipple is the same. You seem to act like the PD blowers just go crazy with any modulation of the gas pedal. If my blower runs out of steam up high, its sure hard to tell. Especially on the street.

Anyways..if going centri i would go procharger. I almost bought one until i got a good deal on my odin.

Like I said. You can’t go wrong. All boost is good. I’ve had turbo, centri and nitrous cars. They all made me giggle.

 

[Jackson1320]

Never installed a S/C nor do I plan on 1 with the Bullitt but I've worked on my cars plenty over the years and oddly enough what slows me down is how to take couplers and various connections off. You can spend a lot of time trying to figure it out &/or searching online.

If the instructions are clear on that, then fine, but more times than not it's "remove X" without telling you exactly HOW to remove X.

If you don’t know how to remove x or how to find out. then you probably don’t need to be installing the kit. A professional install is better for that person

 

[Jackson1320]

On my odin kit, it drives like stock until you dont want it to. I assume the whipple is the same. You seem to act like the PD blowers just go crazy with any modulation of the gas pedal. If my blower runs out of steam up high, its sure hard to tell. Especially on the street.

Anyways..if going centri i would go procharger. I almost bought one until i got a good deal on my odin.

Your Odin kit does not drive like stock ever. It makes boost right off idle. It my have good street manners but it doesn’t drive like stock

 

[Torinate]

Your Odin kit does not drive like stock ever. It makes boost right off idle. It my have good street manners but it doesn’t drive like stock

Interesting.

I have the Edelbrock and I can absolutely tell you that my car drives better than stock! It’s not a beast... unless I want it to be. I’ve even had my 18 year old daughter drive it. It completely comes down to throttle position. And speed in which you’re stepping in the pedal. Watch the boost gauge and it will tell you what’s happening until you’ve driven enough to know. When I cruise with my wife, she just wants to cruise and take in the scenery with the top down. Easy peasy. Just cruise and it drives as smooth as butter. When I go out and want to get rowdy, the go pedal gets pressed a little further down into boost.
If the Odin is anything like mine, it will be completely fine. Boost hits extremely hard lower in the RPM for sure. BUT ONLY IF I WANT IT TO. If I’m cruising, I’m not even going into boost or maybe a wee bit here and there going uphill etc. But again, completely modulated by the gas pedal... or cruise control lol.
Lund tuned with amazing street manners and enough horsepower to make me happy.
Your mileage may vary. But I’m sure any PD blown car with a by-pass valve and good tune will offer great streetability.

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