whipple supercharger or turbo

they both have thier pros and cons, the turbo wil produce gobs of power in the upper rpms and the supercharger can produce more than the tc in the low end rpms, but for $2000 for the whipple i can see how you have a tough decision

thanks for all the info guys.....was going to purchase a kit but it seems some of it may have gotten stolen.

I would choose the whipple on an every day driver!!!!!!!!&#33 ;!

as much as i like th ewhipples.. i would go with Allen's kit or a pretty set of twins...

new > rebuilt ... IMO on something like this

The idea of having power based off of the rpm of the engine can be very appealing, but you face traction issues in some cases and the inevitable plateau of hp and torque at higher rpms. Turbos drive like a stock truck until you want the power, you have complete boost control with the throttle position and it is easier and more inexpensive, relative to a supercharger, to get more boost. Pulleys are inexpensive, but can add a lot of wear and tear to a stock or mostly stock engine because of the parasitic drag with the belt. Which in the long run costs more.......

A turbo kit is less expensive then a supercharger?

Easy answer - go turbo, there are a lot of practical downsides to the Whipple. To get the Whipple to work right you have to throw away their hokey electronics and buy your own injectors and get it professionally tuned - and that's just a big waste of money (their electronics, not buying a tune). Their customer support is piss poor, and if you buy one used don't even bother giving them a call, you're on your own anyway. The screw compressor is nice, but everything else about the kit and company is just wrong.

Mr. P.

Go turbo and get it from Nelsons. I am bais thou. But the trubo kit I have put together will make boost down low, were you need it, and be at full boost pretty early. The kit is complete streetable. AC stays intact.:)

I will try to save you some $$$ with my experience. I currently have a Radix and am getting ready to pull it off because I have pretty much maxed it out on the 6.0. Im not bashing it. It has been great, reliable, and does exactly what was advertised. I have problems with belt slip and it only gets worse the smaller I go on the pully. I have done the 100mm idler conversion and am still getting belt slip. I could do an 8 rib conversion and put on a larger crank pully to get more psi and less slip, but that adds up to around $1500.00 and you are maxing the RPMS on the blower. If you go with a turbo, even a base 37mm you have the ability to upgrade it much cheaper than going from a Radix to a KB 2.6 or 2.8 or Whipple or procharger. If you want more just pull your turbo off sell it and buy a larger one, and no belt slip. It is alot more expandable than going with a supercharger. Yes most of the supercharger kits are more complete and require less fabrication than a turbo set up and are usually less maintenance. But for some strange reason none of us seem to stick to our original plans with our trucks and want more. I am getting things together to put a forged low comp 370 with a PT GTQ72 Livernois kit in my tuck. Wish I would have gone turbo in the first place!

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I will try to save you some &#036;&#036;&#036; with my experience. I currently have a Radix and am getting ready to pull it off because I have pretty much maxed it out on the 6.0. Im not bashing it. It has been great, reliable, and does exactly what was advertised. I have problems with belt slip and it only gets worse the smaller I go on the pully. I have done the 100mm idler conversion and am still getting belt slip. I could do an 8 rib conversion and put on a larger crank pully to get more psi and less slip, but that adds up to around &#036;1500.00 and you are maxing the RPMS on the blower. If you go with a turbo, even a base 37mm you have the ability to upgrade it much cheaper than going from a Radix to a KB 2.6 or 2.8 or Whipple or procharger. If you want more just pull your turbo off sell it and buy a larger one, and no belt slip. It is alot more expandable than going with a supercharger. Yes most of the supercharger kits are more complete and require less fabrication than a turbo set up and are usually less maintenance. But for some strange reason none of us seem to stick to our original plans with our trucks and want more. I am getting things together to put a forged low comp 370 with a PT GTQ72 Livernois kit in my tuck. Wish I would have gone turbo in the first place&#33;
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Thanks for all your replys guys, much appreciated