Off-Road Forced Induction

[BigMac]

I have a 2008 GMC 2500 w/ a 6.0. I am looking into forced induction but need some input on a reliable setup. I am currently fabbing up a coilsprung IFS for desert racing. Running WOT out in BFE, I would rather have a morereliable setup. I previously ran a dmax and a cummins but the trucks were entirely too heavy to handle extended whoops. .

So far I was looking at
-Pro-Charger
-Magnacharger

Looking at several of your setups on here, I was considering a front mount turbo. Anyone have any input on this in terms of reliability/durability?

Thanks

[bud8fan]

running a magnacharger like that would get too hot and kill your performance...a front mount turbo would be the way to go with some meth/water for cooling...( my opinion...i have owned both and have front mount turbo now)

[Frenchy]

Those conditions could put a lot of stress on a turbo setup, but if it was built with that in mind with some bracing and heavier materials it would be fine

[BigMac]

I get plenty of airflow, temp really isn't an issue. There's a few guys running pro-chargers but most of them out there have built 6.0's but they get like 7mpg. I'm running about 85+mph down oilfield roads and desert trails, just don't want $5K in engine parts bouncing off.

[st8kfinger]

i dont offroad but i love my procharger, its been on the truck a while now with 0 issues. i like that it is self contained, not a lot of parts, and verry verry low maintanance. i have a heavy quad cab with a 5.3 and get better than stock mpg's most of the time. imo a roots blower would suck for what you want, my car has a roots blower that is awsome from a dig all the way till the spedo is buried and is very responsive for like 5 min then it is worthless. i agree with frenchy on the turbo if thats the route you go, their are a lot of parts, make them thick and heavy and find a good welder

[bud8fan]

I get plenty of airflow, temp really isn't an issue. There's a few guys running pro-chargers but most of them out there have built 6.0's but they get like 7mpg. I'm running about 85+mph down oilfield roads and desert trails, just don't want $5K in engine parts bouncing off.

i dd mine in the oilfield and yea those roads too...lol

[oleshifty]

IMO...might be better to go all motor on something like this. Get a cam made for higher RPMs and some free flowing heads. I'm assuming you're keeping this thing rev'd to almost max for miles at a time. Blowers are going to heatsoak fast, and the turbo is going to start to glow after a while. Buddy has a twin turbo eclipse he tried to autocross with. We could see the pipes glowing at the side of the track after the 2nd lap.

[BigMac]

IMO...might be better to go all motor on something like this. Get a cam made for higher RPMs and some free flowing heads. I'm assuming you're keeping this thing rev'd to almost max for miles at a time. Blowers are going to heatsoak fast, and the turbo is going to start to glow after a while. Buddy has a twin turbo eclipse he tried to autocross with. We could see the pipes glowing at the side of the track after the 2nd lap.

Thanks for the input. I think I'll go with the pro-charger for now, gotta be able to go back to factory rather easily. Believe it or not, there's guys out there w/ me wheeling the piss out of their trucks and quite a few of us are still under warranty. As long as I can keep from opening the engine for mods, i can bring it back to stock appearance for warranty work when it blows. I ran a 200 shot nitrous and fried the transmission in a sandy hill climb. Hooked up my step-dad's ecm, took off the nitrous setup, put on factory intake and they replaced the trans w/ no questions.

[st8kfinger]

good choice, i think you will be happy with the procharger with what your doing. p1 or d1? for a heavy truck my avalanche moves pretty decent, none of the guys running diesels will even look at me anymore, they litteraly turn their backs to me when i creep by where they hang out (then they talk smack when im gone) i got the tuner kit used for $1900, everything minus the junk tuner and fuel system.

[BigMac]

Not sure which one I'll go with, I'll be looking for used....hopefully I can find something on here.