[Joshinator99]

Originally Posted by GAOLDGUY

I wanted to bring this back up and I read all of this with great interest because I believe the Hellion kit is extremely interesting. I like it because; (1) the power delivered vs. amount of boost appears to be fantastic, (2) no belt to break, slip, or change based on pully configuration, (3) no fluid to leak from cooling, (4) no water circulation to worry about. My main issue is they seem very rare. There is the one done by Jannetty (I try to read every post he produces), I think a member that goes by "hitmix300" did one, and there was another member "6thgenmadness" that was considering one. At the end of the day, I'm concerned about the low number of users. I feel like if I get a Maggy 2650 and upgrade my fuel system (toohighpsi) to run E85, I can get plenty of support on the forum if I have issues, however, I don't have that level of confidence that I can get advice if there are issues, long term, with Hellion. I do know their support is said to be good, but coming from a support background, I like to have multiple references. Two builds that interest me are Laynlo and Mike's son at "toohighpsi". Stock internals with added fuel and a 2650, running reasonable boost, making great power. Everything is a trade off. Any comments?

The Hellion kit requires a significant amount of work for installation. You generally need to get coolant to the turbos, not to mention oil to them as well, plus a drain back and tapping the oil pan. There are turbos that don’t need that but they don’t have the lifespan of the ones that do. There’s a good amount of heat shielding needed given how Hellion mounts the turbos up front. You’re relocating the coolant tank and power distribution block too…not fun. Their kit can supposedly support big power but I haven’t seen any of them outdo what one of our PD blower equipped cars have done on this board. Plus you’ll need a converter and probably a 2 step to get a decent launch.

All said and done, a twin turbo system can be awesome for those with the knowledge, patience, and time to invest (plus $$$ lol). I know @ArmedTrashPanda has a killer twin turbo build that he recently posted up that is drool worthy (not a Hellion). But for the rest of us, slapping on a Whipple 3.0 or Maggie can make you 700-800 WHP without trying and 1K+++ WHP no problem too. It drives like OEM and can be done in a weekend. Tough to beat.