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Originally Posted by AndyUK
where did I say it was the only criteria?
did you ask any of the shops which S/C's they were registered dealers for or what they had previously installed?
you said you gave no clues or guidance on what to recommend, so obviously not, but if a shop is signed up with magnuson but not the other two, who do you think they are going to recommend? (and so on)
I've never been to a shop that hasn't had a preference on manufacturer for a variety of reasons, support and profit being the main two. I think its pretty naive to think that all of the shops you called have installed all three superchargers on a Camaro (the whipple isn't even out yet for a start) and that they don't have some kind of preference based on factors other than what they have direct experience of being "the best" for your application.
Based on what you've said your requirements are, the simplest route for you probably is a PD and probably the easiest to support from the shops point of view. But at this point I can't see how a shop can possibly seriously recommend you to/not to get a whipple as its not even out yet, so that would raise alarm bells for me.
There's also kenne bell, which resellers tend to hate because they sell direct. Ive seen a lot of shops disparage them but end users who have them talk very highly... i can't think why resellers might want to disuade people from a product they dont make a resellers margin on.
You blindly trusted a shop on your Mustang, and look how that ended up for you.
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Ended up with a Magnuson kit, by far the most suggested for staying almost all stock and keeping a powertrain warantee through Magnuson - installation is Wed next week. Whipple, Procharger, Magnuson and Edelbrock all have blowers available right now for 2016 and up. 1 guy had a Whipple sitting on a shelf for an SS behind the counter.
No offense to anyone here, but advice based off forums vs speed shops/tuners with far superior experience is miles apart in decision making relevance. Much like making financial decisions based strictly on Yahoo Finance headlines.
I was always taught that a roots style blower with output of 500-600HP was the sweet spot for a safe, fun to drive, reliable and fully trackable DD. Guys who blow put internals, tack on high levels of boost, add NOS etc. then use as DDs are just dangerous on city streets. Thats what you get in forums and see plastered all over YouTube...aka the guys who can only pronounce words that start with "FU". 100% useless unless Im playing GTA.
I dont blindly do anything when large sums of money are involved...theres far more to the Mustang story, but cant imagine anyone caring to hear it. Lets just say my family has ties to Ford racing and the car was never beat in straight line tracking (I wasnt the driver).
Personally, I only do curved tracks maybe twice a year where handling and driving skill are more important than HP numbers. Honestly its 10x more of a thrill as well. We have several performance driving schools here and it was worth the money to go through the program.