ok time for next upgrade! Whats yalls thoughts? Raylar Heads, Kenne Bell/whipple supercharger, or sell it and buy a diesel. The truck is almost Paid for so i have to take that into consideration. thanks for your time

If i ever buy my 2500 Avalanche with the 8100 back from my second cousin I was thinking Raylor and can't decide on supercharger or a turbocharger. It would not be a STS setup. Seen some have a turbo upfront there with the engine.

Brian

Your truck has to run pretty damn good. I keep thinking that after a cam I will be done w/performance mods. You ever do a 0-60 time on a nice cold day? I am curious. Long tubes might be a nice upgrade from the Gibsons. Heads might be fun. A turbo or supercharger would be radical. But it is nice to only have to worry about oil pressure & water temp. W/a boosted gas motor you need to be concerned about pinging, boost, and EGT's.

Your truck has to run pretty damn good. I keep thinking that after a cam I will be done w/performance mods. You ever do a 0-60 time on a nice cold day? I am curious. Long tubes might be a nice upgrade from the Gibsons. Heads might be fun. A turbo or supercharger would be radical. But it is nice to only have to worry about oil pressure & water temp. W/a boosted gas motor you need to be concerned about pinging, boost, and EGT's.
The fastest 0-60 times ive had is 6.8 sec but thats with wheel spin, i cant get it to hook up. My truck weighs 6880 with me in it so i dont think that time is to bad. Heads would be fun but i want to get the most for my money and i think raylars heads run right around the price as a SC but it would losing weight to so im lost at what would the most for my money and reliabilty

That is pretty friggin' quick for a big ass truck. Is your truck a 2x4 or a 4x4? I have wondered what my truck weighs?

That is pretty friggin' quick for a big ass truck. Is your truck a 2x4 or a 4x4? I have wondered what my truck weighs?
its 2x4

Your truck has to run pretty damn good. I keep thinking that after a cam I will be done w/performance mods. You ever do a 0-60 time on a nice cold day? I am curious. Long tubes might be a nice upgrade from the Gibsons. Heads might be fun. A turbo or supercharger would be radical. But it is nice to only have to worry about oil pressure & water temp. W/a boosted gas motor you need to be concerned about pinging, boost, and EGT's.

I dont worry about any of those things. Set the tune up right and your done. My setup has been worry free for years. Getting ready to make a move on a blower cam and new valve springs soon. With a boosted truck you will see your numbers change quite a bit. My best 0-60 is 4.9 seconds and my truck weighs in the 6600-6800 range. Heads will not do as much as a supercharger but they will help for sure.

whippled whats a whiple run of the mill 8100 kit cost?

i emailed whipple superchargers and the guy told me they dont make that kit anymore for the 8.1. I emailed kenne bell and havnt heard anything. do you guys no any other company's selling SC for 8.1. I dont want to go turbo, but will if not other options are there.

A whipple went for over 2k recently on ebay. Whippled 496, if you lived next door to me, I would buy one, you got your tuning down. I would probably owe you lots of beer.

^^^ is that the one the father took off his truck when he passed it on to his son cause he thought his son would wreck and die lol

Get a diesel. It sounds much easier than all those mods. I don't think there is anyone making a blower for these any longer. I think it was short lived.

They are still around. $2k sounds about a right for a used kit.

The diesels are going fast with just a tune now so I can see why it would be an attractive route to take. If you dont care about the diesel/gas difference and money is not a huge concern a diesel would probably get you where you want to be for less Mod money. I have learned that arguing about which is better is like asking which color is better or which bottled water tastes better. I just like my big block and I think its a unique engine to have.....so for me its just a preference and you can make either one go pretty damn fast if you want too.

Which mods are easier depends on the mechanic turning the wrench...sometimes easier doesnt mean better. I like getting into difficult projeccts (automotive or otherwise) because if you have the ability to do them, the results are usually very satisfying.......usually :)

Money is an issue since my bigblock is already pain for. And have a pretty good amount of money in it already, I'm with you whippled I like my motor. I guess no one makes a supercharger any more them?? Just used?

^^^ is that the one the father took off his truck when he passed it on to his son cause he thought his son would wreck and die lol
Yep thats the one, I just recently removed it from my Watched List

is magnacharger and whipple together?

I run whipple intercooled on my 8.1 best purchase I ever made. 105,000 miles and i beat on it daily. my brakes are the only thing that has had to be replaced. I will never pull the numbers a duramax can put down on the dyno but my truck blows off the line like a raped ape and i dont have to buy $1000 fuel pumps and fuel injectors. I do 420 hp and 650ft-lb with a rich, conservitive tune. keep the 8.1 on the rich side with forced induction and everything will hold up fine on the motor.

I just switched from Diesel to my 8.1 Gasser! Diesels are awesome when they are new and still under warranty! I just got rid of my 2004 6.0 Excursion with 82K miles on it. The thing was a money pit after the warranty was over. I decided I could buy tons of gasoline for the money it was costing me to repair it every time it broke down! Keep that in mind when buying a Diesel truck, they are expensive to repair and cost more to maintain. Being a previous Diesel owner, in my opinion they just are not worth it!