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I am in the final tuning stage of a Magnacharger install on an '03.
First, $10,000 is about $3,000 too much.
Second, 100 extra horsepower looks to be pretty much what the outcome of this install will be after the tune.
Third, the only disadvantage I see is that it really sucks up the fuel if you have a lead foot - otherwise, gas mileage isn't much different than the normally aspirated 5.3.
I can't make the comparison to the '05/'06, but it looks like the final horsepower count will be around 370 ARW on my supercharged '03.
When I first got my SSR, I was disappointed in the horsepower. Even though it had an aluminum-block 5.3, the truck is so heavy that it didn't have the "throw-you-back-in-the-seat" power that I was expecting. I felt that it didn't live up to its reputation, similar to (but not the same as) as six-cylinder mustang or camaro. With the supercharger, I'm feeling much better about that now. Since I do an occasional autocross, I also added Addco sway bars and Eibach lowering springs; but I'm trying to hold off on the Simple Engineering stability plate.
Unless you're rich, you gotta draw the line somewhere!
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