HPTuners is much more favorable as few others mentioned. Using basic handheld diablo tuner is ok but when you get to using HPTuners with a laptop on their platform you get really familiar and comfortable with things.
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You might want to check into the availibility of the Whipple,the guys on the hi-po Ram facebook pages are saying it's "not available" at this point in time.
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I'd agree with Wild One. I think availability is issue on most fronts with pre orders and long waits. I believe it's the same with edlebrock.
The newer trucks have to send pcms to edlebrock for the unlock and tune, where as mine being a 14, the pcm was unlocked and you got a handheld tuner from SCT.
I just took out the active grill shutters on mine today and I saw about a 6 degree drop in coolant temp, coolant temp before 203, after 197, with no change in oil temp, oil temp 212. My transmission ran 190 in stop and go traffic and 155 160 on freeway. Today with grill shutters removed it was 174 in stop and go and 150 on freeway. I still have not installed chalk04's valve.
Still power everywhere and no change in under hood noise.
At WOT I'm 5.5 PSI boost on a stock 5.7.
The newer trucks have to send pcms to edlebrock for the unlock and tune, where as mine being a 14, the pcm was unlocked and you got a handheld tuner from SCT.
I just took out the active grill shutters on mine today and I saw about a 6 degree drop in coolant temp, coolant temp before 203, after 197, with no change in oil temp, oil temp 212. My transmission ran 190 in stop and go traffic and 155 160 on freeway. Today with grill shutters removed it was 174 in stop and go and 150 on freeway. I still have not installed chalk04's valve.
Still power everywhere and no change in under hood noise.
At WOT I'm 5.5 PSI boost on a stock 5.7.
Whipple makes more power and has more room grow to make bigger power with supporting mods. Whipple makes a great product. It depends on what you want to do with the truck. With the power the whipple can make, you can potentially make the truck unreliable if you do not do the necessary supporting mods. If you are not looking to spend more money and get the supporting mods then just stick with the Edelbrock. The Edelbrock makes plenty of power but not enough to make your RAM unreliable, as long as you have a quality tune of course. If you get the itch later on, the Edelbrock can still make more power. Just not as much as the whipple. What I like about the Edelbrock, is that the TVS 2300 makes good low end power so you really start to feel the added power just about instantly.
Also either brand you go with I would recommend going with some Long tube headers and high flow cats. Long tubes will compliment the blower and they will make a good bit more power!
I forgot to mention, Whipple has a big back order on blowers. They, like many other manufacutrers are having issues sourcing production materials and they have fallen pretty far behind on back orders for many applications.
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Thank you for the information, that really helps me with deciding. I think the Edelbrock would be fine for my application and also seems a bit easier to get than the Whipple at this point. Appreciate the time posting this information
You're welcome. Let me know when you are ready to purchase. We can offer you a quote on it. Just send me a message for pricing
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I realize that this thread is about superchargers however a lot of comments have been made regarding tuners. It sounds like quite a few people have problems with Diablo tuners. The complaints very well maybe with the device itself or maybe the customer service, however, the fact remains as far as N/A trucks are concerned, the fastest 4 out of 5 Ram trucks are tuned by Hemifever using the diablo tuner. Many people prefer the HP tuner but the Diablo tuner is a good option also. Your custom tuner of course is the most important piece of the puzzle.
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That is a really good point! I think a lot of the Diablo issues are actually truck year dependent. Some years the Diablo Sport tuners are hit or miss if they can actually tune the transmission. I know 2015s for example are basically luck of the draw on that.
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