Adding Supercharger to 2007 tundra with 82k miles Good or Bad idea

Hello all, I have a 2007 5.7 V8 Tundra with 82,000 miles on it. I bought it new back in 07 and have always used synthetic oil every 5k along with fixing any problems along the way. I have always wanted to supercharge it ever since i bought it in 07. Now that I have the cash. Would it be a dumb idea at this point to invest in a SC? I plan on keeping this truck for at least another 100k.

Thanks

 

I hear, not from experience, that there is alot of money on the table when doing this and the end result isn't necessarily worth the grands you will put in it. Personally, i think there are tons of awesome upgrades to do with a few thousand aside from a supercharger. That's just me. I personally dont have one so i'm not at all sure if the worth is there. damn, I guess i'm saying i have no idea lol.

 

lol thanks for chiming in Anonvet. Hopefully someone chims in that has some personal experience with the SC on medium/high mileage Tundra

 

Two schools of thought on this for me. Hard to choose.

1) Do it. You can take your SC with you when you eventually get rid of the truck. Sounds like you are going to drive it into it's grave.

2) Don't do it. That much cash buys a lot of beer.

On a serious note though, just remember that there are future added expenses like premium gas and probably burning through a tranny or two.

 

Thanks for the insight Sean. Yeah I talked to the dealership here in McKinney Texas and none of the mechanics have ever put one in. The ones that have had left the dealer. They said they could do it for 1500 bucks. Anyways I really want to do it but I'm still on the fence. Just because it's a 2007 and it has 82,000 miles on it

 

Just do it!! Look at it this way, if you can get 100k out of the SC, you'll probably pay for a third to half the cost of the SC in gas savings alone. Then when you're done, remove it and sell it. It will almost be free.

 

"Should" being the word at play here.

 

I agree with @joonbug on this. Even used these parts don't drop in demand or relative price. The only money you'll be burning is the money spent on fuel and labor (and disposables).

 

QUOTE="Sean266, post: 129634, member: 6"]1500 is a fair price for Labor. I believe that's what around I paid. I also have a solid standing relationship with my Toyota guys and got them to drop the piece a bit. I would call and see if they can drop it to 1200

Would it be better to get it done at a Toyota dealership or an aftermarket performance shop? There was an aftermarket performance shop that quoted me $1300 for labor