I know we have some very famous members in here who have these blowers. What are the pros/cons between these two blowers?

price?
reliability?
streetability?
power?
warranty?
any other thing I have forgotten?

I will have a shop install this for me. I think I will be happy with the tune that comes with it. I don't want to sacrifice reliability for an extra 50 hp.

 

I got an email today from one of the Magnuson vendors saying that the Maggie for the Mustangs have been discontinued because of low sales.

 

You will typically pick up more power from the roush over the maggie plus the maintenance on a roush is like every 60k miles or so. The roush arer dependable or they wouldn't put them on all the cars.

 

You have a lot of posts/questions lately! You must be planning some major upgrade!

Yep, I'm one of the few folks with Maggies. For the record, I love my setup. But if I were to do it again, it'd probably be a VMP or Whipple. I want a LOUDER whine.

Yes, unfortunately, they're pulling out of the Ford lineups. Shame.

As for WHY I chose the Maggie over the Roush?

Because Maggie:
- required no grinding of the timing cover
- customer service I received from Magnuson directly was superb (still is today)
- price, the deal I got at the time
- ease of install. I studied ALL the different brands' install instructions before I pulled the trigger. I did it on my own (first time) along with another buddy or two. We got it done in essentially a day, with daylight to spare.
- powdercoated blue, to match my Ford blue/Kona blue theme.

So there you have it. That being said, the major cons of the Maggie are that it is limited by the inlet opening size (the way it's designed), so can't get as much airflow in as you can the whipple or roush for example. So if you are going for BIG power, you won't get it with the Maggie setup. I am content at 575-600 whp. I don't need over 600. I'll get a Shelby if I want that. The pulley size is also limited to about 3.6, or about 9 psi, which I'm at. Any smaller you get belt slip. The stock Maggie intake also had to go, so I have my CFM. I was pegging my meter with the Maggie intake.

 

Dependability and maintenance are a wash for both, or any blower brand for that matter. They're 100k maintenance for the Maggie.... but who keeps it for that long. The Maggie is also a TVS, which is the same as the Roush and VMP.

 

I couldn't remember what the maintenance period is but I knew it was longer than what some would keep a car.

 

Love my Whipple, just wish that I went for the 2.9 instead of the 2.3

 

Agree... 2.9 is the way to go! How about kenne bell?

 

Too boxy, I don't want a shoebox under my hood

 

I don't believe I can think of one person who has a Kenne Bell on their 5.0. Not to mention they love to make heat.

 

Roush or VMP all the way.

 

yeah they're known for running hot.

 

My car drove and idled like stock, except you'll have an extra 200hp on tap. With the extra hp you cant go as heavy on the throttle compared to stock.
As far as reliability; As long as you have good tune and stay with an 85mm pulley, it will last the life of the car. I even think with an 82mm pulley and a good tune youd be safe. I put 17k on mine with the 82mm and beat on it hard with no issues and I plan to do the same with my new one.
With the 85mm, stangs usually put out around 570rwhp and with an 82mm closer to 600rwhp.

 

I agree wth the above.