2016 Ford F-150 Owner Considers a Roush Supercharger Package

F-150 with the Roush supercharger package offers 600 horsepower, but the owner is worried about reliability.

The modern Ford F-150 is the most powerful half-ton truck that the Motor Company has ever offered, with power levels reaching up to 450 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of torque in the Raptor. Power levels aren’t quite that lofty for the non-Raptor models, but the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 and the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 both other great stock power.

Best of all, those modern F-150 owners who want lots more power can turn to an aftermarket upfitter like Roush Performance to transform their half-ton truck into a high performance beast. Recently, the owner of an F-150 who goes by the handle “frankenstien” reached out to the other members of the forum for some input on adding a Roush supercharger kit to his already-upgraded Ford truck. So far, there hasn’t been a world of information offered by the other members, so you might be able to help.

The Introduction

When the OP first posted his question to the forum, he provided the following information on his 2016 Ford F-150.

I’ll start with I’m not much of a Ford guy, so I am not up on all the new ford stuff. That being said, my wife loves the Ford’s, so we have had at least 1 ford in the garage for the last 12 years. We recently picked up a 2016 Roush F150 Non SC, had only about 5200 miles with lots of extras, and was a decent deal. However it is not supercharged, the wife doesn’t really care, but i keep poking at her and eventually we will supercharge it. I am looking at the Roush 600hp kit from Roush and would use their tuning via having the local dealer tune it with the voucher from Roush, or send them the PCM. Currently the truck has their stage 2 power pack which is the intake, exhaust and tune, Roush claims about 425hp at the crank.

I was hoping there were some other Roush owners that have the supercharger, in the 2015-2017 range, how many miles? any issues? It seems the just keep beating on these 5.0’s and they take it, and the 6R80 has a torque input rating of 580 ft’lbs, which the 600hp 5.0 makes 557ft’lbs.

I would imagine they are very reliable, as Roush sells a ton of them, I am more worried about the transmission, it currently shifts very firm, especially in “Sport” mode, I’m guessing they work some magic with the tuning on the trans as well. It’s the wife’s grocery getter, would like to just make it more fun(and IMO a Real Roush truck) I didn’t even know they made them non supercharged till we found this one.

This guy’s 2016 F-150 would have offered 385 horsepower and 387 lb-ft of torque in stock form at the crankshaft and the Roush Stage 2 kit is expected to add around 32 horsepower and 28 lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels. If we assume a 20% drivetrain loss factor, the stock V8-powered F-150 would offer around 308 horsepower at the wheels, so when you add 32 horsepower, we come to 340 horsepower. Based on that same 20% drivetrain loss factor, that 340 rear wheel horsepower would come from roughly 425 horsepower.

On the other hand, the Roush supercharger Phase 1 package lifts the output at the crankshaft to 600 horsepower and 557 lb-ft of torque. The other wants the extra power in his Ford truck, but he is worried about the transmission lasting through all of that power.

F-150 Transmission Tuning

The only member to respond thus far is “ManualF150”, who shared some input on transmission performance, tuning and modern electronics.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/members/108228-manualf150.html

The more firm the shifts are, the better. You don’t want slippage. Any slippage generates heat.

Remember, the only time the transmission will see the HP is when you apply it.

Normal driving usually doesn’t entail WOT consistently. Well you can, but I’m sure the local PD will put a stop to it.

Heck, you can even throttle limit in a tune, so even if you mash the pedal, it won’t let you go too far.

Gotta love electronics.

To which the OP responded with the following.

Yes, I figured Roush tunes the transmission as well as the motor to help hold the power and match it to the new tune. I like the transmission and the way it shifts.

I guess my question is, and I hate asking, but what’s the HP limit on the 5.0 and the 6R80 in the F150? I’m not looking to pop a motor at 30k miles, just want to have some fun with it, without grenading the motor

Unfortunately, no one has answered the other questions, so if you know about the limits of the 5.0-liter V8 or the 6R80 automatic transmission, click here to head into the forum to share your insight.

Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

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