Supercharged engine vs. non supercharged engine

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  1. stingray

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    Is there more maintenance or problems with a supercharged engine vs. a regular non super charged engine? Advantages and disadvantages?

    i.e. Challenger Scat Pack 392 1620 vs. Hellcat or Redeye Challenger?
     
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    70-426_10-SRT B&E body lover

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    Only disadvantage I see is:

    Cost of Insurance
    Frequency of tire replacement
    :)
    Broken parts, Tickets/Jail time for driving the thing like you stole it :driver:
     
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    I would not drive it like I stole it. I wouldn't trash the car but baby it and use the power leisurely. Original run flat tires on my Corvette went 45,000 miles and those were the fronts. I could have gone longer on those and definitely go longer on the rear tires on that car. Went past 66,000 miles on V-Rated tires on my other car which has 275,000+ miles on it now.
     
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    Mines not a Hellcat, but it is supercharged 472 RWHP
    No broken parts, no tickets, Tires should get 3 years out of them easily.
    Don't drive like I stole, it just borrowed. First one to reach the speed limit when light turns green.:)
     
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    :driver: And that is factory stock?:anitoof::Bye::happy175:
     
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    Had a Magnuson S/C installed about 3 years ago.
     
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    1. a maggie is the only thing that will fit under my shaker. but I have no desire to spend 6-7K on a SC.
     
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    So to all of the above responses more problems? Or more maintenance? If so what?
     
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    No problems at all.
     
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