Roush's 'Red Edition' Ford F-150 Supercharger Kit Salutes America
Key takeaways
- The red-painted supercharger is meant to celebrate two birthdays: Roush's 50th and the U.S.'s 250th.
- The engineers at Roush are no strangers to big numbers.
- The Red Edition supercharger kit costs the same $8899.99 as the package with a run-of-the-mill black blower on top.
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The red-painted supercharger is meant to celebrate two birthdays: Roush's 50th and the U.S.'s 250th.
Michael Simari|Car and Driver Roush has released a special Red Edition supercharger kit for 2021–2026 Ford F-150 models with the 5.0-liter V-8.The Red Edition is a limited-production release that was created to celebrate the company turning 50 and America's 250th birthday.The $8899.99 kit costs the same as the existing one, albeit with a red-painted supercharger housing; both increase output to 705 horsepower and 635 pound-feet of torque. The engineers at Roush are no strangers to big numbers. They already make a kit to supercharge the 5.0-liter V-8s in 2021-and-newer Ford F-150s, giving them 705 horsepower. Now, just in time for two big-number birthdays, that kit is available in a new color: red.
The Red Edition supercharger kit costs the same $8899.99 as the package with a run-of-the-mill black blower on top. Both kits include parts to make way for and back up the additional output, such as a forged aluminum crankshaft damper, a new air intake, a larger radiator, an intercooler, new spark plugs, and the software to extract that power. The 2.65-liter roots-type supercharger with twin four-lobe rotors also boosts torque to a claimed 635 pound-feet.