Supercharger or Turbo? That is the question? For Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L Gas.?

if i was going to try to do anything to it i would super charge it,there are kits you can buy to do that with,one thing you don't want to do is turbo charge it,its too hard on the engine,there's a lot of 5.9,s been super charged, we was at the car show last year and seen some nice 5.9,s with after market super chargers on them,turbo,s use hot exhaust to gain power with super charging one uses cool forced air and you get better results,with less engine wear,and a lot better top end speed,i have owned a 360 super charged engine,it was a fun car to drive,we had it in an old dodge aspen r/t,good luck.

the 5.9 never had that great of a reputation without any bolt ons added to it. adding them will wear it out... yes, you could do either. if i were to do one on a gas motor, i'd get the supercharger. eaton makes a couple that would fit that truck, so does mangusson http://www.magnusonproducts.com/faq.htm check out the magnuson site, it'll tell you about compression limits for running a blower on your motor. they aren't what they used to be.

supercharger is cheaper and more responsive and alot easier to install but in the long run a turbo charger will produce slightly better number on a dyno but for more bang for your buck go supercharger and nitrous