I could swear I've asked this before, but when I look thru my posts I didn't find it so here goes. My warranty is up on my 19 F-Type R so its time for some VAP stuff. We use this and our LC500 for road trips so reliability is a factor for me. I'd like to do the upper & lower pulley. Is that a mistake if I still want to drive this on 1000+ mile trips? Any other accessories I should consider while I'm at it? I have the aluminum cooling pipes on my work bench that will go in at the same time. Let me know any thoughts, opinions, or experience please. Thank you!

 

My '19 F-type V-6AWD warranty just expired last week and I have similar concerns. I already have the VAP tune and lower pulley waiting to get installed when I pull it out of winter hibrination in a few weeks. I also will be installing a new factory P7 Grill and a few other minor details. I don't want to affect reliability and the upper pulley is something that scares me now, but might consider changing when its time to rebuild the supercharger. I'd also want to know that a stage 3 VAP tune doesn't put a heavier demand on the tranny & rear end (which would probably be my fault) as well as overtaxing the cooling & fueling sytems.

 

Not a issue, you can drive to Mars and back with no major issues, I take a trip from Connecticut to Ohio, each year to my in-laws with a Stage 2 and Trans tune. A delightful drive, you should be more concerned on your cooling pipes, I have the same engine in my Xf

My Wife will be driving a F-type next week that I'll be modifing

 

Yep, I've got the aluminum cooling pipes on my work bench.

 

Excellent, worry free driving