Can my engine handle a supercharger?

I have a 4.2L V6 2000 manual Ford F150. I was looking at boosting my car with a supercharger, but once my dad found out I could actually afford it he told me the engine would blow up and my transmission would break and that my truck couldn t handle it. Normally I take my dad s advice about stuff and don't question it as he s been in automotive stuff for a lot longer than me. But for this I couldn t find a definitive answer online so it made me suspicious if he is just scared of me getting more HP cause he ll know I ll use it. Anyone have an answer?

There's no doubt that with a car of that age that the risks are there. So the sensible question is what happens if it does all fall apart? Can you afford to buy a new engine or transmission? If the car was much younger with low mileage it may be worth a go. But personally, unfortunately, I think your dad is right.

All said and done, you are looking at well over $50/hp (using stock motor). What is your plan for engine management? How are you going to tune it? Have access to a dyno? How much fabrication experience do you have?

Huge waste of money for fairly small gains and a ticking time bomb.

You can do anything on a car if you throw enough money at it.
Your engine can handle it but your wallet can't. Your insurance will go through the roof if you fit a supercharger.

Just throwing a turbocharger onto an 18-year-old engine is pretty much a guaranteed failure. While your engine and drivetrain MAY have been able to handle the extra power when it was new, the old, worn parts are not reliable enough to deal with the extra boost NOW. If you Really want to go with a turbo engine, you'll have to rebuild the engine first.

Your dad is smarter than you and always will be. If it could handle a supercharger, some smart factory designer would have put one on it already to help that pathetic engine go somewhere

Your Dad could be right, the tranny may not be able to handle the increased power. Result BANG