Anybody been thinking about getting a VMP blower now being tempted to buy a whipple?
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Anybody else been eyeballing the whipple sale at Lethal?
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Yes, I saw it as soon as it was posted... and since I was planning on ordering a Whipple 2.9 Gen 4 on Black Friday, it was a "no-brainer" and I pulled the trigger.
I currently have a Whipple 2.9 Gen 2 installed with a JDM tune, and I have been very pleased with the appearance, fitment, and performance over the years. There has been substantial improvement in supercharger efficiency in both TVS and Twin Screw offerings in recent years, and since I plan to keep my car for the long term, I chose to capitalize on some efficiency to moderately increase performance on pump gas. I have been closely following the releases of blower upgrades for our platform for years, and (in my opinion) up until this point, no blower upgrade was enough of a performance gain in my application to justify the expense.
I currently have a Whipple 2.9 Gen 2 installed with a JDM tune, and I have been very pleased with the appearance, fitment, and performance over the years. There has been substantial improvement in supercharger efficiency in both TVS and Twin Screw offerings in recent years, and since I plan to keep my car for the long term, I chose to capitalize on some efficiency to moderately increase performance on pump gas. I have been closely following the releases of blower upgrades for our platform for years, and (in my opinion) up until this point, no blower upgrade was enough of a performance gain in my application to justify the expense.
Nice.. go get em guys!
There are times i miss that immediate torque blast of my GT500.
There are times i miss that immediate torque blast of my GT500.
All the 2.9 Crushers for the Cobra are gone! Let us get you GT500 guys set up! If anyone is also interested a VMP set up shoot me a message we will have some deals on head units/kits shortly.
I could not resist.........3.4 Whipple
Tis the season...
Sounds like you pulled the trigger and bought a hellcat Klaus?! Congrats.
Thanks man. I like it but sloooow. It needs some love to make it faster.
Nice.....still waiting on mine
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My 2.9L G4 arrived yesterday. I am actually hoping that the Whipple will be a little "softer" down low, to make it a little more forgiving on corner exit.
With a 3.0" pulley, its gonna hit pretty hard down low. For the road course, you might consider a 3.125" or 3.25" pulley to soften it up (still plenty of power). My Gen 2 with 3.00" pulley was smooth on the track with some heat in the tires... I'm adding at least 2#'s of boost now with the same size pulley and blower rpm... gonna be a riot! I am ordering a 3.125" spare pulley just in case I need to tone it down.
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Cool, thanks. According to the invoice, this kit came with a 3.25" pulley, so maybe this will work out the way I am hoping.
Kinda debAting a 3.4 Whipple instead of a VMP 3R but have heard better reviews for the 3R for street.......but at that price pretty hard to pass up
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Price kinda goes by the wayside after you spend additional money to make the 3.4 fit
For the street, tvs technology
Well the 3R has made 1200+ and the 3.4 RF has not to my knowledge.
Just ordered mine was torn between Gen 4 whipple or 2R went with the whipple solely because I know I'll be happy with the performance of either and the whipple looks better (to me).
Removed my Whipple 2.9 Gen 2 and installed my new Gen 4 over the weekend. Test drove the car today but stayed out of boost mostly due to cold temps, and I want my Tuner to check fueling on the dyno in early Spring before I go full send on the street. Two install tips for others installing their new Whipple:
1. Regardless of model year, wrap everything behind the blower near the EGR tube in protective heat wrap/shielding. The wire loom around my main engine harness was melted, thankfully no burnt wires. I ordered and installed appropriate sized DEI Heat Shroud for my application while the blower was removed. Clearance check bypass valve to firewall and wire harness before permanently installing the blower.
2. Torque supercharger pulley bolts to 119 in/lbs, Loctite not required. 3.0" pulley came pre-installed on my Gen 2, but not on my Gen 4.
1. Regardless of model year, wrap everything behind the blower near the EGR tube in protective heat wrap/shielding. The wire loom around my main engine harness was melted, thankfully no burnt wires. I ordered and installed appropriate sized DEI Heat Shroud for my application while the blower was removed. Clearance check bypass valve to firewall and wire harness before permanently installing the blower.
2. Torque supercharger pulley bolts to 119 in/lbs, Loctite not required. 3.0" pulley came pre-installed on my Gen 2, but not on my Gen 4.
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Ordered my G4 2.9 on 11/26/19, still waiting.
Send me a message with your order number and ill look into it
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