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What power adder really is the right choice??
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<blockquote data-quote="hotrod_renegade" data-source="post: 16064878" data-attributes="member: 162725"><p>Having had a centrifugal setup on my 2011 GT, I decided to go with the Whipple on my current setup for a couple major reasons:</p><p></p><p>1. Room to work/ease of install - By the time you get all of the brackets and intercooler piping in there, it is a nightmare to work on. Something as simple as changing a belt resulted in two hours' work and scrapes and cuts all over my hands. Changing the BOV was a pain. Changing out the intercooler piping clamps was a pain. Even worse with the stock radiator support and sway bar in the way, I swapped that all out with a UPR lightweight radiator support just so I could have more room to work. I had to trim the front fan shroud and belly pan just to sandwich the intercooler piping in between the fan and front cover. Everything with the Whipple kit is plug and play and once installed looks like it came that way from the factory.</p><p></p><p>2. Cost - No doubt, the centrifugal kits are quite a bit cheaper right out of the box. But...I added a higher stall torque converter to get the car into the power band quicker. Then a Torque booster wastegate setup to try and mimic the low and mid range power of a TVS or twin screw blower. Then I started losing boost through the stock vortech blowoff valve, so I had to buy a Tial BOV. Then I ran into belt slip issues, so I upgraded to a complete 8-rib belt drive setup and even then I still had issues with the belt chirping that I never could figure out. Then I had to upgrade to all t-bolt clamps for the intercooler piping because the worm gear clamps weren't enough to hold it all together under boost. Plus cost for a custom remote tune from Lund Racing vs. a good, reliable tune right out of the box from Whipple. When it was all said and done I was right up there(over, actually)with whipple/vmp kit pricing.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, I did have a lot of fun with that car and once I had it dialed in it made awesome power. Some guys like tinkering with stuff like that all the time - I did when I was younger. But the older I get the less time I want to spend constantly screwing around with stuff to get it the way I want it. The Whipple is clean, simple, and makes big, reliable power right out of the box.</p><p></p><p>Just my .02. Turbo setups will make the most power out of them all, but I've never run one so can't really add a lot of input there. No matter which way you go the car will be a riot!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hotrod_renegade, post: 16064878, member: 162725"] Having had a centrifugal setup on my 2011 GT, I decided to go with the Whipple on my current setup for a couple major reasons: 1. Room to work/ease of install - By the time you get all of the brackets and intercooler piping in there, it is a nightmare to work on. Something as simple as changing a belt resulted in two hours' work and scrapes and cuts all over my hands. Changing the BOV was a pain. Changing out the intercooler piping clamps was a pain. Even worse with the stock radiator support and sway bar in the way, I swapped that all out with a UPR lightweight radiator support just so I could have more room to work. I had to trim the front fan shroud and belly pan just to sandwich the intercooler piping in between the fan and front cover. Everything with the Whipple kit is plug and play and once installed looks like it came that way from the factory. 2. Cost - No doubt, the centrifugal kits are quite a bit cheaper right out of the box. But...I added a higher stall torque converter to get the car into the power band quicker. Then a Torque booster wastegate setup to try and mimic the low and mid range power of a TVS or twin screw blower. Then I started losing boost through the stock vortech blowoff valve, so I had to buy a Tial BOV. Then I ran into belt slip issues, so I upgraded to a complete 8-rib belt drive setup and even then I still had issues with the belt chirping that I never could figure out. Then I had to upgrade to all t-bolt clamps for the intercooler piping because the worm gear clamps weren't enough to hold it all together under boost. Plus cost for a custom remote tune from Lund Racing vs. a good, reliable tune right out of the box from Whipple. When it was all said and done I was right up there(over, actually)with whipple/vmp kit pricing. Don't get me wrong, I did have a lot of fun with that car and once I had it dialed in it made awesome power. Some guys like tinkering with stuff like that all the time - I did when I was younger. But the older I get the less time I want to spend constantly screwing around with stuff to get it the way I want it. The Whipple is clean, simple, and makes big, reliable power right out of the box. Just my .02. Turbo setups will make the most power out of them all, but I've never run one so can't really add a lot of input there. No matter which way you go the car will be a riot! [/QUOTE]
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