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I'm looking at picking up and old non intercooled side mount whipple to use on a future 5.3/6.0 swap into an older truck. I don't know a whole lot about them other than I will delete their electronics and run my own injectors and tune.
Being that they aren't intercooled, whats their power and boost potential? The truck will be a cruiser and the blower will be used to boost torque. No track or road racing, won't be a DD. I don't think I would add meth or an IC.
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Being that they aren't intercooled, whats their power and boost potential? The truck will be a cruiser and the blower will be used to boost torque. No track or road racing, won't be a DD. I don't think I would add meth or an IC.
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I'm Atomics friend with the Kenne bell side mount, running about 6-7 lbs on 35" tires, non intercooled with just electric fans and a drop in magnaflow. I'd say it's probably 380-410 how it sits. I need to get it on the dyno when I get back home in August.
I'd like to somehow figure out a way to run an IC, and I also want to swap cams and do full exhaust etc
I'd like to somehow figure out a way to run an IC, and I also want to swap cams and do full exhaust etc
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I had no issues racing in the south Georgia summer heat. Never raised the boost. I don't believe Whipple provides any support for these blowers anymore (smaller pulleys, etc) so you may have troubles getting more boost if so desired.
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The Kenne Bell and Whipple used basically the same rotor for their sidemounts, The main difference were the KB came with 8.1 Marine injectors and Whipple had the electronics. Also, the KB had a fairly good cold air intake which allowed better HP at low boost (5-6 psi). When tuned properly they made good HP and several owners have altered the sidemount to run through an intercooler-worth 20-30 more HP. IAT mounted just before the intake will really tell you how effiecient it is running, the cooler they run, the more dense the change and more HP. Both are excellent for towing and headers really wake them up.