Whipple install gone bad
10-26-2004, 11:27 PM
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Whipple install gone bad
We just got done installing a supercharger on my cousin's truck and the install went relatively well. The whipple was bought off of Bigguy75inches and was VERY complete. After the install we took it out for a test drive 
with the 10lb pulley and it felt damn good.
NOW THE BAD PART
After a few good runs the truck started missing and blowing white smoke out the exhaust. After talking to a few techs over at whipple and being told the motor was blown, we discovered a little oil leak coming between the head and the block. Can this be the head gasket? Any opinions are appreciated!
with the 10lb pulley and it felt damn good. NOW THE BAD PART
After a few good runs the truck started missing and blowing white smoke out the exhaust. After talking to a few techs over at whipple and being told the motor was blown, we discovered a little oil leak coming between the head and the block. Can this be the head gasket? Any opinions are appreciated!
10-26-2004, 11:38 PM
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Joejoe helped with the install and he is running a 10lb pulley with no intercooler. That truck ran consistent mid 12s with the 5.3 and no tuning. With the 6.0 he ran a 12.7 before he got kicked off the track and he has no problems with any of this.
10-26-2004, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by I8AHEMI
We just got done installing a supercharger on my cousin's truck and the install went relatively well. The whipple was bought off of Bigguy75inches and was VERY complete. After the install we took it out for a test drive with the 10lb pulley and it felt damn good.
NOW THE BAD PART
After a few good runs the truck started missing and blowing white smoke out the exhaust. After talking to a few techs over at whipple and being told the motor was blown, we discovered a little oil leak coming between the head and the block. Can this be the head gasket? Any opinions are appreciated!
with the 10lb pulley and it felt damn good. NOW THE BAD PART
After a few good runs the truck started missing and blowing white smoke out the exhaust. After talking to a few techs over at whipple and being told the motor was blown, we discovered a little oil leak coming between the head and the block. Can this be the head gasket? Any opinions are appreciated!
10-26-2004, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rcfast
man that sucks... could be a head gasket.. but sounds more like a broken piston, either way i think detonation was probably to blame
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10-26-2004, 11:49 PM
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If it were a piston wouldnt it be knocking? Truck still starts and runs but it is misfiring. Joejoe has no problems running 10+lb of boost with just a hypertech and NO INTERCOOLER. Wouldn't the NGK TR6 take care of the detonation? We put them on after frying a few of the original platinum plugs.
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10-26-2004, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by I8AHEMI
If it were a piston wouldnt it be knocking? Truck still starts and runs but it is misfiring. Joejoe has no problems running 10+lb of boost with just a hypertech and NO INTERCOOLER. Wouldn't the NGK TR6 take care of the detonation? We put them on after frying a few of the original platinum plugs.
10-26-2004, 11:58 PM
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Sounds like a headgasket could be to blame for me, but there is still a chance of something worse. Like rcfast said either way you are going to have to pull it apart to find out. If it is the headgasket, then you get to stop there. If not... 