Quick one....
Is there anything on the rear of the compressor that holds the thing up or are the only mounting points for the whipple the two bolts thats mount the plate to the front of the cylinder head?

Ooo yea is there any way i can use the stock water inlet tube (the metal one going into the water pump, it's longer and is bent to 45* ish) or am i going to need to order the billet one from whipple??? It would be nice if i could modify the stock one cause im sure whipple will charge through the *** for it and it's one less thing to have to wait on.

Thanks guys,
Nate

 

look at the instructions or owners manual.

 

I don't have one and those two things are the only questions i have about the install, anybody else have the answers?


Thanks,
Nate

 

On my 2000, the only mounting points are the 2 bolts on that front plate. If you think about it, it makes sense since the pulley is in front of the mounting plate so the belt tension acts somewhat as a counterweight to support the *** end of the blower. You will need to get the Whipple inlet for the simple reason of it's shape/bend. It allows the rad. hose to kinda snake under the blower. Unless you can custom bend pipe and can also machine an exact sized end (that fits into the thermostat housing) you gotta get the Whipple. piece.

 

i was being dumb.

 

Good point about the belt acting as a counterwieght. There is a bend in the billet inlet pipe? I thought it was just a straight piece? The stock one has a bend in it and i was thinking of mabye just cutting it in half which would make it straight and about the same size as the whipple one, only difference is that it wouldn't have a lip for the pipe to slip over?

Nate

 

Nate,

I can't remember which pipe has the bend or which one is straight. I probably have them reversed. Anyway, the main thing is the machined end that is press fit into the thermostat housing...it has to be EXACTLY the right size. That's why you are instructed to put it in a freezer before the install...the very slight metal contraction is all it takes to help it fit.

 

Yea i guess will just order the part, it will prolly help with allot of trouble.

Thanks,
Nate