It was a long weekend.....
10-02-2017, 11:58 AM
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10-02-2017, 12:07 PM
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These pics are just some of the things I wanted to highlight for Whipple, because their instructions were a bit unclear at times, and I figured I could help some people in the future. I'll see if I can get some pics of the way the cooling system works in the near future.
It is a pretty slick setup. The aluminum tank mounts between the bumper and radiator support, below the grille, and fits like a glove. there's a pump that mounts with a t-bolt clamp to the bottom of the tank, which pumps the coolant around. The capacity of the system seems to be around 2.5-3 gallons and so far, my intake temps have been a couple degrees from ambient, so it appears that it works really well.
It is a pretty slick setup. The aluminum tank mounts between the bumper and radiator support, below the grille, and fits like a glove. there's a pump that mounts with a t-bolt clamp to the bottom of the tank, which pumps the coolant around. The capacity of the system seems to be around 2.5-3 gallons and so far, my intake temps have been a couple degrees from ambient, so it appears that it works really well.
10-02-2017, 12:37 PM
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I can see now I shoulda gone red. Its really an eye catcher and something to be proud of!!! Lift that hood at every fill up lol.
10-02-2017, 06:27 PM
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I was cruising eBay, looking at pricing on the "tuner kit" for our trucks, seeing if I could find it for less than $6250 shipped. I then saw a red one at the bottom of the screen with the title "Whipple supercharger." Come to find out, it was a complete kit, never used for our model truck. I was like "Huh... That's neat lookin'... Oh! A buy it now price of $4925!!! SOLD!"
it was from a guy in Louisiana, the invoice just said "stage 2 custom color paint".
And carbon fiber jack shaft cover. Hell, it even came with a programmer!
it was from a guy in Louisiana, the invoice just said "stage 2 custom color paint".
And carbon fiber jack shaft cover. Hell, it even came with a programmer!
10-04-2017, 09:36 PM
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10-06-2017, 08:41 AM
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Yeah, I was pretty excited about the price myself, and the added bonus of tuner, red paint and carbon fiber jackshaft cover sealed the deal. I think the most important part was the fact that I got it in three days.
I got in touch with Whipple, and they provided me with a tune I could use with HP tuners, so that was a great deal as well.
So far, I'm extremely happy with it. It feels weird to have such a heavy brick of a truck pull so damn hard on the highway!
I got in touch with Whipple, and they provided me with a tune I could use with HP tuners, so that was a great deal as well.
So far, I'm extremely happy with it. It feels weird to have such a heavy brick of a truck pull so damn hard on the highway!