Maggie or Whipple... What to do?!?
07-16-2012, 08:32 PM
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Maggie or Whipple... What to do?!? Ok, to catch everybody up I've had 2 maggie'd V's. Thinking i wanted tons of horsepower, and knowing the maggie is maxed at just over 500 RWHP, Now I've put a monster 3.3L Whipple on it. Since then I've been slowly working out the bugs and fixing the many (many) weak links necessary to handle the power. Now I'm down to the motor... Which is easily a $5k turn key expense to do a decent forged bottom end.
Maybe it's because this car is sucking up all of my expendable cash for so long... But now I'm starting to want things like a ski boat... Side by side maybe, or even a dedicated track car. I'm starting to think I should just pull the Whipple and go back to old faithful, and enjoy a worry free supercharger that doesn't put such a strain on the car, and start spending my money on other toys rather than my (mostly) daily driver.
To make this decision even harder I have a frigging gorgeous polished Maggie staring at me in the garage that I could have on the car if I wanted.
What would you do? Am I just running into the typical wall that most people hit at some point in a long running project... Should I just wait it out?
Reading this thread may sound like BS... But I really am struggling with this decision. I've talked myself both ways at least twice.
Maggie:
Or Whipple:
Maybe it's because this car is sucking up all of my expendable cash for so long... But now I'm starting to want things like a ski boat... Side by side maybe, or even a dedicated track car. I'm starting to think I should just pull the Whipple and go back to old faithful, and enjoy a worry free supercharger that doesn't put such a strain on the car, and start spending my money on other toys rather than my (mostly) daily driver.
To make this decision even harder I have a frigging gorgeous polished Maggie staring at me in the garage that I could have on the car if I wanted.
What would you do? Am I just running into the typical wall that most people hit at some point in a long running project... Should I just wait it out?
Reading this thread may sound like BS... But I really am struggling with this decision. I've talked myself both ways at least twice.
Maggie:
Or Whipple:
07-16-2012, 08:45 PM
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I feel ya man. Mine is not half as hard as yours is and Ive considered the same thing many times. Every time you turn around its time to put it back on jack stands and cut another check because it has to be perfect. I guess thats why they call it mod hell.
All I know is I want a pic of where your intake goes through the fenderwell and which filter did you use so I can make that my next project
All I know is I want a pic of where your intake goes through the fenderwell and which filter did you use so I can make that my next project
07-16-2012, 08:48 PM
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If you're just looking for opinions, I say Maggie and have some other fun.
Those long running projects only frustrate you more and more.. Haha and anything over 500whp for a semi-daily is no joke.
Those long running projects only frustrate you more and more.. Haha and anything over 500whp for a semi-daily is no joke.
07-16-2012, 08:59 PM
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Keep the whipple. Its already on n done. Sell the Maggie to pay for the bottom end build. Save for a few months. Buy a new boat or side by side.... Done. That was easy! Lol
07-16-2012, 09:09 PM
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I'm thinkin I'd go with D Blocks plan. I like having unique stuff so the fact that a whipple on a V is rare makes it way cooler than the Maggie. Just my opinion. Lol
But that Maggie is pretty.
But that Maggie is pretty.
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07-16-2012, 09:40 PM
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Hell its on jackstands again waiting on a ECP TR6060 and a Mantic twin.
Then its getting an active interchiller trunk mount chiller tank next week. WOOT!
Some day I may get it tuned
07-16-2012, 10:09 PM
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I got it!
Keep the Whipple, build an awesome forged motor and put 15+ lbs of boost on it.
While your working on that, buy another V and put the maggie on it as your DD
You get the best of both worlds
Keep the Whipple, build an awesome forged motor and put 15+ lbs of boost on it.
While your working on that, buy another V and put the maggie on it as your DD
You get the best of both worlds
07-17-2012, 04:19 AM
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Keep the Whipple and sell the Maggie to finance the bottom end. If you are just forging and keeping stock displacement it shouldn't be too bad, all you need is forged rods and pistons since the stock crank is good to 1000+ hp.
If selling the Maggie doesn't get you what you need, start selling crack rocks.
If selling the Maggie doesn't get you what you need, start selling crack rocks.
07-17-2012, 07:31 AM
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If you plan on keeping that V long term, keep working on the whipple. You have a one off set up that is truly bad ***. Piece by piece you will get all the little things figured, and when it finally is done it will feel rewarding. I have a project like this and I constantly find something that needs to change but I wouldn't trade it.
