View Poll Results: Should Whipple Make A Gen 4 F-body Kit???
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Whipple Supercharger for the Gen 4 F-body
03-01-2012, 05:24 AM
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Looks like the LT1 4th gen crowd might get this option before you LS1 guys, but it wont be coming straight from Whipple.
One of our talented members is putting together a base for LT1's that is just downright spectacular!
Eta is unkown, but I'm sure it will happen before the vaporware from Whipple... just take a peek in the LT1 section and bring a drool bib.
One of our talented members is putting together a base for LT1's that is just downright spectacular!
Eta is unkown, but I'm sure it will happen before the vaporware from Whipple... just take a peek in the LT1 section and bring a drool bib.
03-01-2012, 06:43 AM
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Guys, you have to realize that Whipple isn't just a small shop or one or two guys doing this in a garage. They are a corporation that has budgets, marketing, accounting departments that all weigh in on decisions (granted, might be one or two people in each of those positions), but to come to market with something like this that will require some creative engineering, it's not going to happen overnight.
Who knows, maybe someone inside the company told the person to stop posting, who knows.
Who knows, maybe someone inside the company told the person to stop posting, who knows.
03-01-2012, 10:19 PM
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F em if they cant even respond then thats bad buisness, granted im just popping in at the last thread here but im going with Dragonrace Engineerings Whipple setup for the f-bodies, its proven and a kit is already available without needing for experiments
03-02-2012, 08:54 PM
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F em if they cant even respond then thats bad buisness, granted im just popping in at the last thread here but im going with Dragonrace Engineerings Whipple setup for the f-bodies, its proven and a kit is already available without needing for experiments
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03-05-2012, 06:52 PM
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you sure about that buddy, for a proven kit i heard that got canned awhile ago lol, and i dont think its still available, i think it was way more than a procharger setup and was alot of work to get there kit to fit, i could be wrong maybe they changed some things and came back out with it but from what i know that hasnt happend, i agree they should have kinda made an update every now and then but with all the great options out there for fi its not like we are hurting for this, yes it would be cool. and as far as someone making a lt1 kit , a few months ago someone was makingkits that could run the eatons on a ls1, guess what happend to that project lol, noone knows ;p
www.dragonrace.com
see for your self they advertise the kit for all ls1 power vehicles.
do the research
03-06-2012, 05:03 AM
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www.dragonrace.com
see for your self they advertise the kit for all ls1 power vehicles.
do the research
see for your self they advertise the kit for all ls1 power vehicles.
do the research
...theres 3 threads on corvette forums about this kit. The airflow in the intake was compromised by how thin it had to be to clear stock hoods/cowls. Had all kinds of problems,never made the power it was supposed to, even took out an engine...
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03-14-2012, 11:20 AM
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Alright guys. I have returned with your long awaited answer. Right now, there is just NO way we can fit an EFFICIENT supercharger into these cars without major mods to the cowling and replacing the hood. Sure, we can add a hood into the kit price like we did the C6 Corvette but all that does is drive the kit price up to $9000 or so. Based off of what we have seen and heard, we would not have a strong sales market for a $9000 kit in today's economy. Sure, some of you would be all in to do it but most would back out because of the price (just being honest) and therefore we would not have the sales to justify the expense involved for the small amount of sales we would actually get.
Now, I'm not saying that we will not make a kit at some point in the future. Just right now, we can not justify it.
Also, I know to date of a couple customers who have purchased our "hot rod" version of the 2.9L front feed kit and are fitting them to the F-body cars. This kit is based off of the 2010+ Camaro or C6 Vette kit (different belt line) but stripped down to just the blower as it sits on the motor and the idler plate for the supercharger. If anyone is interested in this set up, you can purchase it now. However, you will need: Injectors, custom tune, 4-bolt LS throttle body, HP fuel pump, IC heat exchanger, IC reservoir, IC circulating pump, IC hoses, and either the 2010+ camaro front drive accessory system or the C6 front drive accessory system complete with brackets, water pump and balancer.
Sorry guys for wasting your time here but I truly wanted and tried to make this work for you,
Now, I'm not saying that we will not make a kit at some point in the future. Just right now, we can not justify it.
Also, I know to date of a couple customers who have purchased our "hot rod" version of the 2.9L front feed kit and are fitting them to the F-body cars. This kit is based off of the 2010+ Camaro or C6 Vette kit (different belt line) but stripped down to just the blower as it sits on the motor and the idler plate for the supercharger. If anyone is interested in this set up, you can purchase it now. However, you will need: Injectors, custom tune, 4-bolt LS throttle body, HP fuel pump, IC heat exchanger, IC reservoir, IC circulating pump, IC hoses, and either the 2010+ camaro front drive accessory system or the C6 front drive accessory system complete with brackets, water pump and balancer.
Sorry guys for wasting your time here but I truly wanted and tried to make this work for you,
03-14-2012, 11:43 AM
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Alright guys. I have returned with your long awaited answer. Right now, there is just NO way we can fit an EFFICIENT supercharger into these cars without major mods to the cowling and replacing the hood. Sure, we can add a hood into the kit price like we did the C6 Corvette but all that does is drive the kit price up to $9000 or so. Based off of what we have seen and heard, we would not have a strong sales market for a $9000 kit in today's economy. Sure, some of you would be all in to do it but most would back out because of the price (just being honest) and therefore we would not have the sales to justify the expense involved for the small amount of sales we would actually get.
Now, I'm not saying that we will not make a kit at some point in the future. Just right now, we can not justify it.
Also, I know to date of a couple customers who have purchased our "hot rod" version of the 2.9L front feed kit and are fitting them to the F-body cars. This kit is based off of the 2010+ Camaro or C6 Vette kit (different belt line) but stripped down to just the blower as it sits on the motor and the idler plate for the supercharger. If anyone is interested in this set up, you can purchase it now. However, you will need: Injectors, custom tune, 4-bolt LS throttle body, HP fuel pump, IC heat exchanger, IC reservoir, IC circulating pump, IC hoses, and either the 2010+ camaro front drive accessory system or the C6 front drive accessory system complete with brackets, water pump and balancer.
Sorry guys for wasting your time here but I truly wanted and tried to make this work for you,
Now, I'm not saying that we will not make a kit at some point in the future. Just right now, we can not justify it.
Also, I know to date of a couple customers who have purchased our "hot rod" version of the 2.9L front feed kit and are fitting them to the F-body cars. This kit is based off of the 2010+ Camaro or C6 Vette kit (different belt line) but stripped down to just the blower as it sits on the motor and the idler plate for the supercharger. If anyone is interested in this set up, you can purchase it now. However, you will need: Injectors, custom tune, 4-bolt LS throttle body, HP fuel pump, IC heat exchanger, IC reservoir, IC circulating pump, IC hoses, and either the 2010+ camaro front drive accessory system or the C6 front drive accessory system complete with brackets, water pump and balancer.
Sorry guys for wasting your time here but I truly wanted and tried to make this work for you,
Don't feel bad. You came in and did market research, then went back with the demand, but ultimately, the logistics of our cars prohibited such an endeavor.
Fact is, if doing this was easy, it would have been done 10 years ago, but the logistics just weren't there.
If someone really wants a Whipple on their car, meet up with a good fabrication shop, or do as you said and backyard engineer it.
