Aussie Burb with Whipple
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From: Melbourne, Oz
Aussie Burb with Whipple Hi All,
I'm in the process of installing my Whipple in my 98 Burb.
I have a couple of questions that I hope someone can help me with.
Firstly I'll explain my situation.
I live in Melbourne, Australia. My truck is a 98 Suburban K1500 LT 5.7L.
The truck is factory right hand drive and as such the brake booster and A/C are on the opposite sides of the firewall to you guys' trucks.
I mounted the Whipple unit but the inlet manifold won't fit on the back of the compressor due to the A/C.
I have manufactured a new intake manifold from 3" stainless (just requires TIG welding and polishing) My question is, does it matter where the throttle body is mounted on the air intake to the blower? I've posted this question on other boards with no or varied replies.
I had to make the intake manifold quite a bit longer than the factory cast unit? (about 6" longer but better flowing, no obstructions)
As it turns out, this way I don't have to replace the throttle cable or cruise control cable which I would have had to do if I'd used the standard Whipple intake manifold.
Please see pic's. Please advise me on any probs you think I may have?
I'm in the process of installing my Whipple in my 98 Burb.
I have a couple of questions that I hope someone can help me with.
Firstly I'll explain my situation.
I live in Melbourne, Australia. My truck is a 98 Suburban K1500 LT 5.7L.
The truck is factory right hand drive and as such the brake booster and A/C are on the opposite sides of the firewall to you guys' trucks.
I mounted the Whipple unit but the inlet manifold won't fit on the back of the compressor due to the A/C.
I have manufactured a new intake manifold from 3" stainless (just requires TIG welding and polishing) My question is, does it matter where the throttle body is mounted on the air intake to the blower? I've posted this question on other boards with no or varied replies.
I had to make the intake manifold quite a bit longer than the factory cast unit? (about 6" longer but better flowing, no obstructions)
As it turns out, this way I don't have to replace the throttle cable or cruise control cable which I would have had to do if I'd used the standard Whipple intake manifold.
Please see pic's. Please advise me on any probs you think I may have?
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 363
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From: Melbourne, Oz
Hi,
Thanks for the reply. With the Whipple kit, the MAF is before the throttle body Does that make sense? Is that what you mean?
In the pic's you can see the MAF on the left. That stays where it is. Is that right?
Thanks again
Thanks for the reply. With the Whipple kit, the MAF is before the throttle body Does that make sense? Is that what you mean?
In the pic's you can see the MAF on the left. That stays where it is. Is that right?
Thanks again
