Ordered a whipple! Anyone that's got any tips or insight plea

[Denali62]

I got my sights set on lingenfelters bb fuel pump and cordes's low side upgrade .

[wuznme]

double the cost of the LT4 pump for 10% not worth it..

[Denali62]

This one is based off the lt1 pump so there willl be no whipple clearance issues(I have read the lt4 pump hits)

 

Here is a list of everything on the way

 

 

Whipple tuner kit

Hptuners pro suite

Alky control bed mount maf based kit

3.625 pulley

Ls7 lash cap(plus gaskets and s pipe)

Ls9 map sensor

Caspers maf breakout

Ls1 iat sensor

Ltr7ix-11 plugs

Pst carbon fiber driveshaft(front is already running an upgraded cv driveshaft)

[wuznme]

I know, was saying that it only flows 10% more over the LT4 pump which is half the cost and you're not gonna hit the power that BB pump is made for.

[Denali62]

Yes I am...eventually. This is just the beginning!

[Denali62]

lol the driveshaft I'm getting is good for 2500hp you gonna tell me I don't need that too?

[07Softail]

lol the driveshaft I'm getting is good for 2500hp you gonna tell me I don't need that too?

Yeah you don't need that either!

 

RT

[Denali62]

Noted.

 

 

Anyone ever lost a shaft at 100+. I have and even though I'm pretty sure it was a failed trans mount that caused it. I'm getting that carbon fiber shaft.

[Denali62]

ordered some cough cough rough country cough traction bars.

 

Will upgrade the Heims before they go in and also not drilling a huge hole in my frame just to install them

[KARNUT]

I've had a few trucks tuned some with S/Cs most with 410s-373 gears some with gear venders. In south Texas- west toward California north across the plains there is ample opportunity to get the driveshaft spinning pretty good never had a problem. My 92 Chevy has had a whipple since new with a stock drive shaft same thing. I refuse to believe that driveshaft technology has gone backwards. Maybe I just been lucky. The gtos 442s, novas, impalas, chevels, etc I had in the 70s thru today, I guess I was lucky with them too.

[Denali62]

Maybe so. Or maybe they were just shorter overall. I think that has lots to do with it. The driveshafts in these trucks feel like they are going to throw if you get them up around 130. I've been wanting to upgrade it since the beginning.

[Denali62]

Also what do you consider "spinning pretty good?"

 

 

 

Got the alky control system in and it's nothing short of impressive, even after hearing how impressive it would be.

[Txjose]

Was all excited till chuck Anders told me I had the wrong blower coming and I should have gotten a p1sc instead. When I asked why the hate for the whipple all he had to say was the common roots cons vs centri and stated that whipple has had problems with intercooler pumps. Also stated fewer moving parts with the centri but nothing to denote the actual performance of the wa175x itself.

 

My goals are to push the stock short block as hard as I can and I feel either is capable of enough efficient boost to do that. Any regrets in hindsight going with the whipple? Also I plan on the lt4 pump and a cam w bigger/more pump lobes

While Chuck knows his stuff, most performance shops fail to understand what the needs of each individual are. All they want is to pull the highest dyno numbers and dont really care about under the curve and midrange tq like what you would want for towing or just day to day driving. They seem to thu k that peak hp and tq are the most important values when upgrading a car/truck.

 

 

 

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[Denali62]

Exactly! I'm lugging mad weight with terrible aero and 100lb per tire/wheel...I'll take a low mid torque bump along with my top end gains please...

[KARNUT]

You seem pretty smart, I don't think your a trust fund kid. My 92 with a 373 has been at red line a few times with the stock driveshaft in overdrive. It's lowered (bell tec) felt like 70mph. I'm older so I was lucky enough to come up thru the sixties and had a family that had performance cars. One uncle had a GT 500 and so on. All the performance brands were covered through out the family even now. My personal favorite that I owned was 70 Javolin sst M.D special. My brother races a 79 little red express he bought new, detuned to run 11s. He doesn't want to put a roll bar in it. He son had two 3/4 ram deisels that run in the 10s then went to work on Mondays on pipelines. My point, never saw a drive shaft problem. If GMs having a problem shame on them.

 

Also what do you consider "spinning pretty good?"

 

 

 

Got the alky control system in and it's nothing short of impressive, even after hearing how impressive it would be.