...whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of hotter air, or to take in cooler, condensed air into the engine."
But seriously, debating whether or not to go with an intercooler with a Whipple supercharger. My goals are between 400 and 425rwhp, and I'm a very conservative driver. From what I've read on the forum here, it seems that I would be fine running a set-up with no intercooler (and I could always upgrade later if I wanted to). Am I way off base here, or does my line of thinking seem logical enough?
...Since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief.
Frailty, thy name is Forced Induction! But at low PSI you should be fine. The lower PSI should keep your intake temp down, removing the need for the intercooler.
That being said...
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
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It didn't make much sense to buy the non-intercooled whipple when considering the price difference. It will cost you $1000 more for the intercooled version, but it will cost you $1700 more to upgrade later.
That's why I got the intercooler, you also get the gt500 pumps. Don't forget that you would have to pull the blower off the intake manifold to install the intercooler later.
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whipple HO SC,FRPP springs, Pypes mid mufflers, Che adj. LCA, hurst, 4.10's, 1 piece DS, spec stg 2 clutch. Accel coils 12.52@117.6mph so far with a 2.01 60 ft time(pre shaft, coils, clutch).
Yes, do intercooler!!! Chances are you will want more power down the road. You do know how many customers we have had that do not go the next step the first time around......supercharger, short block....doesn't matter what parts.
They always come back later to upgrade for more power or parts! As I always say.....Do It Right The First Time
It didn't make much sense to buy the non-intercooled whipple when considering the price difference. It will cost you $1000 more for the intercooled version, but it will cost you $1700 more to upgrade later.
That's why I got the intercooler, you also get the gt500 pumps. Don't forget that you would have to pull the blower off the intake manifold to install the intercooler later.
Considering the price difference, I retract my previous statement. Do it now, you'll always want more power
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Good advice from all, even a little more from the Bard in there as well. Just got off the phone with a friend who is far more knowledgable than me, and he echoed what many of you said: peace of mind + possible future needs = intercooler. All of that being said, there's no reason I can't start out with lower boost initially and still have the intercooler, yes? If I've learned well, boost is a function of what pulley you have installed on a given blower, correct? Really trying to not go too crazy with horsepower numbers; trying to keep it reasonable for a daily driver.
David
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You can use the 8psi pulley with the whipple HO kit. The whipple tune will work with either 8 or 10psi pulley so no need to change anything except the pulley. You will not be dissappointed with the 8psi pulley on the HO whipple.
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Good advice from all, even a little more from the Bard in there as well. Just got off the phone with a friend who is far more knowledgable than me, and he echoed what many of you said: peace of mind + possible future needs = intercooler. All of that being said, there's no reason I can't start out with lower boost initially and still have the intercooler, yes? If I've learned well, boost is a function of what pulley you have installed on a given blower, correct? Really trying to not go too crazy with horsepower numbers; trying to keep it reasonable for a daily driver.
David
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whipple HO SC,FRPP springs, Pypes mid mufflers, Che adj. LCA, hurst, 4.10's, 1 piece DS, spec stg 2 clutch. Accel coils 12.52@117.6mph so far with a 2.01 60 ft time(pre shaft, coils, clutch).
So true! Make life easier and safer for the motor!
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It didn't make much sense to buy the non-intercooled whipple when considering the price difference. It will cost you $1000 more for the intercooled version, but it will cost you $1700 more to upgrade later.
That's why I got the intercooler, you also get the gt500 pumps. Don't forget that you would have to pull the blower off the intake manifold to install the intercooler later.
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2006 Mustang GT with Cervinis Kit Whipple H.O S/C 465 RWHP and 440RWTQ
im planning on the same thing, but throwing the intercooler in there just so it runs nicely and putting a lower psi pulley on the supercharger, just so i can upgrade later. always have room to work with, you know?
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