I would have LOVED a Whipple, but I was worried about the amount of fabrication to get one to work, as the hood clearance issues you'd probably run into.
How tall is the Whipple? I fit a single plane and elbow which was taller then the Maggie under the stock hood, granted I removed the useless hood liner.
I just bought a 2008 g8. It has 63k miles.
I'm a big German car driver, so American is new territory for me. I'm looking for mid 11s in the quarter. What's the most reliable way to do this?
Keep in mind this is my every day driver so it has to relatively easy on the motor.
I am told that a Whipple 2.9 kit with front air feed that is available for the Corvette will bolt straight on, but that you need to "drop the subframe" a bit. What does this mean? What subframe and how would you do this?
I'm pretty sure the subframe is a separate frame to support the engine and or transmission. It either bolts up or is welded to the frame. I'm sure they mean to drop it so that it will lower the whole engine, providing room for the bigger 2.9 whipple. Well I shouldn't say I'm sure, more I'm guessing haha. But I have no idea how that would be accomplished if its welded without some serious fabrication. I don't even know how it'd be do e if its bolted for that matter. Someone with some more knowledge then me chime in
Thanks ksiu71, saw that thread but it is more about KB's and didn't provide anything useful about options with whipples.
Does anyone have more info about how to lower the sub frame (and therefore the engine) in a G8? I don't think I would really do this - just curious. I imagine it would lower ground clearance of the exhaust/ cats, so not a great option I guess??
Interesting. One thing the Yella Terra site says is that for them to make it fit, they used engine mounts from an LS1/2. No need to drop the subframe. If that's the case, then I would worry about header clearance....
The current front inlet units from Whipple for the Camaro and Corvette seem interesting as well...
I am told that the engine sits in a separate subframe that is secured to the body by 4 16mm bolts and that it can be lowered by adding some washers or other spacers. It does obviously lower the sump closer closer to the ground.
Get ARH and Spintech mufflers from Maryland speed. lol. But I wouldn't thread jack... So start your own thread in the exhaust section or use the search bar. There are TONS of threads already about it.
I'm not sure how tall the whipple is, but I had to remove the good liner jut to fit my Maggie 2300. As for your exhaust question, I agree with ^^, do a thread search and you'll find plenty. I will say I had kooks lt headers and cat back exhaust with no other mods but intake on my previous g8 and it sounded mean. But then I wrecked it and went the route in my sig, it sounds more like a monster! Lol, but enough thread jacking, just wanted to throw out my past experience.
Do you mean superchargers in general, or Whipple in particular? To me the US prices you guys have for blowers seem fantastic! All comparative I suppose.
I should have been more specific. I am referring to the Yella Terra Whipple kits. The 2.9 is ~ $12,000 AUD which is about $12,500 USD + probably over $100 in shipping.
The price on kits in Australia seems to be insane. I can't believe you guys even put up with that.
Haha, yes I agree. This is one of the reasons I started this thread! I was interested to find out if the fantastic front feed version of the Whipple had been successfully fitted to a G8 or a VE Commodore.
I was also aware of the cheaper prices of Superchargers in the US - around the $8000 mark for a Corvette Whipple kit?
It seems that the Corvette C6 version can be/ has been fitted but that it has about 15mm (5/8") clearance problem with the hood.
One way this has been resolved is to lower, using washers, the subframe that holds the engine. Of course as an alternative the hood could be modified.
We have a performance shop here that specializes in the G8's and the owner swears by the maggies. He will sell you the maggie, install it and tune the car on his Dyno for $8500. Its so tempting to have done over the winter but I'm one of those guys that likes doing everything myself and probably will then take it to him for a Dyno tune.
I am familiar with both Maggie and Whipple, not on g8's, and I can tell you that the whipple kit is a class above Maggie. From instructions to having everything clearly labeled and marked, hoses are precut, you're not cuttin lengths from one length... It's those things that make it easier for the novice, or even experienced installer.
As far as price, my whipple 2.9 camaro ss kit was $6,000 shipped for the tuner kit, from a newer company on the block. That included the appropriate bent tube for my rotofab... So you've got to shop around. If you pm I'll give you the company's name.
Goodness.... $8,500. Easy $3,000+ in labor for them. Maggie install is super easy, looks like they are charging 30+ hours for something that takes less then 8.
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