Whipple Supercharger
01-15-08, 12:28 PM
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THat's quite possibly the cleanest looking blower install i've seen. Most of the others end up looking like a snake lives in the engine bay.
What do Whipples cost? Would it fit in the 98 400?
What do Whipples cost? Would it fit in the 98 400?
02-12-08, 05:41 PM
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Well, after a bit more stuffing around trying to sort the miss out and not having any success, decided to put it on the dyno any what and see what happened.
With it still not running right managed to get 193kw at the wheels or 259 horsepower, i think I did the conversion right, I believe there is more in it, just need to sort the problem out. We think there is some other damage to the main loom, so another one is being sourced and will change it over later and try again.
With it still not running right managed to get 193kw at the wheels or 259 horsepower, i think I did the conversion right, I believe there is more in it, just need to sort the problem out. We think there is some other damage to the main loom, so another one is being sourced and will change it over later and try again.
05-18-08, 11:24 PM
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Hey fellas just out of curiosity... are there any trannys that i can fit on my SC 400 to make it a stick shift?
because i heard that there are some Chaser five speed trannys but are really rare and when you find them you might need to sell a kidney to buy it... lol
because i heard that there are some Chaser five speed trannys but are really rare and when you find them you might need to sell a kidney to buy it... lol
05-19-08, 05:46 AM
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05-19-08, 05:48 AM
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w58, r154 or Supra six speed, how much you spend is up to you.
03-28-10, 01:37 AM
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This is just an information update for any of you guys that are running the Richwood supercharger manifold.
I recently found out from one of the Soarer Club members here in Aus that the injectors dont sit far enough down into the ports in the manifold, they are approx 4-5mm to high and the spray from the injectors hits the wall of manifold causing the fuel to turn into droplets rather than misting.
Mine has never run very well at lower speeds when there is not a high demand, with greater demand for fuel it didnt seem to be a problem.
When mine was tuned, the tuner said he could not get the fuel trim any better at the lower revs and idle was always a minor problem.
We didnt know what the problem was and now hope that this will improve things.
It does seem to drive a bit smoother and does sound a lot better out the exhaust,
bit hard to explain that one except to say it sound like it was choking when driving at normal city speeds, just sounds a lot smoother.
It has been 18 months since I ran short on funds for this, so I have driving as is with at the last tune was 310 rwhp.
In the next few months I am getting a good quality water/meth kit from the US, and am going to set up a good oil catch can system.
Then it is down to a tuner in Melbourne who knows the Wolf V500 ecu that I am using and also knows the Toyota product.
The last Soarer he tuned, with a set up similar to mine produced 398 rwhp.
His Soarer with a built motor came up with just over 600rwhp and the gearbox didnt like it much, so the gearbox now has to be made stronger, he is aiming for 670 plus.
Apart from tuning issues, I have had no real dramas with the Whipple set up and will be very happy to get some decent results finally.
Here are a couple or pics of the strip down and rebuild.
I recently found out from one of the Soarer Club members here in Aus that the injectors dont sit far enough down into the ports in the manifold, they are approx 4-5mm to high and the spray from the injectors hits the wall of manifold causing the fuel to turn into droplets rather than misting.
Mine has never run very well at lower speeds when there is not a high demand, with greater demand for fuel it didnt seem to be a problem.
When mine was tuned, the tuner said he could not get the fuel trim any better at the lower revs and idle was always a minor problem.
We didnt know what the problem was and now hope that this will improve things.
It does seem to drive a bit smoother and does sound a lot better out the exhaust,
bit hard to explain that one except to say it sound like it was choking when driving at normal city speeds, just sounds a lot smoother.
It has been 18 months since I ran short on funds for this, so I have driving as is with at the last tune was 310 rwhp.
In the next few months I am getting a good quality water/meth kit from the US, and am going to set up a good oil catch can system.
Then it is down to a tuner in Melbourne who knows the Wolf V500 ecu that I am using and also knows the Toyota product.
The last Soarer he tuned, with a set up similar to mine produced 398 rwhp.
His Soarer with a built motor came up with just over 600rwhp and the gearbox didnt like it much, so the gearbox now has to be made stronger, he is aiming for 670 plus.
Apart from tuning issues, I have had no real dramas with the Whipple set up and will be very happy to get some decent results finally.
Here are a couple or pics of the strip down and rebuild.
