As some of you may know and as expressed in an earlier thread about supercharger rebuilds, I have struggled for about 2 years now, with what to do with an aging Whipple from my CTSC setup. My kit has about 55K miles on it and has in recent years become extremely noisy (rattley) at idle. Back in 2011, I took it off and sent it to a company in Oklahoma that claimed they did rebuilds for a living. like some of you, the experience was bad. It took a couple of weeks just to have them acknowledge receipt of my unit; another 2 weeks to give me an assessment, only to tell me my unit was beyond repairs and offered to sell me a replacement (newer (1600AX) and modify my my manifold for a total cost of about $3K+. I called Shad who had recommended them and he promptly asked me to have it sent back untouched. And that is what it was when it got back: Untouched ! they had not open-end it up for a true evaluation; and I had physical proof of that ! I re-installed it, cleaned the TB for a smoother idle and filled it with GM/Delco SC oil which I was told was a little thicker. It worked enough for me to go to NSXPO and put an another 15K noisy miles since.
I recently, and by accident found a company in Idaho that sells rebuilt units and also rebuilds customers' units. They claimed they were familiar with all types of SC's and had done many Whipples. I talked to the owner and liked his attitude and apparent honesty. I took the Whipple off myself and shipped it to them on 10/21. I received calls almost every day starting 10/24 to give me updates and estimates. I was told there was nothing drastically wrong with my unit, certainly not the "worn out" impellers that the first company had informed me of. I authorized the work and received the unit back (with all removed parts) on 11/11. I installed it this past weekend with freshened injectors and I couldn't be happier. The unit is totally silent and smooth and builds the full 6 pounds of boost. I even had them powder-coat the casing.
I got a good education in SC units and how they behave with time. The cost was a fraction of the earlier bad experience; very reasonable.
You can PM me and I will be glad to give you my phone number for a detailed first hand account of my experience.
I recently, and by accident found a company in Idaho that sells rebuilt units and also rebuilds customers' units. They claimed they were familiar with all types of SC's and had done many Whipples. I talked to the owner and liked his attitude and apparent honesty. I took the Whipple off myself and shipped it to them on 10/21. I received calls almost every day starting 10/24 to give me updates and estimates. I was told there was nothing drastically wrong with my unit, certainly not the "worn out" impellers that the first company had informed me of. I authorized the work and received the unit back (with all removed parts) on 11/11. I installed it this past weekend with freshened injectors and I couldn't be happier. The unit is totally silent and smooth and builds the full 6 pounds of boost. I even had them powder-coat the casing.
I got a good education in SC units and how they behave with time. The cost was a fraction of the earlier bad experience; very reasonable.
You can PM me and I will be glad to give you my phone number for a detailed first hand account of my experience.
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