Whipple time

[Tach_tech]

It's a bit of a drive for you TT,but Castrol is running their 3 day Full Throttle Street Legal Drags next week-end.

Castrol Raceway Events

Ya it's a bit far for me. Honestly I don't really plan on taking the truck to the track. It's just a 500rwhp daily driver lol. I might some day but that's what I've got the 68 mustang in the garage for. It's the race car.

 

[Wild one]

Ya it's a bit far for me. Honestly I don't really plan on taking the truck to the track. It's just a 500rwhp daily driver lol. I might some day but that's what I've got the 68 mustang in the garage for. It's the race car.

You just disappointed a whole bunch of guys I think there's a few guys who were hoping you'd get it to a track lol. The Hat is a lot closer to you then Castrol anyways. Tell us more about the 68 Stang,is it a big block car?
Rick

 

[Tach_tech]

You just disappointed a whole bunch of guys I think there's a few guys who were hoping you'd get it to a track lol. The Hat is a lot closer to you then Castrol anyways. Tell us more about the 68 Stang,is it a big block car?
Rick

Lol I'm not against putting it on the track, it's just not why I did it.

It's a 68 mustang coupe, right now it's just a 302 with an AOD behind it. It's somewhat torn apart right now. Eventually plan on doing a small block 427 or 460 with a pro charger. I've also toyed with the idea of a stroked 460 big block with a procharger as well.

 

[Wild one]

Lol I'm not against putting it on the track, it's just not why I did it.

It's a 68 mustang coupe, right now it's just a 302 with an AOD behind it. It's somewhat torn apart right now. Eventually plan on doing a small block 427 or 460 with a pro charger. I've also toyed with the idea of a stroked 460 big block with a procharger as well.

The big cube smallblock is definitely easier to work on if the car still has the original sheet metal under the hood,it'll save a bunch of busted knuckles ,lol

I'm gonna have to get together with Kurtis soon,and we'll set up a time to come visit you,curiousity is damn near driving me nuts,lol

 

[averageguy]

It would be cool if you made a couple passes just to see what it does. The dyno info was awesome. I don't know how I would make the adjustments to improve my numbers though unless I find a shop that can do it. Thanks again for sharing your info.

 

[Forcepro]

Can these Whipple kits be tuned to run 91 oct? That the highest we have available here in Colorado.

 

[Tach_tech]

The big cube smallblock is definitely easier to work on if the car still has the original sheet metal under the hood,it'll save a bunch of busted knuckles ,lol

I'm gonna have to get together with Kurtis soon,and we'll set up a time to come visit you,curiousity is damn near driving me nuts,lol

It has the factory shock towers for now but they'll be going away for a mustang II style front suspension.

 

[Tach_tech]

It would be cool if you made a couple passes just to see what it does. The dyno info was awesome. I don't know how I would make the adjustments to improve my numbers though unless I find a shop that can do it. Thanks again for sharing your info.

I'm curious as well and may at sometime in the future.

 

[Tach_tech]

Can these Whipple kits be tuned to run 91 oct? That the highest we have available here in Colorado.

They're designed to run on minimum 91 octane so if that's all you can get you'll be fine.

 

[Jimmy_K]

Whoops wrong thread.

 

[Tach_tech]

Here's one of the dyno runs of my truck, I think this was the 3rd and last pull.
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[Pull Ya]

Damn----I'm glad that thing was tied down good!!!!!
Jay

 

[averageguy]

So, how is it going 2.5 months later? Any problems? How many miles have you put on? Any long drives?

 

[ivey_usmc]

What numbers on your last pull?

 

[Tach_tech]

So, how is it going 2.5 months later? Any problems? How many miles have you put on? Any long drives?

I’ve put just about 5,000km on since it was installed. Trucks run perfectly, no issues with anything. Longest drive has been about 3hrs.

 

[chrisp2493]

If you drive it like a rational human being, any effects of the mpg?

 

[Tach_tech]

What numbers on your last pull?

Was 500rwhp.

 

[Tach_tech]

If you drive it like a rational human being, any effects of the mpg?

Mileage is slightly less since MDS is disabled but it can still do 20mpg on the highway. Even just everyday driving has only gone down a little bit.

 

[averageguy]

That's good to hear. Does the MDS have to be turned off all the time or is it just to improve performance? Can you turn it back on with the tuner if you want? I know its not about mileage I'm just wondering.

 

[Tach_tech]

That's good to hear. Does the MDS have to be turned off all the time or is it just to improve performance? Can you turn it back on with the tuner if you want? I know its not about mileage I'm just wondering.

I’ve never got a definitive answer as to why but as far as I can tell, it is turned off for safety reasons. Having some boost being only fed to 4 cylinders is probably not a good idea. I would imagine with a good tune to have the MDS turn off as soon as 1-2psi is detected it would probably be ok. However I don’t want to be the guinea pig for that. It would probably be easier with something like a pro charger where the boost is more linear then a positive displacement blower.