Burkey
Well-Known Member
My point exactly but much better put together.IMO it is not as efficient. Whipple not doing as you want them to kinda indicates that as well. Only they have the proprietary data to make the best choice, and if that was to retrofit the gen 5 to the GEN 2 coyote, im sure they would have went that route.
The air flowing through an intercooler, making a U turn and flowing through another intercooler, sounds great for removing heat, not so great for improving airflow. The previous generations have to make an S turn after going through an intercooler, but whipple specifically designed their manifold to optimize air flow through it. so much so that you have to loosen the knock sensors, twist them out of the way, tighten them back down. The Gen 3 coyote DI system prevented this design from working, and modifying the design for clearance reduced the airflow efficiency too much. So they went to the upside down design. They made significant changes to make that design work better than the previous. A 3/4 rotor pack instead of 3/5(better for higher RPM), more of a twist to the helix, new bearings, and gears, larger displacement. All of which can be done to the previous gen superchargers. This is where I believe the gen 3 and 4 are coming from, the discoveries and improvements made getting the GEN 5 to what it needed to be. Whipple has made, tested, and collected the data from both designs. The fact they are sticking to the original, makes me think it is more efficient, or could be made to be so.
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