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Thinking of doing the Whipple Gen 5 blower for my 17 GT. Ive been going back and forth turbo or supercharger. How is the install of this kit? top notch? Im assuming IAT;s are much better with this kit than other Supercharger kits?
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I’m on a similar boat.. except I’m not sure if I should go with a Whipple gen 4 or gen 5 for a 2016..
 

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getting my Whipple gen 5 dyno'ed tomorrow, 2019 Bullitt. We only have 91 octane here in Cal. hopefully that reduce it too much?
 

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A) Larger volume, 3.0 liter versus 2.9 liter
B) Better rotor design; gen 5 features a 3 male/4 female rotor design versus the 3/5 rotor design of the prior gens. The 3/4 design responds better the harder it's pushed
C) Absolute breathtakingly large intercooler brick. Gen 5 flips the blower upside down (Style seen most familiarly with the GM LSA/LT4 blowers) which allows for the largest surface area intercooler brick on the marker
 

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Last I checked Kenne Bell was still top dog in Hp for a PD blower.
 

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Having been down this road before, I’m going to ask some questions...
Auto or manual?
Street or strip?
Are you going to run the supplied tune or going with a tune from elsewere?
Do you want a car that makes good numbers on a dyno or one that produces good average power across the board?
So many things to consider.
 

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A) Larger volume, 3.0 liter versus 2.9 liter
B) Better rotor design; gen 5 features a 3 male/4 female rotor design versus the 3/5 rotor design of the prior gens. The 3/4 design responds better the harder it's pushed
C) Absolute breathtakingly large intercooler brick. Gen 5 flips the blower upside down (Style seen most familiarly with the GM LSA/LT4 blowers) which allows for the largest surface area intercooler brick on the marker
This right here looks like it would make a h*ll of a difference. Can somebody confirm how much lower the IAT's are compared to previous designs?
 

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Any of them will blow a stock motor. I’d go with a Gen 4 whipple. Belt changes look easier and I personally think the intercooler on top design is ugly. Yes it definitely performs but it’s like a fat girl that can blow good. You ain’t gonna show that off very much.
 
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If I was buying a supercharger for 15-17 i'd get gen 5. It's an easy decision
Agree - based on what I have seen that is the plan. They seems to be top notch. I already have a VMP on my 03 Cobra so I want to try something different plus
Any of them will blow a stock motor. I’d go with a Gen 4 whipple. Belt changes look easier and I personally think the intercooler on top design is ugly. Yes it definitely performs but it’s like a fat girl that can blow good. You ain’t gonna show that off very much.
Haha good analogy. LOL I do agree that the Gen 4 does look better under the hood.
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