Yes several people including myself have done it in the car. Honestly if you’ve done the opg already the only other thing to be pulled is the cams and you can do the studs. Make sure you haves coyote valve spring compressor and are able to apply air pressure to the spark plug hole somthe valve...
I absolutely agree with you that it would be best to measure and verify the sizing first. We know for sure that Ford has a spec on their cranks and I’m sure ATI makes their balancers to fit properly.
Most industrial bearings are an interference fit as the balancer is and are installed typically...
With my stock short block at a Whippled 17psi I was lifting the heads but seeping coolant externally.
With my new sleeved block and arp studs I haven’t cranked the boost over 15psi just yet but have seen no issues. In the spring I’ll be throwing all the boosts at it!!
Even if you’re running for example a 10psi spring if you set the boost controller to wide open you will have 10psi on both side of the diaghrapm. This will essentially close off wastewater and stronger initial springs won’t make a difference.
It’s actually pretty cozy behind that inner fender cover and brace. The lines barely run through there clean. Under the car seems to be the simplest solution.
On my BW kit with a 4.5” thick core my temps while cruising are about 3-5 degrees ambient. They don’t rise much when under full boost either compared to the Whipple I had.
I don’t have the Hellion kit but I didn’t need to remove it when my twins went on. I’m sure there’s no need to remove it but I luckily had it off of my old block to easily show. Lol
For me I have the BW kit but would like to upgrade to better flowing headers for my Comp 6062 turbos. I’m looking to max out my turbos and I’m not sure if the stock headers will do it. I’ll be watching closely for your build. What power level are you looking to reach?
Did they give you an idea of what the kit is rated to be able to put out for power? Also what size runners are on the headers? I’m very interested in this kit as it does look very nice.
The Gen 2 Whipple was a fantastic supercharger and I don’t regret using it. It was quite fun having that instant hit of torque at any rpm.
That being said turbos sure hit much harder and have a lot better mid and high end pull. It’s so convenient using an electronic boost controller so I can...