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It's finally happening. After 18 months of waiting, I finally got my shit together and it's all happening, albeit kinda slowly.
I felt that a few people might want to follow this path so in the interests of increasing the knowledge base, here we go...

I'll be covering a fair bit of ground in this thread, apologies to those who just want the results (I'll create a separate post for that).

Ok, so Whipple DO supply instructions and they're pretty good.
I'll just be covering the points of difference and the bits where the instructions are crap or misleading.

My car is daily driven, so a prime objective of the methodology is to keep the car on the road as far as is possible. To that end, I've decided to start with the Heat Exchanger install. It won't stop the car being driven but doing it in the order that Whipple specify, adds a few extra hours into the mix when the big day arrives.

I opted for the large HE. You could go for the smaller one, or add fans to the smaller one. The fans are quite loud apparently and Whipple say that the oversized HE actually works better anyway. There is no cost difference between large HE and small HE with fans.
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First step, install the wiring loom for the HE/IC pump.
There's an extra wire in the loom which is only used if you're running the dual fans.
I elected to piss it off for less clutter. Also, I wasn't a fan of the mounting location Whipple specified, so I made a bracket that allows me to access the fuse but also hides the relay and fuse quite nicely.
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A simple bracket to tidy things up a bit.
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Moving on to the heat exchanger/pump install. Yes, it's pretty damn big!
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First issue.
There was no way the HE was going to fit properly without some trimming. I had to remove the sections shown in red.
The panel is easily removed via a push pin toward the top.
A pair of tinsnips, some filing sprted it out but left the plastic looking a bit shitty.
Applied some heat and all is well.
(Image stolen from YouTube cos I forgot to get pics :headbonk:)
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Second issue.
The whipple instructions show a different reservoir to what is supplied.
Seems that they haven't updated the supplied bolts to match.
Bolts are easily sourced of course, but it's just something to be aware of.
Also, they say that you need to point the pump outlet 90 degrees outward.
Wrong. The hose will foul on the backside of the lights.
The outlet need to face straight up (one pic shows it outward and insists that it MUST go that way, a later pic shows it going straight up :shrug:)
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The right way
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Heat exchanger fitted. I took the time to apply some blue Loctite to ALL of the bolts. Whipple don't specify it and perhaps it's a step too far, but I like the idea of never having things fall apart.
Also, I would've preferred to use P clips to retain the wiring loom. Didn't have any, cable ties it is (kinda ghetto but it'll work).
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Pump and tank fitted. Note the different tank and incorrect outlet direction (doofus was trusting Whipple when he took the pic)
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One of the benefits of choosing the “tuner” kit over the complete kit is being able to choose your injectors. The 72lb injectors supplied by Whipple in the full kit weren’t going to cut it.
The options then became ID1050x’s (perfect for e85)or Deatschwerks 95lb.
Given that I won’t be using e85, a nice set of flow matched DW95s it is.
$820 landed. Again, bought on sale and imported using a freight forwarder.
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NGK 6510’s. These were factory gapped at 0.040”. The required gap is 0.028”
Yes, it matters a lot.
Under $100 for the 8, Ebay FTW.
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Converting the Whipple to RHD is pretty technical.
You’ll need an 8mm barbed joiner to extend the brake booster hose (cos the brake booster is on the other side right?) and that’s about all. Not joking. Meanwhile, a particular importer raves on about how much work they put into producing a RHD kit. Don’t believe the hype.

Also, most of the Whipple hoses come with sheaving to give them the OEM look, but a few don’t. I want it to look neat AF, so some sheaving had to be purchased to tidy up the remaining hoses.
Lastly, several of the vac hoses don’t have clamps. Ok, they’re not REALLY needed, but I just prefer hoses to stay put. So I’ll be clamping, sheaving and heatshrinking to OEM appearance.
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That’s one of the 3 boxes that make up the kit.
Whipple “tuner” lower parts kit ordered from Lethal. $6000 landed. Add a compressor, tune, injectors, plugs and you’re away. (Maybe a pump or BAP if your tuner insists, mine does).
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