Now the wait begins...

[DmanDmythDlegend]

Just dropped some serious money and pulled the trigger on a new whipple stage 2 kit with oversized heat exchanger and low temp thermostat. Also got opg/cs. Looking forward to its arrival.

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[Adamone92]

Nice. Finishing up my oog/cs and Odin install tonight

 

[DmanDmythDlegend]

Nice. Finishing up my oog/cs and Odin install tonight

Hows the opg installation? Any tips?

 

[Adamone92]

Parts if it were a pain. Annoying. But overall not bad, just time consuming. Zander13 and VMP both have pretty good videos on it. As well as speed addict (that helps zander in his video)

My only real tips are to make sure you have the right tools. If you have an auto make sure you have something to lock out the torque converter while cranking the crank bolt. If manual just have it in gear. I would also recommend an under the hood light from harbor freight or something similar to be able to see better, a headlamp light is useful too. If you dont have the tool to remove the passenger side fuel line (2018+) i used a sharpie cap that I can explain more if you need me to. I also highly recommend taking out the battery and battery cover as it will provide more room to reach the back of the intake manifold. Also, when I lowered the oil pan, I didnt even need to touch the back two bolts. I left them as they were.

I rented the harmonic balancer puller and installer both from auto zone if you need the part numbers.

Organization is key to helping have all the correct bolts to put things back on. I kept and labeled zip lock bags for each parts bolts. I also had pictures of parts before I removed them so I could see what bolts went where.

The torque to yield bolts for the oil pump housing are torque to yield, I accidentally broke one due to a faulty torque wrench, so just replacing them/having spares is a good idea. I picked up replacements from local Ford shop for like 12$.

A low profile torque wrench is how I got the tough to reach oil pan bolt above the steering rack (you'll know the one) on and off. Highly recommend. Bought from autozone for like 15$.

Timing the car was easy (I hope. I'll see when I crank it lol). Just make sure when you line up the colored links, look closely at the notch that is on the teeth. Not just the arrow with the "L" or "R). I didnt notice the notch at first and once I got both chains on, realized I was a tooth off. When you get the passenger side chain on, you can re-verify your driver side is still in time by counting links between marks. Start one linked after the "L" and count to one link before the timing mark on the crank sprocket. Should be 31 links. I'm crazy so I counted about 5 times before I put everything back on. A small handheld mirror will help you see the timing mark and the marked chain link when installing the passenger side chain.

I ended up removing my front sway bar and radiator fans as well to allow more room to reach the engine, as well as the coolant degas bottle.

That's all I can really think of off the top of my head. If you have any questions while doing it you can message me or ask here. I generally reply fast and dont mind helping (I'm not a pro by any means, but I did just do this so it's still fresh in my mind)

 

[DmanDmythDlegend]

Parts if it were a pain. Annoying. But overall not bad, just time consuming. Zander13 and VMP both have pretty good videos on it. As well as speed addict (that helps zander in his video)

My only real tips are to make sure you have the right tools. If you have an auto make sure you have something to lock out the torque converter while cranking the crank bolt. If manual just have it in gear. I would also recommend an under the hood light from harbor freight or something similar to be able to see better, a headlamp light is useful too. If you dont have the tool to remove the passenger side fuel line (2018+) i used a sharpie cap that I can explain more if you need me to. I also highly recommend taking out the battery and battery cover as it will provide more room to reach the back of the intake manifold. Also, when I lowered the oil pan, I didnt even need to touch the back two bolts. I left them as they were.

I rented the harmonic balancer puller and installer both from auto zone if you need the part numbers.

Organization is key to helping have all the correct bolts to put things back on. I kept and labeled zip lock bags for each parts bolts. I also had pictures of parts before I removed them so I could see what bolts went where.

The torque to yield bolts for the oil pump housing are torque to yield, I accidentally broke one due to a faulty torque wrench, so just replacing them/having spares is a good idea. I picked up replacements from local Ford shop for like 12$.

A low profile torque wrench is how I got the tough to reach oil pan bolt above the steering rack (you'll know the one) on and off. Highly recommend. Bought from autozone for like 15$.

Timing the car was easy (I hope. I'll see when I crank it lol). Just make sure when you line up the colored links, look closely at the notch that is on the teeth. Not just the arrow with the "L" or "R). I didnt notice the notch at first and once I got both chains on, realized I was a tooth off. When you get the passenger side chain on, you can re-verify your driver side is still in time by counting links between marks. Start one linked after the "L" and count to one link before the timing mark on the crank sprocket. Should be 31 links. I'm crazy so I counted about 5 times before I put everything back on. A small handheld mirror will help you see the timing mark and the marked chain link when installing the passenger side chain.

I ended up removing my front sway bar and radiator fans as well to allow more room to reach the engine, as well as the coolant degas bottle.

That's all I can really think of off the top of my head. If you have any questions while doing it you can message me or ask here. I generally reply fast and dont mind helping (I'm not a pro by any means, but I did just do this so it's still fresh in my mind)

My brother will be helping me with the installation of everything, he is a career mechanic so hopefully tools availability wont be an issue. I did order the arp replacement bolts for buttoning things back up. Did you replace any other gaskets or bolts during the reassembly?

 

[Adamone92]

With my opg/cs from lethal I got the replacement crank bolt and water pump o ring. Other than that, no. My engine only has like 4k miles so I'm hoping all my stuff is fine. Nothing looked damaged, and I've heard people generally re use them anyways.

 

[15GTPP]

I’m on the same boat as you. Just ordered my Hellion Kit this past Friday. I just waited a month and a half for my corsa exhaust to ship and that felt like forever. Now for another month and a half of waiting.

 

[AZ_whippleS550]

Just dropped some serious money and pulled the trigger on a new whipple stage 2 kit with oversized heat exchanger and low temp thermostat. Also got opg/cs. Looking forward to its arrival.

Congrats man you're gonna love it!

 

[S550AC11]

Congrats! Mine is at the shop being installed now, I can't wait!

 

[Jackson1320]

I’m sorry but you screwed up bad. From here on out N/A will never be enough. Just like crack or heroin you have started something that there’s no cure for. You will forever be a boost junky. Welcome

 

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[DmanDmythDlegend]

I’m sorry but you screwed up bad. From here on out N/A will never be enough. Just like crack or heroin you have started something that there’s no cure for. You will forever be a boost junky. Welcome

Lol i started hitting that pipe a long time ago. Almost everything i have owned has had a turbo. This will be my first boosted v8 and supercharger experience

 

[Jay-rod427]

Get a proper balancer installer. Like MAF. Don't be that guy that drives it on with the bolt.......

 

[ugstang17]

I’m sorry but you screwed up bad. From here on out N/A will never be enough. Just like crack or heroin you have started something that there’s no cure for. You will forever be a boost junky. Welcome

Amen Brother and please pass the peas. On my fourth FI setup and looking already to go to my fifth. Just told the guy on the phone that if a car isn't FI it isn't worth having unless its a 2800 pound Fox body with no less than a 408 stroker setup.

 

[Stephen@lethal]

You won't be disappointed with the Whipple. They make killer power throughout the power band.

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