stg2 complete kit is carb cert as well
A minute? The current manual is 11 months old. My kit was built in June and it had quite a few revisions at that point, so the current manual is at least 8 months out of date. Don't get me wrong, I love my Whipple kit, but they did waste quite a bit of my time with an install manual that didn't match the kit I received.
Yes I had to trim 3 in total, but no leaks or anything concerning has popped up so it all should be good. I had a few others reach out that installed kits lately who said they had to trim as well.
The hose length issue may be because of supply issues. There was a few parts like clips that had a piece of paper saying they were different now because of covid, and a few things that have changed like the reservoir. The main issue I had was having to trim a hose with a angles built into it, and by the time it was said and done the angles are sitting on top of the nipples where the clamp goes. There are no leaks with the cooling system this far; so it should be fine.
The install was fairly easy. No complaints there. The OPG and cam gears were more of a task than the blower!The length of hose does change for example I notice your coolant reservoir is updated/larger than mine (picture attached). That would explain why the length was too long. Honestly that's a 2 second fix with a razor knife. Routing your hoses and making it look nice I would always hope they made them a little longer so you can cut to fit for your own car or the way you want to route things. My kit was ordered a few years ago and it was flawless. I do agree the instructions are more like a general guide and not a step by step type of thing. If someone needs step by step instructions they probably shouldn't be installing a blower themselves. That doesn't say i didn't hit a few snags. My kit had a few discrepancies in the manual like a few things missing or out of order but if you know how to mechanic all is well in the end. That does suck about the powder coating. I've sat on mine when I did the header install it still looks as pristine as when it was installed all those years ago. Like you said they do and will respond and have excellent customer service. They helped me out recently with some data logs and diagnosed some bad cats for me even though they didn't have to or even was related to them. great company. I've always had good experience with them over email and I've never had to call them to get a reply.
I hope they at least updated the manual after my install I sent them an email about some updates and modifications that needed to be changed (much more detailed than below) maybe they didn't. To be fair Whipple doesn't have time to babysit and teach people how to mechanic:
Step 45: 4 connectors on top of the block that need to be taped up. except one that goes to IMRC (step 101) My manual didn't address this
Step 55: Sheathing can be installed without cutting it. also step isn't necessary
Step 57: Molded tube picture. They sent cut to length tube not a big deal
Step 60: Water neck vent line routing isn't the best, I routed it how I like it
Step 79: map Block off already installed> Redundant step
Step 82: A little vague but I figured it out
Step 84: Tells you to install SC housing before Fuel rails... cant do that so I did my own way
Step 97: Fuel rail install while on block=clearance issue did it in the order that worked
Step 104: Internal bypass... different on gen5
step 114: not listed previously in manual
Yeah, I skipped the OPG/Crank wasn't going for big numbers and I don't track the car (Stage 1 Kit). Figured if it blows I'll build it to make big boy power at that point. Yeah you might be the lucky 1 out of 1000 that got shafted or QC has gone downhill since Ive got my kit. I've done the cheaper kits/parts before and got what I paid for, that wasn't the case with my Whipple kit. It was glorious. I have noticed everyone has been affected by the covid/supply chain issues staffing shortages but you'd expect a company like Whipple not to fall victim to QC issues as they manufacture almost all of their stuff in house. Wonder if they sub out the powder coating or do it in house. Regardless i'd be pissed if mine showed up like that.
