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Old Sep 29, 2016 | 07:59 PM
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Just wording if anyone has heard anything? i recall someone saying they were in the know, and one would be forthcoming for the Z.
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Old Sep 29, 2016 | 11:29 PM
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they told me this week that they are hoping for 30-90 days which is about the 3rd time they said that this year
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I'm a dealer and I have first 5 on order which ctsv is coming out first. Pretty much same as ctsv unit.

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Guy at whipple told me stock hood probably won't fit anymore. If that's true that will be a huge turn off for people and will definitely hurt sales.
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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 09:02 AM
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They told me the other day they are still finishing the camaro kit and the V won't be ready for another 30-60 days. So much for the september release... tired of waiting.
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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 11:52 AM
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Be lucky to have something this time next year......
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They told me Friday 45 days
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 11:26 PM
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They told me the other day they are still finishing the camaro kit and the V won't be ready for another 30-60 days. So much for the september release... tired of waiting.
Tired of waiting myself was hoping for a winter time project. May gap procharger
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Originally Posted by WS6JJP
Guy at whipple told me stock hood probably won't fit anymore. If that's true that will be a huge turn off for people and will definitely hurt sales.
Which guy? Either you are making that up, or you misunderstood. It is being designed to fit under the stock hood.
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Which guy? Either you are making that up, or you misunderstood. It is being designed to fit under the stock hood.
Why would I make that up?? And also how do you misunderstand someone telling you that it most likely won't fit under the stock hood when I just asked him flat out, will this fit under the stock hood?? Next time I'll be sure to get his name so you can call him and yell at him and accuse him "making that up"
WTF??
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I was told they haven't even decided whether the project is a go, apparently the Whipple guys aren't great salesmen
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I was told they are going to merge with ProCharger so you might as well go with a ProCharger.. I love my ProCharger so shouldn't be a problem for you guys..
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 05:45 PM
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Don't even waste your time on a whipple.. port and pulley the stock blower.. or go procharger..
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Originally Posted by acz06
Don't even waste your time on a whipple.. port and pulley the stock blower.. or go procharger..
Anybody know of the approximate HP gains of porting a stock blower? (I should make a separate thread asking this so more people see it). The good thing about running a bigger blower would be the ability to make more power with less heat.
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Anybody know of the approximate HP gains of porting a stock blower? (I should make a separate thread asking this so more people see it). The good thing about running a bigger blower would be the ability to make more power with less heat.
I remember when a 6-71 use to be a baby blower.
They are stringing you along 45 days at a time.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 09:33 PM
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In case you're not aware, and I suspect you may not be...they specialize in low-demand projects. I bought a 4-liter Whipple blower for my '05 FGT from them, a 2.9 for my '15 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT ...and soon, a 2.9 for my Z. AFAIK, no one else makes a direct fit PD blower for either of these two vehicles.

It will be here before the end of the year...and it will fit under the stock hood as well. They have never promised delivery and have not publicly said when it will be available. The information here doesn't come from them publicly. No one is stringing anyone along here.

Furthermore, they make more power per liter than anyone else in a PD blower. It's worth the wait.

Procharger centri blowers make a ton of power for sure, but my preference is PD / roots, because I prefer low-end TQ...

I've had centri blowers for years on other cars...my C6 Z had a Vortech YSI making 1250 HP...but I still prefer the PD/Roots blowers.
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Originally Posted by FastestBusaAround
In case you're not aware, and I suspect you may not be...they specialize in low-demand projects. I bought a 4-liter Whipple blower for my '05 FGT from them, a 2.9 for my '15 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT ...and soon, a 2.9 for my Z. AFAIK, no one else makes a direct fit PD blower for either of these two vehicles.

It will be here before the end of the year...and it will fit under the stock hood as well. They have never promised delivery and have not publicly said when it will be available. The information here doesn't come from them publicly. No one is stringing anyone along here.

Furthermore, they make more power per liter than anyone else in a PD blower. It's worth the wait.

Procharger centri blowers make a ton of power for sure, but my preference is PD / roots, because I prefer low-end TQ...

I've had centri blowers for years on other cars...my C6 Z had a Vortech YSI making 1250 HP...but I still prefer the PD/Roots blowers.
So let me get this right. If its not in the first set of 45 days from now, you then suggest it may be the next set of 45 days? Because it will then be "end of the year".
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Where did you get "45 days" from? Did someone from Whipple make a statement about that?
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Originally Posted by FastestBusaAround
Where did you get "45 days" from? Did someone from Whipple make a statement about that?
Post 2, post 7 for starters
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i have the 2.9 on my 2016 escalade. 6.5 psi boost 544/566 on pump gas and thing rips so hard down low. THey also give you a 4.5 gallon hx tank and I added my own ice tank.
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