FRPP Whipple- anyone tried it yet?
08-23-2007, 06:47 PM
#11
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RE: FRPP Whipple- anyone tried it yet?
Oh, I didn't notice that your mustang is an automatic.
FRPP doesn't recommend the HO kit for the auto. They don't have a tune for it.
I actually just read an article in the latest Fast Fords and Muscle Mustangs magazine where they upgraded their NON intercooled FRPP whipple install
to the full HO kit on an auto mustang. They had it custom tuned but mentioned that FRPP had done a lot of research and found that
going over 400 hp would definitely shorten the life span of the automatic tranny. It said that they may someday release a kit for the auto but it would
come with an agreement that you were aware that you would shorten the lifespan...
Roush has been selling their 415 hp supercharger kit for quite a while now and backing up the 3 year factory warranty, so I guess FRPP is trying out a similar thing...
FRPP doesn't recommend the HO kit for the auto. They don't have a tune for it.
I actually just read an article in the latest Fast Fords and Muscle Mustangs magazine where they upgraded their NON intercooled FRPP whipple install
to the full HO kit on an auto mustang. They had it custom tuned but mentioned that FRPP had done a lot of research and found that
going over 400 hp would definitely shorten the life span of the automatic tranny. It said that they may someday release a kit for the auto but it would
come with an agreement that you were aware that you would shorten the lifespan...
Roush has been selling their 415 hp supercharger kit for quite a while now and backing up the 3 year factory warranty, so I guess FRPP is trying out a similar thing...
08-23-2007, 07:17 PM
#12
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RE: FRPP Whipple- anyone tried it yet?
ORIGINAL: doctorstrobe
I did have a defect in the intercooler seals and had to send it in for a repair but that
was a problem with a small batch they had.
I did have a defect in the intercooler seals and had to send it in for a repair but that
was a problem with a small batch they had.
08-23-2007, 07:46 PM
#13
RE: FRPP Whipple- anyone tried it yet?
ORIGINAL: GT Newbie
What I was told by the service mngr. was that as long as your car is still under warranty, the Whipple NON-intercooled SC will not void the remainder of your original warranty on any part of the car IF (and only if) it is bought at and installed by an authorized Ford Racing tech.
Downs Ford is such an authorized dealer- and they installed my FRPP about 6 months ago- which keeps my entire car under full factory warranty on everything for 3 years (just like the Shelby GT and GTH).
Rick told me that this Whipple package is the same type of pilot program, and that it was just recently authorized by FoMoCo, and is only available at those few special dealers.
ORIGINAL: olvanish
I'm not sure if I read it right, but it's only the supercharger that comes with a 12 months warranty and it's the supercharger that voids the warranty on the rest of the drivetrain parts. So let's say if you have 20k miles of bumper to bumper warranty left, you install a SC and your tranny blows up that money is coming out of your pocket simply because Ford and FRPP are 2 different companies just like Roush Performance and Saleen Speed Lab.
I'm not sure if I read it right, but it's only the supercharger that comes with a 12 months warranty and it's the supercharger that voids the warranty on the rest of the drivetrain parts. So let's say if you have 20k miles of bumper to bumper warranty left, you install a SC and your tranny blows up that money is coming out of your pocket simply because Ford and FRPP are 2 different companies just like Roush Performance and Saleen Speed Lab.
What I was told by the service mngr. was that as long as your car is still under warranty, the Whipple NON-intercooled SC will not void the remainder of your original warranty on any part of the car IF (and only if) it is bought at and installed by an authorized Ford Racing tech.
Downs Ford is such an authorized dealer- and they installed my FRPP about 6 months ago- which keeps my entire car under full factory warranty on everything for 3 years (just like the Shelby GT and GTH).
Rick told me that this Whipple package is the same type of pilot program, and that it was just recently authorized by FoMoCo, and is only available at those few special dealers.
08-23-2007, 07:52 PM
#14
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RE: FRPP Whipple- anyone tried it yet?
A quick pressure test on the intercooler under the blower would be all you'd need to do.
Depends if you have a pressure tester or not though... I wonder if one of those vaccuum testers would work also?
If it can hold a few psi it should be fine. Though I doubt they would have let anymore out the door.
I don't know if I'd actually put coolant in it to test it. From what they said the problem is up in the top of the assembly so if it does leak it could spray all over the rotors
and the bearings...
Depends if you have a pressure tester or not though... I wonder if one of those vaccuum testers would work also?
If it can hold a few psi it should be fine. Though I doubt they would have let anymore out the door.
I don't know if I'd actually put coolant in it to test it. From what they said the problem is up in the top of the assembly so if it does leak it could spray all over the rotors
and the bearings...
08-23-2007, 08:08 PM
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RE: FRPP Whipple- anyone tried it yet?
Well, after the visit to the dealer today, he's cheaper than anybody else and mainly b/c I bought the car from him. If you guys can ease my mind on the oil problem then pretty sure I'm gonna be whippled. Anyone have pictures of their "catch can" install????
I'm not bothered about the warranty, I'd just as soon do my own work anyhow. I just dont want to screw up a good reliable car.
I'm not bothered about the warranty, I'd just as soon do my own work anyhow. I just dont want to screw up a good reliable car.
08-23-2007, 08:51 PM
#17
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RE: FRPP Whipple- anyone tried it yet?
Don't give the oil a thought man, seriously.
The Whipple is going to reduce the life span of the motor, that's a gimme and you'll have to get comfortable with that concept as you're in the car for the longhaul. Taking the more conservative non-IC option s a good idea though, especially if you're not going to thrash it.
The Whipple is going to reduce the life span of the motor, that's a gimme and you'll have to get comfortable with that concept as you're in the car for the longhaul. Taking the more conservative non-IC option s a good idea though, especially if you're not going to thrash it.
08-23-2007, 08:53 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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RE: FRPP Whipple- anyone tried it yet?
I also have a HO Whipple on my 07 automatic, installed it myself. I live 10 miles from whipple outstanding company they back their product.
Yes Ford will not warranty whipple on a automatic period even the non HO versen per Art Whipple. My car is strickly a weekend driver. A little FYI my car only has 1280 miles on it. I noticed a transmission leak at the front of the bell housing. Itook itto my dealer didn't tell them that I had modified the car at all. I wanted to see if they would fight me on warranty since I had the Whipple. I get a call from them saying that the front pump seal between the converter and tranny was leaking and they would fix which means remove the tranny. I pick the car up and all it says in the service report was replace seal and car is heavly modified. So yes the dealer will honor the warranty on certian items. If this is your daily driver dont do it if it is a toy go for it.
07 Automatic HO Whipple 450RWHP 410 FTLB, Whipple Tune, Ebach Pro-plus, Steeda pan hard, FRPP X-pipe, Mac Axle back, Coastline driveline, to many other mods to mention.
Yes Ford will not warranty whipple on a automatic period even the non HO versen per Art Whipple. My car is strickly a weekend driver. A little FYI my car only has 1280 miles on it. I noticed a transmission leak at the front of the bell housing. Itook itto my dealer didn't tell them that I had modified the car at all. I wanted to see if they would fight me on warranty since I had the Whipple. I get a call from them saying that the front pump seal between the converter and tranny was leaking and they would fix which means remove the tranny. I pick the car up and all it says in the service report was replace seal and car is heavly modified. So yes the dealer will honor the warranty on certian items. If this is your daily driver dont do it if it is a toy go for it.
07 Automatic HO Whipple 450RWHP 410 FTLB, Whipple Tune, Ebach Pro-plus, Steeda pan hard, FRPP X-pipe, Mac Axle back, Coastline driveline, to many other mods to mention.
