I spent all day Saturday and half of today installing the new Whipple kit and it was just going too **** good because after letting it idle for about 4-5 minutes I noticed a coolant leak at the base of the compressor housing where it is bolted to the casting that the intercooler is housed in. IC Coolant was seeping right through the gasket. I didn't see any coolant down inside the intake or even dripping from the bottom of the intercooler core, just leaking externally.

I pulled the SOB off and will be calling Whipple tomorrow.

 

man that blows, hope they can help you out

 

Bummer ...

 

sorry to hear it

 

After a closer look I found it's not the intercooler that's leaking. The discharge housing which is cast aluminum and contains the intercooler is what's leaking. It seems the casting itself is defective. I spoke to Art Whipple today and he wants me and all of his customers to be happy. He is sending me a new discharge housing, special sealant and anything else that's needed for the swap free of charge via air freight. Now that's customer service!

 

Wow are you serious? Thats awesome.

 

yeah man that is sweet, if whipple ever does like saleen and make a kit so you can use the shaker i will take it

 

My discharge manifold showed up today with silicone, new bolts, gaskets, o-rings and instructions on swapping the manifold. Put it together and it's fine. No leaks. Couldn't drive it yet though. I have to cut a small hole in the underside of the ram air hood so the pulley can stick up through. The pulley will be about 6'' inside the vents of the ram air hood. Should look cool anyway. I don't have a choice other than shimming down the k-member about an inch or cutting the hole in the underside of the hood.

 

http://www.teamjdm.com/shop/product_...roducts_id=199

those should drop the motor about an inch or half, people say it helps

 

glad to hear they were so supportive

 

RedDragon777, Those mounts only drop the engine 1/2''. Not enough. I already cut the hole in the lower hood layer and installed plastic edge trim.

 

Customer Service is what makes a product. The sale before, during, and after the installation if there is an issue.

 

+1 and brings new sales and repeat sales.