Whipple belt issues - Page 2

brettman · 10-07-2017, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by laynlo15

Brettman, I wish you had. It is a cool setup, reliable and makes great power. I've been just riding along watching the issues of the Whipple. I have to say its all about testing, quality control and customer service, as a Team Member of Magnuson and knowing many of the staff there its been a great experience and it starts at the top with Mike Sitar (toohighpsi) who is the leader and is dedicated to the best product available. Plus he likes to go really fast and lives and breaths performance. Besides that he's a pretty cool guy to hang out with and just BS about the performance world.

I know, response to an OLD post. BUT, I hear you. This has been growing pains with the LT1. As you all see with other members. I have Harleys down pat (HP)
Now, a new game..lol

ex-SS-ve · 10-07-2017, 12:36 PM

The numbers were on a mustang dyno.

Cool SS · 08-08-2021, 07:01 PM

4 years later and I'm having similar problems. Wish I saw this thread before purchasing a Whipple. Since March of this year it's been nothing but a pain in the @$$ and an endless money pit.

ex-SS-ve · 08-08-2021, 08:42 PM

Thought i had it fixed back then and it shredded another belt a few months afterwards. So i took it on myself to eliminate the problem for good. I picked up a green belt, machined some .30 shims and corrected the spacing on the idler pulley. I ended up adding a 38% fuel lobe cam, 2” kooks longtubes & went down a pulley size. It now makes 750 rwhp in summer heat. Thats as far as ill push it for stock internals. I put 16k miles on this setup with zero issues with reliability or belt drive. It has been a strong running car.

ex-SS-ve · 08-08-2021, 08:45 PM

Looks better now

Cool SS · 08-08-2021, 09:33 PM

My tensioner idler pulley has failed three times since march. I can barely get 500 miles between each failure. I don't do any machining but I can sure use some of those shims you made. Your car looks great!

Is your green belt the Gates K100816HD?

ex-SS-ve · 08-09-2021, 12:29 AM

Ill have to pop hood and look at number on belt. I installed it back in oct 2017. As for the shims i would machine you a few if i still had access to a cnc mill.

SSUNDVL · 08-09-2021, 11:48 AM

bring a feeler garage to the hardware store and just get some washers to use as shim/s.

08-08-2021, 08:45 PM	#19
ex-SS-ve Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 763	Looks better now Attached Images

10-07-2017, 12:36 PM	#16
ex-SS-ve Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 763	The numbers were on a mustang dyno.

08-08-2021, 07:01 PM	#17
Cool SS Drives: Black 2017 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Southern California Posts: 57	4 years later and I'm having similar problems. Wish I saw this thread before purchasing a Whipple. Since March of this year it's been nothing but a pain in the @$$ and an endless money pit.

08-08-2021, 08:42 PM	#18
ex-SS-ve Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 763	Thought i had it fixed back then and it shredded another belt a few months afterwards. So i took it on myself to eliminate the problem for good. I picked up a green belt, machined some .30 shims and corrected the spacing on the idler pulley. I ended up adding a 38% fuel lobe cam, 2” kooks longtubes & went down a pulley size. It now makes 750 rwhp in summer heat. Thats as far as ill push it for stock internals. I put 16k miles on this setup with zero issues with reliability or belt drive. It has been a strong running car.

08-08-2021, 09:33 PM	#20
Cool SS Drives: Black 2017 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Southern California Posts: 57	My tensioner idler pulley has failed three times since march. I can barely get 500 miles between each failure. I don't do any machining but I can sure use some of those shims you made. Your car looks great! Is your green belt the Gates K100816HD?

08-09-2021, 12:29 AM	#21
ex-SS-ve Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 763	Ill have to pop hood and look at number on belt. I installed it back in oct 2017. As for the shims i would machine you a few if i still had access to a cnc mill.

08-09-2021, 11:48 AM	#22
SSUNDVL Drives: 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 149	bring a feeler garage to the hardware store and just get some washers to use as shim/s.

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