GRRRRR!!!!!

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Boy, talk about being royally pissed.

I just installed a brand new Whipple blower on my truck, and within a week it's developed a very serious problem. Last night I traced it back to a faulty rear case bearing, either due to a manufacturing flaw or a flaw in the compressor's internal lubrication system which is preventing any oil from flowing to it.

Looks like I'm going to have to completely uninstall the compressor and send it back and wait for a new one. That's only another week or two of downtime plus 10 more hours of work out in the driveway (mind you it's not been above zero outside in weeks).

At first, both myself and the techs at Whipple thought it was a vacuum leak, because that's what the funny noises sounded like. But thorough checks revealed that there was no leakage anywhere. The noise was eventually traced to INSIDE the compressor unit itself. Sooo.... yeah. I'm rather angry at getting sent a bad product. I hope Whipple owns up to it.

 

[jEnus]

What kinda of truck do you have?

 

[thirdeye]

That sucks, I think I know how you feel. I just found out yesterday that my stock vf39 from my STi has a cracked turbine housing and can't be ported and polished like I hoped. Guess it's time to get a bigger one :evil:

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

It's an '05 Ford Ranger, 3.0L V6.

 

[Horus]

Whoa. I bet that thing hauls ass with the super in it.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Yeah, it sure does... especially since I have the towing package which features a 4.10 rear end. The thing launches like a slingshot, and that's without ever having had the opportunity to test it on dry roads. Right now the roads are all coated in ice and my 4 wheel drive is able to hold most of that new power without sliding around too much. I just wish I didn't have this stupid problem in the way!

 

[DivideBYZero]

:thumbsup: for using 'Bolloxed' correctly.

<--Brit.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
:thumbsup: for using 'Bolloxed' correctly.

<--Brit.

lol... it's one of my favorite words!

 

[SilverTorch]

That blows .... technically, it doesn's

You get addicted to boost

 

[acemcmac]

:thumbsup:

I like the Ranger. If you don't need a MegaTitan or F-950 Lariat ThunderCab, you buy a Ranger or something. Cheap. Minimalist. Conservative. Reliable. Intelligent.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Bingo... that sums the Ranger up nicely. I don't like big trucks, but I do like trucks. I totally love mine. It's surprisingly rugged... I've hauled it deep into the muddy woods and forded streams with it and it looks absolutely stunning when she's all shined up! Next thing I'm going to do is get a spray-in bedliner. (er, after I get the blower fixed).

 

[OrganizedChaos]

you filled it with the correct oil right?

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Yup. The kit came with the proper oil, 5w-50 according to the manufacturer. Oil level is right on the mark. Initially I thought the oil was too thick for the Alaskan climate, until I learned it was a 5W. Whipple doesn't approve the use of different weighted oils anyway.

 

[jcovercash]

Sucks man, we wanna (or at least I wanna) see pics when you get it back, along with a dyno sheet!

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

OK, no problem. I have some pics now... I'll post them tonight if I remember. It looks right now, just as it will look when I get her fixed up right.

Dyno sheet will be a problem however... Seems the only dyno in Anchorage is privately owned and the guy won't let people do runs on it. All I can do in order to truly gauge its performance is to use the butt-dyno. I can tell you this much... first day I had the blower, I did a 3rd gear run from 50-70 and it took about 4 seconds. Previously it took 8.

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
OK, no problem. I have some pics now... I'll post them tonight if I remember. It looks right now, just as it will look when I get her fixed up right.

Dyno sheet will be a problem however... Seems the only dyno in Anchorage is privately owned and the guy won't let people do runs on it. All I can do in order to truly gauge its performance is to use the butt-dyno. I can tell you this much... first day I had the blower, I did a 3rd gear run from 50-70 and it took about 4 seconds. Previously it took 8.

Yea the Butt Dyno will DEFINATLY sense the blower on there !!!!!

:thumbsup: