Got a price from Unique Tuning close to where i am stationed...for the Whipple H.O. install tune dyno everything...9 grand. Think its too much or cheap for all of that?
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me n my buddy installed one on his GTO in about 8 hours or so.. in the middle of the night in the barracks parking lot lol..
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I'm sure the Whipple has less gadgets than the Paxton to install.
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i know there is a little labor that goes into putting one of those on, but that sounds a tad high imo..
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Gadgets?
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:lol I'm reffering to the tubes, wires, clamps, valves... etc. etc. etc.....
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what the hell?
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Yeah but when did you buy it? You won't find them for less than $6500 now (Gen II). I bought mine for $5700 but that was last year right before the price hike.i spent 5500 on my setup and that was with it being tuned. but i bought a tuner kit i advise people that buy tuner kits to make sure they take it somewhere that is not known for blowin cars up
Never mind I see in your sig you have a Procharger. Whipples cost around $6500 or more now for an H.O. kit.
I was lucky in that I got mine before the big price increase. I got mine shipped to my front door for $5275, now you can't touch one for less than $6400. The hardest part about the install was the fuel pump, but nothing was that bad. Everything is step by step and if you take your time everything fits like a glove.
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Even I had trouble with the fuel pump with my Paxton, it's a PITA. I guess you'll run into that with a double pump.
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Installing a Whipple, from what I understand, is waaaay easier than a KB, and we put maybe 18 man hours into installing my KB. That whipple, for 2 dudes that don't participate in the special olymics, should take maybe 6 hours in the damn auto skills center (if you have something like that where you're stationed).
I had 15 Hours in mine and that was by myself with no help. I would just plan on taking a whole weekend. Take your time and don't cut any corners. I'm not a fan of crimp connectors on all of the wiring so I made sure I soldered everything and made everything neat.
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I had my whipple HO kit installed at the Ford dealer for about $1,500 less. I think what I paid was a lot. If I had to do it all over again I would buy a used GT 500. It comes with a Warrantee. I dont have the time or the Mechanical ability to fix the things that will go wrong. I do have to say that I have a great time driving it.
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15 hours is about right for an experienced mechanic. That equates to around $1000 give or take. A dyno tune should range anywhere from $300-$500. Do the math...it should cost about $8000 for the kit, install and tune.
If I'm not mistaken its the 2.3L Gen 2 unit
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