Project Hellcat: THIS is what killed our Whipple 4.5 Supercharger!
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2023
- In our last video, we showed you that our @WhippleSuperchargers 4.5 liter supercharger locked up in our 2015 @Dodge Challenger Hellcat project car. We ended up tearing it down and found a screw had wedged itself in the supercharger rotors. Well, in this video, I show you exactly where that screw came from, and it is something that other Whipple 4.5 owners should know about and check on their cars.
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Hi. Do you kniw the torQue specs for the cover and any other specs. Is there a tightening sequence? Thanks
What happened to SRT Hayes? Did he retire?
He moved to Florida about a year and a half ago. I haven’t heard much from him since.
Any way to safety wire those screws?🙃
A thread locking compound like Loctite should do the trick. If I installed it that’s the way I would have gone.
Was there any metal that made it into the engine?
Thankfully not, bottom end seems ok.
Good. I have a 2016 challenger hellcat. If I were to upgrade the Supercharger would you choose the 4.5 again or the smaller next generation 3.0.
Thanks
3.0 all day. I have a gen 5 3.8 coming to replace the 4.5. That said the 4.5 is a lot better than it gets credit for. As long as you know the quirks when installing it, and work with a tuner that knows how to tune it, like Mike at OST Dyno, the 4.5 can make some serious power as well.
What typically kills a hellcat is a coyote... a 5.0 that is. 🤣🤣
I haven’t come close to having that problem yet. But yes Coyotes like boost and some are fast as hell.
Well said from a fanboy who most likely drives a Prius. Ignore the trolls my friend . I'm putting a 4.5 on my 6spd and plan on upgrading the valvetrain to handle around 7k rpm. That's where the power is with these large blowers