RogerS Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Another pending project completed. Solved the clearance issues. A significant upgrade from the factory aux. pulleys. Not that difficult to complete. And they are rebuildable. You will notice also that I did install the tensioner support brace to prevent the tensioner from "walking" during high boost runs. During the process I did identify another potential weak link in the system. The lower pulley is made of plastic! But a 91 SVT Cobra has the same pulley in steel. Time to go to the Ford parts department. Anyone running boost should really consider this upgrade. After inspecting the inside bearings of the factory pulleys I could see it was not going to be long before they would give. There were cracks already forming in the bearing insulation. Now to clean up the crank damper! YUCK!!!!! The before: The after: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark17357 Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hi Roger, Is this issue unique to the Whipple, do you know? Now that it looks like I will have a car back soon, I have to pay attention to these kinds of posts. Hope you are almost recovered from the second spider attack. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT4578 Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 congrats roger, looks nice. now what about that rusty one in the bottom, mine looks like that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerS Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 congrats roger, looks nice. now what about that rusty one in the bottom, mine looks like that too. Working on that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerS Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hi Roger, Is this issue unique to the Whipple, do you know? Now that it looks like I will have a car back soon, I have to pay attention to these kinds of posts. Hope you are almost recovered from the second spider attack. Jim Jim, I'm not sure. I do know of 3 Whipple SC'ed cars that have squeeling pulleys. This is the fix. Even though the 03-04 Cobra's were made for boost I did have to replace 2 pulleys under warranty. I gave up after the second set and installed a similar set and the problem never returned. I would think that the tensioner brace should be a given on any boosted car. They are standard equipment on every Saleen SC'ed car. And produced by this company. What I like about the pulley setup is they are rebuildable. And they look pretty cool too! Almost recovered Jim, thanks for asking. I'll touch base this week. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68fastback Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 This one might fix that problem :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerS Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 This one might fix that problem :happy feet: Thanks for the link. Looking at the part and the discription that set up is for V belt application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'07 SGT 2289 Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Roger, were did you get the pulleys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68fastback Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Thanks for the link. Looking at the part and the discription that set up is for V belt application. I was just abou to say "my bad" <lol> than I looked again and it seems to have a 6-rib in the enlarged pic tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerS Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Roger, were did you get the pulleys? PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorjock205 Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I was just abou to say "my bad" <lol> than I looked again and it seems to have a 6-rib in the enlarged pic tho You know, you'd think after all the spider attacks that Roger has experienced lately, his eyesight would be better than that! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69dejavue Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Jim, I'm not sure. I do know of 3 Whipple SC'ed cars that have squeeling pulleys. This is the fix. Even though the 03-04 Cobra's were made for boost I did have to replace 2 pulleys under warranty. I gave up after the second set and installed a similar set and the problem never returned. I would think that the tensioner brace should be a given on any boosted car. They are standard equipment on every Saleen SC'ed car. And produced by this company. What I like about the pulley setup is they are rebuildable. And they look pretty cool too! Almost recovered Jim, thanks for asking. I'll touch base this week. Roger Is anyone having problems with the Paxton SC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT4578 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 isnt rogers car a paxton car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark17357 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 isnt rogers car a paxton car? Chris, You can accuse Roger of a lot of things but having a Paxton on his car is not one of them. He is a Whipple guy all the way. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69dejavue Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 I am just curious. Is the whipple package not designed properly?" Is the Paxton designed better so as to not have this issue? The KB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerS Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 It is not a SC design issue but a factory pulley issue. With 2,100 miles on them the bearing insulation was cracking. I would assume from heat build up. They just do not seem to take boost very well on the 4.6. At least in my case. It could be just a roots type SC issue. This would eliminate the Paxton. My pulleys just started sqeeling and I chose to replace them with high quality units. Now I will have one less item to worry about. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerS Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 isnt rogers car a paxton car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerS Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 I've been asked what the cost was for this kit so here goes. The cost of this entire kit to me was about $254 shipped. I was able to find it for $215 + shipping. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT2666 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 I haven't had any issues with mine but if I do you'll be the first to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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