[Want2drag]

Can anyone tell me how much taller and how much further towards the rear of the engine the Whipple sits? This won’t be in a hellcat so I’m trying to figure out clearance issues before I order one. Thanks in advance !!!!

Greg

 

[Xylander]

You may need to reach out to Whipple for this.

 

[Want2drag]

That’s my next step, thank you!!

 

[Want2drag]

If anyone is wondering about this I contacted whipple. I was told it’s the same height or very close to stock, but the length is even with the back of the block.

 

[Himmelkat]

How about a Magnuson?

 

[Want2drag]

I have no clue, I haven’t contacted them lol. I was concerned with the whipple and firewall/hood clearance as it’s going in a 69 Dart.

 

[Himmelkat]

The point is that the Magnuson is more compact and has a lower clearance, to my memory.

 

[Linda's Hell Cat]

What are you wanting to install the Whipple into?

Linda

 

[Want2drag]

Oh ok sorry I misunderstood. The hellcat engine is being installed in my 1969 Dodge Dart. I have the engine and actually got what I believe to be a good deal on a polished 4.5 whipple. I have a t56 magnum to back it and a Dana 60 rear to put the power down.

 

[Xylander]

Oh ok sorry I misunderstood. The hellcat engine is being installed in my 1969 Dodge Dart. I have the engine and actually got what I believe to be a good deal on a polished 4.5 whipple. I have a t56 magnum to back it and a Dana 60 rear to put the power down.

Sounds fun Just make sure someone who knows SRT engines does the install... as getting them to start after a transplant can be tricky. I'm no expert, but I've seen people chase gremlins for weeks for silly things like the backup camera causing the system to not allow spark and such nonsense.

 

[Want2drag]

I’m the one doing the install, so I’ll have plenty of time ahead of me to learn lol

 

[Xylander]

I’m the one doing the install, so I’ll have plenty of time ahead of me to learn lol

You're going to want to have a specialist on speed dial, a tuner, and someone who knows how to disable parts of the PCM's tune that will prevent spark. The only one I've been involved with was a Hellcat install into an old Coronet. We flew in 2 guys from Diablosport to get the engine to start and it took them 5 days. There are tons of security checks and parameters built into that PCM that checks for so many, what we would think, asinine things like I mentioned earlier.

It's not a plug-and-play friendly engine by any stretch of the imagination. It's one thing to swap from a 6.4 to a 6.2, since it has very similar wiring and connections. But, putting it into a custom car is beyond my knowledge. Mechanically it goes in fine. It's all the damn electronics and error codes that start pumping out (in our case, we had 50+ to chase down).

After we paid for their room and board and fee, I think it cost us more to have them start the engine than it did for us to install it. It's been a few years, but it was expensive. I didn't pay for it, the owner did, but it was expensive.

 

[Want2drag]

Oh I have the full mopar stand-alone ecu and wiring. Dealer with have to do a pedal relearn but that should be my only issue. When it’s close to ready to fire I will probably tow it to where it will be tuned (not sure who to use yet)

 

[Linda's Hell Cat]

@Want2drag Start a Build thread SRT Hellcat Builds

There have been posts in the past about the Hellcat 6.2 engine being installed into an older car, but there hasn't been anyone that has shown how the build was modified and installed.

It would be really awesome if you posted pictures and details for everyone to drool over!

Linda :0

 

[Want2drag]

Once I get more of the parts coming I will do just that !! Just trying to get all my ducks in a row before I start documentation

 

[Linda's Hell Cat]

That is absolutely the best way to do the build!

Linda

 

[Himmelkat]

For better clearance, a classic Hemi Dart scoop or a dry sump?

 

[Want2drag]

I’m going with a Hemi dart scoop. I may use a b-body one and elongate it some.

 

[Want2drag]

 

[Want2drag]