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2015+ Shelby GT350 Mustang
How risky to buy a whipple’d 350 - preowned?
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<blockquote data-quote="ANGREY" data-source="post: 16451158" data-attributes="member: 188865"><p>Not sure why these myths still persist. Literally hundreds of blown GT350's out there now both on pump and E making great power with same reliability as the Gen3 coyote (which also has 12:1 compression).</p><p></p><p>The clutch is the first liability so if you're gonna be concerned about anything, it's the clutch. The OPG's were always a liability (especially if you're anyone who likes to bounce off the limiter) with or without a blower.</p><p></p><p>The trans is solid as long as you don't go with any sort of wheel/tire changes, you won't be able to get enough traction and unless you just totally abuse it (like drop the clutch from the top rope all the time) you'll generally spin so often and so much the trans will hold up just fine. Swap the rear brakes and some bigger profile tires that grip and flex and now it's another story.</p><p></p><p>Like all modern Fords, the cylinder coatings are paper thin (literally) so I highly recommend NOT treating your 350 like a daily grocery getter (blown or otherwise). Let the motor warm completely before driving as the pistons need time to warm and expand so they're not bouncing around inside the cylinders like a bowling ball at elevated rpm and piston speeds.</p><p></p><p>If you're going to go more than moderate boost, I highly recommend changing the valve springs (at least the intakes) and upgrading/refreshing the valve seals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ANGREY, post: 16451158, member: 188865"] Not sure why these myths still persist. Literally hundreds of blown GT350's out there now both on pump and E making great power with same reliability as the Gen3 coyote (which also has 12:1 compression). The clutch is the first liability so if you're gonna be concerned about anything, it's the clutch. The OPG's were always a liability (especially if you're anyone who likes to bounce off the limiter) with or without a blower. The trans is solid as long as you don't go with any sort of wheel/tire changes, you won't be able to get enough traction and unless you just totally abuse it (like drop the clutch from the top rope all the time) you'll generally spin so often and so much the trans will hold up just fine. Swap the rear brakes and some bigger profile tires that grip and flex and now it's another story. Like all modern Fords, the cylinder coatings are paper thin (literally) so I highly recommend NOT treating your 350 like a daily grocery getter (blown or otherwise). Let the motor warm completely before driving as the pistons need time to warm and expand so they're not bouncing around inside the cylinders like a bowling ball at elevated rpm and piston speeds. If you're going to go more than moderate boost, I highly recommend changing the valve springs (at least the intakes) and upgrading/refreshing the valve seals. [/QUOTE]
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