Whipple- Polished or NOT polished???

[stvdman]

It looks like I will be ordering the 2nd Gen Whipple 2.3 fairly soon with a June/July install time. So I have some time to get plans in order.

My first "dilema" is which do I want, the polished or not.

My car is a Black 03 10th Anniversary. Everything is black or red, the JLT RAI under the hood is black.

I figure the black Whipple would look good, I know the polished ones look GREAT, just dont know if its worth the extra $500, or if it would "great" considering everything about the car already matched the "normal" colored Whipple.

I am not all about the "bling" thing, but I like it to look good anyway. I think the black whipple will look like it was made for the car where the polished version would look "tacked on". At least on this particular car.

Thoughts?

 

[04sleeper]

The deciding factor for me was the fact that the polished one would retain more heat due to it being polished so I went with the black.

 

[Tom's_03SVT]

I went w/ black, because I didnt want "Flitz" my blower every weekend...lol.

The black Whipple looks more at home in a stock engine bay.

 

[CobraBob]

Purely a personal preference. Don't be concerned about heat retention if you like the polished version. If that was a real factor we wouldn't see so many polished blowers. I've always loved polished blowers, which is why my Eaton got polished when I had it ported. Never regretted it. Got tons of compliments. Black? It looks equally nice. Some think it looks even nicer. And then there's that extra $500. you'll spend on the polished version. If your budget is fairly tight it would pay for other mods. Just a thought. Either way you can't lose I guess.

 

[04MystiCobra]

Polished.

 

[PWORLDSTANG]

In your situation, I'd go with black. Your engine bay is already set up for that color. It will look good.

A polished blower will throw the look way off.

 

[BlueSS]

Polished Baby! Bling Bling :beer:

 

[valveinhead]

Polished. I just got one. It's great.

 

[stvdman]

Thanks for all the replies.

I too like the polished look. I think it looks SICK in the right situation. I am just afraid if I go with the polished all of a sudden MORE polished items will need to find their way into the engine bay .

I think I am leaning towards the black.

Bob- Again, you are partially to blame for my sickness, it ws your car that REALLY pushed me over the edge to go look at a Cobra. I saw your car (I believe it was yours anyway) at a show in Middletown, CT (I think it was there anyway, near the baseball fields). I asked you about it, saw the polished blower, the sick looking pulley, the DYNO graph and was hooked.

 

[Topless03Cobra]

Go polished

 

[HISSMAN]

Order a colored one.

 

[Lstruck03]

i also think you should stick to the black version. Matches your car better, and $500 less!!

 

[Blk04L]

Non polished.

 

[GetBitBiatch]

I'd stick with the black and they retain less heat than the polished

 

[Wicked46]

Black FTW!!!

 

[Teal Terminator]

If you like bling go polished. If you like a nice clean, coordinated, looking engine bay go black. Either way it is your personal preference and either will look good!

 

[Sniperdog]

Order a colored one.

colored .,. hehe

noir is my choice also

 

[SNAKE CHARM]

Black, and put the money towards other mods.

 

[EVILNSS]

Polished... Just like the SHINY one I have FOR SALE!!!

 

[I-CAN-STANG]

I prefer black but the polished look always catches my eye at auto shows, lol.