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I went from a Procharger on a 7.4 running a 9 pound pulley to a mild 540 on the same boat. I lost a few miles on top end. From what I have heard nothing but good things about whipple and the support they offer.
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Niuhi, you have a pretty good base engine now. I rebuilt a 454 Mag, added good aftermarket heads, hydraulic roller, dart intake, Holley 750 and Stainless Marine manifolds. I went from 60 mph to 70+ mph on GPS...It was a Crownline..LOL. The 540 won't give you a lot more HP, it will just do it at a lower RPM and have a lot more bottom end. Don't sell your 454 Mag short.
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Bob you may be right on. It would probably in my best interest to look into that route also. I have to say I haven't really looked at that option. I also think I can get a little more speed in my prop selection. Ive tried a few and think I've narrowed the field to on that really feels like it freed up the hull. What were the heads that you added and what cam did you use?
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Nuihi, I went with a set of Merlin 310CC heads with a good bowl port. The heads were milled .040 to end up with 9.4 compression. The cam was an Ultradyne hydraulic roller with 226/234 duration @.050 and .601 lift. I had to flycut the pistons for piston to valve clearance. Had to turn the engine to 5700 RPM to get the power out of it. It's still running with over 200 hrs. on it since the rebuild. From what I've read, Jim Valako can port your GM heads to flow nearly as well as the Merlins for a lot less money.
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Family & performance boat magazine just did an article on upgrading 454 mags. No blower, just intake, ecm and fuel sys. changes. They were using an EFI engine, but it may give you some things to look at.
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Anyone that installed a procharger or Whipple and lost low end but gained top end only has got there system set up WRONG!!!
The difference in low end whether it is a procharger or Whipple is Night and day twice as fast if not three times better than stock!!! Yes the whipple will have a little more, but so will the Procharge. I am a dealer and installed More than 30 of these units and have never experienced a bad hole shot but good top speed. If thats the case than there is a serious problem, which 9 out of 10 times it is carb/fuel set up...Alot of people think these systems work and lag like a turbo set up. they couldn't be further from the truth..Both systems are good systems. but both systems can be bad if there not set up right..
As far as customer support goes, Dustin will go out of his way to help you out. Even if you have a procharger, that's the kinda guy he is...
The difference in low end whether it is a procharger or Whipple is Night and day twice as fast if not three times better than stock!!! Yes the whipple will have a little more, but so will the Procharge. I am a dealer and installed More than 30 of these units and have never experienced a bad hole shot but good top speed. If thats the case than there is a serious problem, which 9 out of 10 times it is carb/fuel set up...Alot of people think these systems work and lag like a turbo set up. they couldn't be further from the truth..Both systems are good systems. but both systems can be bad if there not set up right..
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As far as customer support goes, Dustin will go out of his way to help you out. Even if you have a procharger, that's the kinda guy he is...
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Originally Posted by Kanookstr
Anyone that installed a procharger or Whipple and lost low end but gained top end only has got there system set up WRONG!!!
The difference in low end whether it is a procharger or Whipple is Night and day twice as fast if not three times better than stock!!! Yes the whipple will have a little more, but so will the Procharge. I am a dealer and installed More than 30 of these units and have never experienced a bad hole shot but good top speed. If thats the case than there is a serious problem, which 9 out of 10 times it is carb/fuel set up...Alot of people think these systems work and lag like a turbo set up. they couldn't be further from the truth..Both systems are good systems. but both systems can be bad if there not set up right..
As far as customer support goes, Dustin will go out of his way to help you out. Even if you have a procharger, that's the kinda guy he is...![Stick Out Tongue](/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
The difference in low end whether it is a procharger or Whipple is Night and day twice as fast if not three times better than stock!!! Yes the whipple will have a little more, but so will the Procharge. I am a dealer and installed More than 30 of these units and have never experienced a bad hole shot but good top speed. If thats the case than there is a serious problem, which 9 out of 10 times it is carb/fuel set up...Alot of people think these systems work and lag like a turbo set up. they couldn't be further from the truth..Both systems are good systems. but both systems can be bad if there not set up right..
![Drink](/forums/images/smilies/drink.gif)
As far as customer support goes, Dustin will go out of his way to help you out. Even if you have a procharger, that's the kinda guy he is...
![Stick Out Tongue](/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
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