Judging by what was said on a couple of other forums it seems they will be taking some tech from the autorotor design and improving upon it and taking the quality route but we will see once they hit the market and I see some numbers from someone outside of Whipple.

 

fyi, opcon is the parent company for both:

Sweden:
Opcon Autorotor AB
Box 2100
SE-132 02 Saltsjö-Boo
Phone: Int +46-8 448 44 44
Fax: Int +46-8 715 35 35
Internet: www.opconab.com
E-mail: coex@autorotor.se

Lysholm Technologies AB
Box 15085, 104 65
Stockholm, Sweden
Phone +46 8 466 45 00
info@lysholm.se

 

Thanks Grippy Ill have to check that out. So from what I have gathered Whipple was ahving problems with their supplier Lysholm so they decided to make their own design since the patent ran out but they are going to incorporate some of the good things from the autorotor design and build it with close tolerances, make a larger charger(3.3 and 5L's) and a better bearing design correct? I sure hope the new chargers are everything they are being talked up to be. Just wish we could find out if they are going to intercooled.

 

Whipple updated their site wahoo it has an intercooler
http://www.whipplesuperchargers.com/...sp?ProdID=1230
Im getting one this summer for sure now here I come 800rwhp then spray the Naawwwss if I want more

 

90mm tb and 10 rib setup too

Brian magnacharger better step up their game and get the new radix out soon

This kit isnt going to be as complete as teh radix though looks like you will have to piece together your own kit and Whipple's customer service is less than stellar but I dont need all that just the blower
Look at that intercooler

 

That kit is designed for a sandrail and they don't seem interested in selling them for a street application.The kit comes with no electronics or injectors and the 10rib belt setup is about $1000 extra.I never could even get an answer what actually comes with the kit.Starrperformance does a 3.3 liter kit in Austrailia for about $16000 AUD,that looks like it could be adapted.

 

Got an email back from them yesterday but didnt know it. They said basically what you said Whitt. It could be used on a truck I believe. I may have to notch the wiper cowl a little bit but thats not that big a deal and thorw a cowl hood on top of it. The 10 rib setup is expensive that would be something I would do later on once I got it in and working. Honestly though how many of use really need the electronics and all that everyone ends up going with a custom tune and all that. With a blower that big and the boost I want to run it would ahve to be SD tuned anyway. Injectors arent that big a deal some 60 pounders can be had for 500 or so.

 

a hotrod marine shop told me last summer that whipple had a big supply issue with
Lysholm, mercruiser was buying up all the Lysholm product and whipple couldn't get any.

dave

 

Yeah Im glad they had supply issues now we have a badass supercharger option and my truck will have one by the end of the summer.

 

This may be a little off topic, but I thought Eaton bought part or all of Lysholm?

I'm really surprised whipple is doing this on their own. I had no idea they had the in-house resourses, knowledge and staff to get this done. I bet they contract a lot out.