Sitting on the fence about Whipple or Maggie

[Clj73]

I am new to the supercharger portion of mods. I know this will probably just get answered by saying go with personal preference. I am not going to be running at the track and just want a decent street driver. I am not interested in any other superchargers besides these two but I can't decide which one to go with. I know the Whipple is brand new and the Maggie has been around for 5th gens for a while. I know the Whipple is a bigger blower than the Maggie therefore should be able to get a little bit more hp. However, I have found some good deals on the Maggie and would just like to know some advantages and disadvantages of each.

[thespymaster]

Since they are basically priced the same, if your going to want the "damn thats sweet" type comments when you open the hood to show off your engine bay, the Whipple has is the GQ in my oppinion, with the muscle to back it up!!!


I was told Whipple was going to delayed longer , and since the Fireball Run was coming up, I needed to get supercharged and went with the Maggie instead.

If they were both out at the time of installation, I definately would have went WHIPPLE!!!

Bottom line: Talk to Tim at www.tandtperformance.com he will treat you right on price and service.

And now T & T Peformance will come pickup your ride and redeliver it after installation for a little more $$$

[Caliman93230]

Originally Posted by Clj73

I am new to the supercharger portion of mods. I know this will probably just get answered by saying go with personal preference. I am not going to be running at the track and just want a decent street driver. I am not interested in any other superchargers besides these two but I can't decide which one to go with. I know the Whipple is brand new and the Maggie has been around for 5th gens for a while. I know the Whipple is a bigger blower than the Maggie therefore should be able to get a little bit more hp. However, I have found some good deals on the Maggie and would just like to know some advantages and disadvantages of each.

how much hp/tq do you want and at what rpm do you want it, if your not going to mod your car extensively then you can get a good price for a Maggie, it has good low end tq to get the car moving quick. if your planing to get the most hp out of a supercharger whipple will get you there. I'm personally waiting on the whipple because i live near them and if I have any issues they will know what they are in person .

[Clj73]

600 rwhp range with lt headers. Don't think I am going to cam at the moment but I know I will want more. I may just wait on the Whipple due to the fact that it is newer and there are so many Maggies. Just for the dare to be different factor.

[Caliman93230]

Originally Posted by Clj73

600 rwhp range with lt headers. Don't think I am going to cam at the moment but I know I will want more. I may just wait on the Whipple due to the fact that it is newer and there are so many Maggies. Just for the dare to be different factor.

600rwhp is about the limit on what the camaro can handle anyways. needles to say it looks like the whipple will be similar to the kb s/c in power so if you want to get a picture of what the whipple will do you can search those threads,

[Hendrix-Engineering]

Hendrix-Engineeering has been selling Maggies for years and they have been found to be very reliable as well as very powerfull.If we can answer any particular questions give us a call and ill see if we can help you.If you want to be different give us a call and will help you build a 800rwhp monster..............................Maggie style

[Camaro21]

I went with the Maggie and haven't looked back.. I love the instant power all the way through.. Low maintenance, Appearance is awesome.. My suggestion is the Maggie.. I have almost 40,000 HARD miles on my car at over 600RWHP and it is still going strong thanks to Andy at ADM Performance..

[usmcjlp]

I have the first whipple build going right now. With the whipple alone, no intake or exhaust, camaro made 560 rwhp 500 rwtq. This was a basic tune, no tweaking. I have several more mods planned as part of the build. (cam, headers, methanol injection, clutch and possibly gears.) I drove the vehicle after the initial tune and it was amazing. See the build thread and we will psot results as we add more.

[Clj73]

I have my eye on that thread for sure. Looks pretty awesome so far. Can't wait to see what it does with all mods completed.

[GMRULZ]

mod for mod the whipple powered car will make more power. that being said, you can get a maggie much cheaper, and honestly anything over 600rwhp is going to get real expensive on your driveline fast. I wanted to get as close as possible to 600rwhp w/ out cracking open my motor, boltons and blower only and i think the whipple will get me very, very close, where as the maggie would require me opening the motor to do a cam to get me that close on my L99. So it all comes down to what you want to do and what you are willing to spend.

[Nine Ball]

Don't pay too much attention to all the dyno racing that goes on across the country. Peak hp figures are pretty worthless to compare between different dynos at different shops. Some shops use dyno peak numbers as bragging rights, but good shops understand that a dyno is a tuning tool only. What matters is the net gain before/after a mod, that is what a dyno is supposed to be used for. Also, when hp numbers are tossed around for blowers, you also need to understand what boost psi that was at.

I'm a firm believer that all these kits are excellent for the 600 rwhp and under consumer. Each of them can also support a lot more power, should you decide to build the engine to handle it. Beyond 600 rwhp, you can start to factor in extra costs related to transmission, clutch, converter, axles, driveshaft, fuel system and other supporting mods. Honestly, 550 rwhp is my target number for most daily drivers. It is the fine line on keeping things reliable, and avoiding those drivetrain and suspension upgrade costs.

[Caliman93230]

whipple ftw

[will69camaro]

Vote for the maggie here. Customer Service, Quality, Reliability. We put ours on, picked up 140rwhp over stock and have similar mileage on highway, no change to drivability.

There are more magnachargers out there and with good reason. Just my thoughts but I've been MORE than happy with our setup.

And as said, peak numbers aren't much to go off of a car locally with another brand blower. He does make more power than I do (by about 70rwhp/40lb-ft), however it's with the addition of 1lb more boost, headers/full exhaust, cam. These were on the same dyno.

Just food for thought.

[old motorhead]

Originally Posted by GMRULZ

mod for mod the whipple powered car will make more power. that being said, you can get a maggie much cheaper, and honestly anything over 600rwhp is going to get real expensive on your driveline fast. I wanted to get as close as possible to 600rwhp w/ out cracking open my motor, boltons and blower only and i think the whipple will get me very, very close, where as the maggie would require me opening the motor to do a cam to get me that close on my L99. So it all comes down to what you want to do and what you are willing to spend.

Has anyone done 600rwhp with an L99 without changing the cam.....with ANY f/i setup? That would be a neat feat.