what should i do?

[GOON]

So my 2.9 arrived yesterday and everything looked good my only gripe was the coil covers i had them match came in two different colors. Today i go to install the throttle body and i find this.

looks like when they where smoothing out the casting the went a little deep in the one spot its probably 1/4 inch plus deep and an inch or two long. After all i have been through with Whipple i just don't know what to do anymore.:rant2:

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[C.Evans]

I don't think it will hurt anything. Kind of shitty though, no doubt.

 

[DanJ]

It would bother me, I'd have them fix it. 1/4" is pretty significant.

 

[C.Evans]

How thick is the wall of the casting?

 

[otter1363]

Just sucks they hack the thing up. What a pisser!

 

[Jean Ralphio]

It would bother me, I'd have them fix it. 1/4" is pretty significant.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

That grinding mark on the right is way were talking about right?

Looks like it's from the chuck of the die grinder to me. Should have used a longer bit...I'd say that's some carelessness there.

 

[GOON]

better pic

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

looks like they had the endmill set too deep for machining out the TB opening, that arc and position is directly in line with the opening.

its only under vacum and i dont see it being a problem unless they went all the way through

 

[Boostie]

looks like they had the endmill set too deep for machining out the TB opening, that arc and position is directly in line with the opening.

its only under vacum and i dont see it being a problem unless they went all the way through

This.

 

[C.Evans]

looks like they had the endmill set too deep for machining out the TB opening, that arc and position is directly in line with the opening.

its only under vacum and i dont see it being a problem unless they went all the way through

Agreed.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

oh and be happy you dont have the older lysholm made pieces of shit whipples

these newer one's are loads better with properly sized bearings

 

[SleeperLS]

James makes sense, I also don't see it being an issue. On the other hand I would not be happy and would be calling the company to give them an ear full. That is something that they should have clearly noticed.

 

[GOON]

I have been doing some asking around and someone said there's is like this to, and its so the blade on the throttle body doesn't hit. but i tested to see if the tb would hit and it isn't even close without the cut.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

no its prob more of a tooling reason, the bottom cutting edges of endmills tend to dull faster than the middle/upper, so to get the last bit of life out of a tool you run it deep and use the virgin cutting edges at the top

 

[GOON]

whipple said that is how they all are, which is bs, gonna see about getting the inlet ported and polished if it wont void my warranty.

 

[Mike K]

You're going to have a low pressure area right behind the lip of the throttle body mount anyhow so it's really not a big deal. As far as visual quality goes though, that get's a 1 on a scale of 10. You can't let a product out your door that LOOKS half assed. That's an easy thing for them to fix.

 

[GOON]

You're going to have a low pressure area right behind the lip of the throttle body mount anyhow so it's really not a big deal. As far as visual quality goes though, that get's a 1 on a scale of 10. You can't let a product out your door that LOOKS half assed. That's an easy thing for them to fix.

whipples response was that they have been that way for 6 years. but for inconveniancing me they gave me another year warranty ontop of the initial one. i am debating on getting the inlet ported since it starts to become a restriction at 21+psi and i will be running 22-23 on my e85 tune.

 

[THEHKP7M13]

Just like a majority of all companies: They don't give a shit about anything after they get your money.