Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"

[Rocket Man]

This is the only one I’ve found so far that looks like it will work. They don’t list specs though like size or inlet/outlet sizes or even if it comes with a lid. I’ll call them tomorrow and ask. My fix failed, the JB Weld isn’t sticking to whatever the tank is made out of. It’s leaking even unpressurized, worse than originally. I need 3/4” inlet and outlets and the original tank is about 8” x 3” x 5”. I don’t have much more room than that. This is the Canton CAN80-233S that @George B linked.

 

[George B]

What size tank and connections do you need?

 

[Rocket Man]

What size tank and connections do you need?

See my previous post, George.

 

[JollyRoger01]

You definitely need an aluminum expansion tank. I used to do a lot with Mitsubishi Evos. Had lots of cooling issues when we ran half sized radiators to stuff bigger turbos in there. This may be some help. There are a few that you can just weld different AN bungs in to get the desired sizing.

 

[George B]

What size tank and connections do you need?

See my previous post, George.

Ugh, sorry. I was at burnout for the day. Feeling dumb.

 

[Sam Harris]

You definitely need an aluminum expansion tank. I used to do a lot with Mitsubishi Evos. Had lots of cooling issues when we ran half sized radiators to stuff bigger turbos in there. This may be some help. There are a few that you can just weld different AN bungs in to get the desired sizing.

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https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-63784

Looks good. A little more than the POS shit design replacement that Whipple wants to sell you, but I’d be willing to bet you wouldn’t need to replace this one in your lifetime. [emoji106][emoji16]

 

[Rocket Man]

You definitely need an aluminum expansion tank. I used to do a lot with Mitsubishi Evos. Had lots of cooling issues when we ran half sized radiators to stuff bigger turbos in there. This may be some help. There are a few that you can just weld different AN bungs in to get the desired sizing.

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Why is it none of these list hose sizes or capacity or dimensions? I’ll have to call.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Why is it none of these list hose sizes or capacity or dimensions? I’ll have to call.

I had the same problem when I was looking for one. Ended up looking long enough a forum member posted one for sale. Hoses, fittings and adapters can be the most frustrating thing to figure out.

 

[Rocket Man]

Bingo. I searched for “Whipple intercooler expansion tank” and this one came up- looks like an exact replacement including the mounting tab and inlet/outlet locations and angles. It says for 05-09 Rousch and Whipple but I know the 03-09 Whipple are the same kits so it should work.

 

[Rocket Man]

It says it’s a replacement tank for the plastic one Whipple provides for the Rousch Mustang but tell me that’s not the same as mine.

 

[Bear77]

It says it’s a replacement tank for the plastic one Whipple provides for the Rousch Mustang but tell me that’s not the same as mine. View attachment 247805

It’s not the same as yours!


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[randeez]

It says it’s a replacement tank for the plastic one Whipple provides for the Rousch Mustang but tell me that’s not the same as mine. View attachment 247805

And...if you spend 1299 or more, you get 100 bux off

 

[Rocket Man]

And...if you spend 1299 or more, you get 100 bux off

Awesome. Where’s my wish list....

I ordered the black one off EBay from a seller that says it will be here in 3-7 days. Everybody else including Jegs and Summit said more like 2 weeks. Plus they have free returns in case it doesn’t work but I’m sure Whipple used the same tank with all their kits and just made different mounting brackets. Ok so it was $188 instead of $125 for my “discounted price” on the stupid plastic tee but I feel that’s money well spent if it does replace that pos plastic tank. I like the tank way better than that tee.

 

[JollyRoger01]

Good stuff, glad you were able to find one!

 

[Sam Harris]

Awesome. Where’s my wish list....

I ordered the black one off EBay from a seller that says it will be here in 3-7 days. Everybody else including Jegs and Summit said more like 2 weeks. Plus they have free returns in case it doesn’t work but I’m sure Whipple used the same tank with all their kits and just made different mounting brackets. Ok so it was $188 instead of $125 for my “discounted price” on the stupid plastic tee but I feel that’s money well spent if it does replace that pos plastic tank. I like the tank way better than that tee.

Definitely. The two don’t even compare. Of course it’s worth a bit extra. Aluminum > plastic.

 

[randeez]

I need to put yall on finding me a nice coolant tank next, need something to go above passenger wheel about 6-8" tall about 4"deep, but I want it wide like 12" for some capacity. And just npt bungs like 3/8 or 1/2

 

[Rocket Man]

Got tired of the Chemical Guys TorqX buffer so I bought something bigger.

 

[Rocket Man]

The intercooler tank came in. When I bought it, the ad stated the standard cap fit. Which I thought meant the cap from the Whipple tank. Not so. I went to the Canton Racing site and looked up the tank in their catalog. Lots of nice stuff in that 96 page catalog. They recommended their billet cap, 81-236. I looked it up on Amazon....$68.20. For a coolant cap. I looked in the Canton catalog at other tanks that called for that cap and saw some said a 99-14 stock F**d cap fit so I headed to Oreilly and asked for a 2010 Mustang coolant tank cap. Perfect fit, plus it has a big M (for Mark I assume) on it. It’s only a tiny bit of red so I figure only +2 hp. Anyway, the tank is a perfect replica of the plastic POS but it’s awesome instead of shit. The bracket fit perfect, the hoses fit perfect. And the cap was only $5.99 but I had a $5 rewards coupon so it cost me .99 instead of $68.20. I feel like I won this battle. Fffffffff off Whipple.

 

[Bear77]

Very good deal on that cap! The “M” was a plus!

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[Sam Harris]

The intercooler tank came in. When I bought it, the ad stated the standard cap fit. Which I thought meant the cap from the Whipple tank. Not so. I went to the Canton Racing site and looked up the tank in their catalog. Lots of nice stuff in that 96 page catalog. They recommended their billet cap, 81-236. I looked it up on Amazon....$68.20. For a coolant cap. I looked in the Canton catalog at other tanks that called for that cap and saw some said a 99-14 stock F**d cap fit so I headed to Oreilly and asked for a 2010 Mustang coolant tank cap. Perfect fit, plus it has a big M (for Mark I assume) on it. It’s only a tiny bit of red so I figure only +2 hp. Anyway, the tank is a perfect replica of the plastic POS but it’s awesome instead of shit. The bracket fit perfect, the hoses fit perfect. And the cap was only $5.99 but I had a $5 rewards coupon so it cost me .99 instead of $68.20. I feel like I won this battle. Fffffffff off Whipple.

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Hell yeah brother! Awesome!