Spark plug change with whipple supercharger

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I have a 97 Yukon GT with a whipple supercharger, it seems that the charger sits over the area for the spark plugs. Do you have to remove the charger to replace the plugs? I just got it today, so I've only been able to briefly look at it. It looks like the side with the charger is going to be a PITA...lol
 

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:welcome:One guy who I know has a Whipped Vortec cake has not been on lately but I will try to get him here to converse with you. They sit just lower then exhaust ports so while you will maybe need a mirror and some basic tooling you should not have to take off the charger. In the meantime get the pics up and start showing it off so we can :drool:
 
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have fun.. well im sure its not worse then changing the sparkplugs on a ls1 motor in the fbodys. just use 8 swivel heads and a few long extensions lol
 
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LOL....yeah I wasn't quite sure as it seemed pretty cramped on that side. I wouldn't think they would design it that way, but hell I've had other cars that you have to remove the upper intake manifold to replace the rear set...so I wasn't quite sure. I'll dig in there later, hopefully it won't be as cold and windy as it was last night....it didn't help being dark either...haha
 

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Maybe jack it up, pull the tire, pull that plastic flap thing if it's not already missing and try to pull them from the side??
 

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Maybe jack it up, pull the tire, pull that plastic flap thing if it's not already missing and try to pull them from the side??

This is what I used to do when I still had the whipple on. I dont even think I would take the wheel off. I would just jack it up so the wheel will drop and give me space to work. For the the rear most spark plug I would go from underneath I believe. Its not that bad.
 
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This is what I used to do when I still had the whipple on. I dont even think I would take the wheel off. I would just jack it up so the wheel will drop and give me space to work. For the the rear most spark plug I would go from underneath I believe. Its not that bad.


Ahh ok, I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the help.
 

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