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Whipple Masters
Computerized
Management Systems!
This Teague Custom Marine 1385 EFI emission-legal
engine is equipped with Whipple’s Superflow dyno and
getting set for some R&D testing.
marine engines to ensure that they would work properly performance boating world. Shonda Whipple, Art’s
with an aftermarket Whipple supercharger kit. Whether daughter, is married to Mike Fiore, owner of Outerlimits
it’s a Mercury Racing HP 525 EFI, or the new 565 or 520 Powerboats in Bristol, RI, and she still takes care of the
Sterndrive engines, Whipple Industries has developed a books for the company.
reliable supercharger kit for those engines.Dustin had an Outerlimits 48’ catamaran and recently
“When we come out with the packages, we said, ‘We sold it, replacing the boat with an Outerlimits SV43, pow-
want it to live and we want the electronics to work,’” says ered by twin Whipple-charged Teague Custom Marine
Dustin.1390 hp engines with Mercury Racing Dry Sump Eight
Despite the fact that the marine business makes up drives. In initial tests, the boat ran 152 mph, but the
approximately 15 percent of Whipple Industries’ over- engines were hitting the rev limiters. Dustin expects the
all sales, the family-business is committed to the high-boat to run 160 mph on pump gas.
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